Anila Paparisto

University of Tirana | UT · Department of Biology

A study was conducted to document the butterfly diversity in the Korçë area from May to September 2022-2023 across four stations: Moravë, Drenovë, Ersekë, and Pirg in the Korçë region, located in the southeastern part of Albania. A total of 241 individuals from the families Nymphalidae, Pieridae, Papilionidae, Lycaenidae, and Hesperiidae were colle...

Studies and research about Lepidoptera (butterfly) are numerous. This is due to the continuous nature of the research, which can never be fully completed. Butterflies are one of the most important groups in various habitats and environments, as well as one of the largest fauna groups. These organisms play a significant ecological role in these envi...

Orthopera are a group of well-known insects that are found in different ecosystems. They damage cultivations and they are important bioindicators for the enviroments. The object of this work is studying taxonomy of Orthopera Order in some stations of Vlore area (Albania). The material is collected during 2022-2023. In this work we refer 5 families,...

Fluturat e Shqipërisë - Butterflies of Albania. Presentation at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Brussels) - Albania at a glance - Butterfly research - 2023 Checklist - 2023 Atlas - Submitted Red List - Potential and DD species - Intraspecific Genetic Variation - Future - Conclusion

This research examines the quality of Mat River water to control and reduce the level of environmental pollution in accordance with national rules and regulations. The focus of this study was the assessment of river water quality by using bacteria and benthic macroinvertebrates, as biological markers of stream water quality. The research was conduc...

Proterebia phegea (Borkhausen, 1788) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) is a butterfly with a restricted and fragmented distribution in the Balkan Peninsula. During a field trip on 26.iv.2022, within the area of the artificial Vau-Dejës Lake in northern Albania, the first author observed one female of P. phegea. The butterfly was found in a fore...

In 2005, Misja [28] published the first distribution maps for the Albanian butterfly fauna. In June 2018 a review article [7] with new distribution maps [8] was published and recorded three new butterfly species for Albania, confirmed two data deficient species from a previous checklist [44] and adapted the status of six species for which recent ev...

According the Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000) biological monitoring of rivers based on benthic invertebrates is considered a potential method of defining environmental ecosystem status. The aim of this study was to assess the water quality of Drinos River by using two biotic indices ASPT (Average Score Per Taxon), SWRC (Stroud Water Research...

Albania, just like every other country in the world, has been threatened by invasive species for years now. Although most of the invasive species have not a big impact in environment and economy of the country where they are introduced, some “good” introduced species at the beginning can turn to harmful invaders. Unlike most other pollutants, the e...

Compliance with the Water Framework Directive has not yet been met by Albania, and further efforts are needed to achieve this goal, including the implementation of an extensive programme of monitoring of surface and groundwater bodies. Benthic macroinvertebrates are an integrated element of this monitoring programme whose results are being used to...

Environmental problems in Albania have been increased during the last decades as the result of the transformations in the urban and rural areas, particularly in industry, construction, and agricultural activities. This process is followed by an increase in the emission level of different pollutants to the environment that are directly affect the qu...

Studies on the Lepidoptera fauna of Albania started no earlier than 1913 (Rebel, 1913), followed by several other studies. A recent checklist of the superfamily Papilionoidea has listed 196 species documented for Albania till now (Cuvelier et al., 2018). The results of our faunistic survey give considerable data on the occurrence and distribution o...

Moths of Albania are less studied, represented by only some sporadic papers so far. This faunistic survey gives significant data on the occurrence and distribution of two new country record moth species of the family Erebidae, Penthophera morio (Linnaeus, 1767) and Amata kruegeri (Ragusa, 1904) (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). The field expeditions are c...

The student success in the first year, is influenced, among the other things, even by academic factors: college readiness, core curriculum in high school, cognitive, etc. The alignment analysis of the some core courses between university and high school, is the main objective of this article. The qualitative method and student questionnaires, are u...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationships between the science high school optional curriculum, knowledge coherence, and science academic success of first-year students at university. The correlational quantitative approach, the structured questionnaire, and a non-random sample of students were selected to be used in the study. Th...

