Milan Ilić

University of Niš | NIS · Department of Biology and Ecology

Lycaena helle is a glacial relict, threatened by habitat and climate change, and designated as conservation priority species. It has been discovered recently within an isolated colony on Stara Planina Mt., facing threats from habitat overgrowing and large scale fires. The study aims to explore species population and map its distribution to aid futu...

Vrsta Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775), kod nas poznata pod nazivom paklenac, je borealni relikt, čije je rasprostranjenje na području Balkanskog poluostrva ograničeno na Staru planinu, u uskom pograničnom pojasu između Srbije i Bugarske. Kod nas naseljava visokoplaninska močvarna staništa, koja se formiraju duž planinskih potoka. Nalaz...

The morpho-hydrological complex “Lisine”, located on the slopes of the mountain Beljanica in eastern Serbia, includes spring Veliko vrelo and waterfall Veliki buk. Declared as a Natural Monument in 1995, this area represents a distinctive landmark of the geo heritage fund of Serbia. The diversity of vascular plants is one of the many criteria when...

Systematic research of the ornithofauna of the Natural Monument "Lalinačka slatina" salt marsh has not been conducted so far, and data on some species of salt marsh birds are given only in the conservation study of this area. The first systematic surveys of ornithofauna were conducted in the period 2020-2021 with an emphasis on the nesting period o...

During our field research carried out on 14 Jan 2021 in the “Lalinačka slatina” saltmarsh, a protected natural area (as Natural Monument), we recorded 23 bird species. The most significant finding was the notation of 6 adult individuals of Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus. The individuals flew in front of us from the snow-covered meadow and we had the...

The potential of two chironomid species: Chironmus riparius and C. tentans in bioindication with the focus on relevant endpoints in assessing nanoparticle ecotoxicity in fresh waters.

Local resource users can affect the implementation of conservation measures positively or negatively therefore being a powerful conservation factor. Present local folk beliefs, religion and mythology contribute vastly to the formation of attitudes and opinions of the locals towards nature and wildlife.For the purpose of this research, the methodolo...