Books
Interactive Key to the fucalean species of the Istrian Coast
HabCys Team (2023)
Education material on Fucalean Species of the Istrian Coast (2022)
Published Scientific Articles
Effects of increased temperatures during air exposure on the morphology and physiology of Fucus virsoides (Fucales, Phaeophyceae)
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Ferrari, V., Iveša, L. (2025)
*Algae*, **40**: (3).
Enhancing ex situ cultivation of Mediterranean Fucales: species-specific responses of Gongolaria barbata and Ericaria crinita seedlings to algal extracts
Lokovšek, A., Orlando-Bonaca, M., Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Iveša, L., Di Cave, A., Savio, S., Ortenzi, F., Trkov, D., Congestri, R., Falace, A. (2025)
*Marine Environmental Research*, **211**: 107411.
Development amongst the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa influences the morphology of the brown algae Gongolaria barbata in a coastal lagoon of the northern Adriatic Sea
Smith, S.M., Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., Najdek, M. & Iveša, L. (2025)
*Frontiers in Marine Science*, **12**: 1493581.
On the presence of the Digenea simplex (Wulfen) C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae, Ceramiales) in the northern Adriatic
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Smith, S., & Iveša, L. (2024)
*Acta Adriatica*, **65**(2).
Effects of extreme temperatures and recovery potential of Gongolaria barbata from a coastal lagoon in the northern Adriatic Sea: an ex situ approach
Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., Smith, S., Najdek, M., & Iveša, L. (2024)
*Annals of Botany*, **134**(3), 415–426.
First restoration experiment for endemic Fucus virsoides on the western Istrian coast - Is it feasible?
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Smith, S., Najdek, M., & Iveša, L. (2023)
*Plants*, **12**, 1445.
Gongolaria barbata forest in the shallow lagoon on the southern Istrian Coast (northern Adriatic Sea)
Iveša, L., Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., & Najdek, M. (2022)
*Botanica Marina*, **65**(4), 255-268.
Increased ammonium levels occurring during benthic algal blooms are potentially toxic to fucalean algae
Iveša, L., Djakovac, T., Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., & Devescovi, M. (2021)
*Botanica Marina*, **64**(4), 267-274.
Conference papers
Poster: Ex situ cultivation and in situ impact of extreme temperatures on the brown macroalga Gongolaria barbata from a coastal lagoon in the northern Adriatic Sea
Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., Iveša, LJ. (2025)
Inspire Adriatic (2025)
Poster: Site-specific predictive models for estimating wet biomass of macroalga Gongolaria barbata from two sites
Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., Smith, S., Iveša, LJ. (2023)
8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) (2023)
Poster: Adaptation to temperature extremes could improve marine forest restoration success. A case study for a unique, isolated Gongolaria barbata population in the northern Adriatic Sea
Smith, S., Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Iveša, LJ. (2023)
8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) (2023)
Poster: Epiphyte community in two prominent fucalean algae on the western Istrian coast
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Smith, S., Iveša, LJ. (2023)
8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) (2023)
Poster: Habitat complexity influences survival of the vulnerable canopy forming macroalgal species Gongolaria barbata in the northern Adriatic Sea
Smith, S., Fućak, A., Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Iveša, Lj. (2023)
International Temperate Reefs Symposium (ITRS23) (2023)
Poster: First restoration experiment for endemic
Fucus virsoides J. Agardh on western Istrian coast
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Smith, S., Iveša, Lj. (2022)
14th Croatian Biological Congrass (2022)
Poster: Gongolaria barbata forest in the shallow lagoon on the southern Istrian Coast (northern Adriatic Sea)
Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., Najdek, M., Iveša, Lj. (2022)
14th Croatian Biological Congrass (2022)
Poster: Jadranski fukus (Fucus virsoides J. Agardh) na obali Istre: prošlost, sadašnjost i (možda) budućnost
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Smith, S., Iveša, Lj. (2022)
Znanstveno stručni skup Klimatske promjene i očuvanje morskih ekosustava Jadranskog mora (2022)
Poster: Kartiranje i relativna brojnost vrsta iz reda Fucales u zoni mediolitorala i infralitorala zapadne obale Istre
Bilajac, A., Gljušćić, E., Smith, S., Iveša, Lj. (2022)
Znanstveno stručni skup Klimatske promjene i očuvanje morskih ekosustava Jadranskog mora (2022)
Poster: Rediscovery of Digenea simplex (Wulfen) C. Agardh (Rhodomelaceae,
Ceramiales) in the northern Adriatic
Gljušćić, E., Bilajac, A., Iveša, Lj. (2022)
6th Faculty of Science PhD Student Symposium (2022)