The student transition from high school to university is a complex process in which various factors operate. One of these factors is the degree of the students’ academic preparation in certain subjects. This article analyzes the impact of this factor on the students’ success in the first year of university studies, in the conditions when the subjec...

Reviewing historical and recently collected material of family Aciculidae from Albania and the neighbouring region, we synonymized two species and one subspecies, namely Platyla corpulenta Subai, 2009 under Platyla procax Boeters, E. Gittenberger & Subai, 1989; Platyla ceraunorum A. Reischütz, N. Steiner-Reischütz & P. L. Reischütz, 2016 under Plat...

According the Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000) biological monitoring of rivers based on benthic invertebrates is considered a potential method of defining environmental ecosystem status. The aim of this study was to assess the water quality of Drinos River by using two biotic indices ASPT (Average Score Per Taxon), SWRC (Stroud Water Research...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationships between the science high school optional curriculum, knowledge coherence, and science academic success of first-year students at university. The correlational quantitative approach, the structured questionnaire, and a non-random sample of students were selected to be used in the study. Th...

Obtaining good knowledge in computer science area before university education is considered a necessity in the most developed countries of the world. Decision makers in Albania have embraced this initiative. Currently, in Albania, ICT education starts from the fourth grade of primary school. But, what difficulties do institutions and interest group...

The paper provides an overview of the existing knowledge on biodiversity of the whole Vjosa catchment. Besides major gaps in knowledge, the Vjosa catchment is one of the richest in Albania, sheltering a high diversity of habitats and species, most of them of international significance. A variety of protected areas is connected by the River Vjosa an...

The paper provides an overview of the existing knowledge on biodiversity of the whole Vjosa catchment. Besides major gaps in knowledge, the Vjosa catchment is one of the richest in Albania, sheltering a high diversity of habitats and species, most of them of international significance. A variety of protected areas is connected by the River Vjosa an...

This study was carried out on Shushica River, a branch of Vjosa River, located in the Vlora district south west Albania, during 2017. This river flows from the Kuçi area parallel with the main road in all her longitude. The recent process of rehabilitation of this road and the process of human population growth in this region is expected to have a...

The present paper brings the first records of Trithemis annulata (Odonata: Anisoptera: Libellulidae) in Albania. T. annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) is a widespread species in southwestern Europe, in Mediterranean countries and Balkan Peninsula. Despite this widespread, this species is reported for the first time for Albania's odonatofauna. T....

Acta ZooBot Austria: The Vjosa River in Albania carries pan-European and global significance. It represents one of the last intact large river systems in Europe, hosting many different types of ecosystems, from the narrow gorges in the upper part, to the wide, braided river sections in the middle part, to the near natural delta in the Adriatic Sea....

Three new butterfly species were recorded for Albania during two recent surveys: Pyrgus andromedae (Wallengren, 1853), Colias caucasica (Staudinger, 1871) and Leptidea juvernica Williams, 1946. Also Boloria titania (Esper, 1793) is new for the current Albanian territory that had previously been described by Rebel from the historical, larger Albania...

Inland waters and freshwater biodiversity in Albania constitute a valuable natural resource, in economic, cultural, aesthetic, scientific and educational terms. Amongst them Vjosa River watershed represents a unique feature, while its conservation and management are critical to the interests of local population, national and regional one. This revi...

About 16 Hydro Power Plants (HPPs) are contracted for construction within the planned National Park of Albanian Alps, 8 of which are wholly within existing Valbona Valley NP (1996), the other 6 of which are downstream just outside park boundaries but having ecological effect upstream. These constructions are “run-of-river” projects, re-routing at l...

Along its entire course of over 270 kilometers the River Vjosa is untamed, free flowing and characterized by a high variety of hydro-morphological and biodiversity features. There are about 33 small and big hydropower plants under or planned for construction in Vjosa catchment. The most influential are the HPPs to be constructed in Poçemi and Kaliv...

About 16 Hydro Power Plants (HPPs) are contracted for construction within the planned National Park of Albanian Alps, 8 of which are wholly within existing Valbona Valley NP (1996), the other 6 of which are downstream just outside park boundaries but having ecological effect upstream. These constructions are “run-of-river” projects, re-routing at l...

Environmental monitoring of river water quality in Albania, using biological and chemical parameters, is a fast and effective way to assess the quality of water bodies.The aim of this study was to investigate Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT), Biotic index-Richness using macroinvertebrates to assess the water quality, with special ref...

Systematical knowledge of the macro invertebrate biodiversity in streams and rivers in Albanian territory are still incomplete. Even though the last decade in some main river as, Shkumbini, Vjosa, Osumi, Devolli and Mati are undertaken some comprehensive research studies of macro invertebrates, if we talk about streams and tributary that feed those...

Systematical knowledge of the macro invertebrate biodiversity in streams and rivers in Albanian territory are still incomplete. Even though the last decade in some main river as, Shkumbini, Vjosa, Osumi, Devolli and Mati are undertaken some comprehensive research studies of macro invertebrates, if we talk about streams and tributary that feed those...

Anthropogenic activities have increased recently affecting among others, the ecological integrity within the aquatic ecosystems in the river waters in Albania. This paper promotes the biological monitoring of water quality, using macro invertebrates as bio indicators and definition of biological indices as a useful method of evaluating the ecologic...

Këtu jepen mendimet e ekspertëve mbi ndërtimin e HEC-eve në Luginën e Valbonës (Bajram Curri). Por këtu jemi mbështetur kryesisht në gjykimet mbi “Raportin e Vlerësimit të Ndikimit në Mjedis nga Ndërtimi i HEC-eve në Kaskadën e Dragobisë (në këtë dokument RVNMKD)”, Qëllimi është që të sigurojë një kuptim më të mirë në lidhje me cilësinë e raportit...

Erzeni River flows in central Albania. The geographical position and geologic composition of the River basin have a specific study importance. In this study macro invertebrate fauna composition and the water quality assessment have been carried out for the monitoring period 2011 – 2013, in three sampling stations. The study presents the aquatic eco...

Two systems were used for assessing the quality of the water of Vjosa River: biological parameters and nutrient content. Samples are collected every month from March – August, 2011 at six stations along the upstream of the Vjosa River, Albania. Nutrient content and biological assessment were used to identify the environmental conditions in the rive...

Albania is rich in water resources including lakes, rivers, spring water, lagoons and sea, with a considerable quantity of available water. Water quality monitoring of Shkumbini river (181 km long) was carried out based on the investigation of two different parameters: biological parameters based on some insect and insecticide colonies, used as bio...

Erzeni and Ishmi Rivers flow in central Albania. The geographical position and geologic composition of Rivers basin have a specific study importance. The areas where the Rivers flows have been areas of many changes and developments lately, influencing the aquatic ecosystem in general and mainly impacting the water quality. For the biological assess...

The aim of present study is to assess the water quality of Prespa Lake according to microbiological indicators, such as total coliform bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria. Prespa Lake is part of Prespa National Park which is one of the protected areas in Albania and, apart from this, is an international focal point mentioned for its high biodiversi...

The Erzeni River flows in an area with sandy – clay deposits (S araçi R., 1996). The geographical position and geologic composition of river basin have a specific study importance. This occurrence shows a close connection between habitat and benthic indicators and widely between hydrology and biodiversity. For the biological assessment of river wat...

Biological monitoring is a useful mean of detecting anthropogenic impacts to the aquatic community. River ecosystems are essential parts of human life in many ways, which need to be more recognized. During our survey Shkumbini River (Albania) was considered as important and adequate water course for the evaluation of ecological parameters of macro...

The aim of present study is to assess the water quality of Prespa Lake according to microbiological indicators, such as total coliform bacteria and heterotrophic bacteria. Prespa Lake is part of Prespa National Park which is one of the protected areas in Albania and, apart from this, is an international focal point mentioned for its high biodiversi...

The aim of this study was the assessment of the water quality of the Mati River based on the use of selected physico-chemical water quality parameters and benthic insects as bio-indicators. Four stations positioned along the Mati River (Burrel, Shkopet, Rubik, Milot) are selected in the frame of this study. In this paper, are reported 2896 individu...

Tulcea, Romania vol. 18 2012 printed version: ISSN 1842 -614X; on-line version: ISSN 2247 -9902 211 pp. 211 -218 BSTRACT. Albania, just like every other country in the world, has been threatened by invasive species for years now. Although most of the invasive species have not a big impact in environment and economy of the country where they are int...

Monitoring of water bodies following instructions of Water Frame Directive (WFD) indicate that, an importable element for determining water quality are benthic macro-invertebrates. Our study was focused on Vjosa River during 2011. The purpose of this study is to asses the composition of benthic macro-invertebrate fauna for Vjosa River. Its source i...

Recently, monitoring of water quality of Albanian River has a high interest. Based on instructions of Water Frame Directive (WFD) for the water body study an efficient element in monitoring and assessment of water quality are benthic macro-invertebrates. Our study was focused on Osumi, Devolli and Shkumbini River during summer 2011, and the purpose...

Macroinvertebrates were examined for use as potential biodiversity indicators in continental aquatic ecosystems in a semiarid Mediterranean region, the Prespa Lake basin. Biological assessment is one of the monitoring methods, which gives data related with the water quality. This assessment effectively describes water quality physical and anthropog...

Aquatic insects are very important due to their ability to serve like environmental bioindictors. In this study, we evaluated the actual environmental situation of ecosystem in the Ishemi and Shkumbini river deltas, by analysing the biodiversity of dragonfly (pilivesa) Odonata (order Odonata, class Insects, type Arthropoda). The biological material...

Albania is rich in water resources including lakes, rivers, spring water, lagoons and sea, with a considerable quantity of available water. Water quality monitoring of Shkumbini river (181 km long) was carried out based on the investigation of two different parameters: biological parameters based on some insect and insecticide colonies, used as bio...

Albania, whose territory comprises many types of habitats and is characterised by a rich biological diversity, is particularly vulnerable to the threats posed by invasive species. In this regard, we have done this study to assess the extent of the threats posed by alien invasive insects. Invasive insects have been introduced intentionally or uninte...

The objective of this study was to monitor the quality of seawater and to evaluate the role of seasonal changes of environmental parameters on the dynamics of faecal bacteria indicators. For this reason, a bacteriological and chemical study was carried out from March to September for 2 consecutive years on the seacoast of Durres. Seawater samples w...

Aquatic macro invertebrates are good indicators of biodiversity and habitat quality (Lee N. 2003).These insects inhabit aquatic ecosystems for most of all their lives and are sensitive to different chemical and physical conditions (Cardoso et al, 2005; Annonimous, 2006) their survival is closely linked with environmental conditions.Therefore their...

In Albania, alien freshwater fish are continuing to steadily increase in number of species (reported in this paper to be more than 17), abundance, and distribution. In general however, their impacts are not well quantified in either environmental or economic terms and current management to reduce their impacts is limited and lacking direction. From...

An entomological survey was carried out in two districts of central (Kruje) and northern (Lezhe) Albania. Six collecting sites, showing a variety of diurnal resting sites, were monitored for adult sandflies from June through October 2002. Flies were collected with CDC miniature light traps, sticky traps and mechanical or hand aspirators in peridome...

Aquatic insects show a high interest due to their ability to serve as environmental bioindictors. In this study, by analyzing the biodiversity of dragonfly Odonata (Order Odonata; Class Insecta; Type Arthopoda) through the comparison of the data on quantity and quality related to these aquatic insects, we have evaluated the actual environmental sit...

An increasing impact of human activities in environment is noticed during the last decades. The social-economic development has been accompanied by considerable changes in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. One of our duties is to monitor continuously human impact in environment and for this reason we decided to monitor water quality of Vjosa Rive...