Debeljak Barbara

Name:	Barbara
Surname:	Debeljak
Position:	Assistant with doctorate
Academic Title:	Assistant with doctorate (Environment protection)
Education:	B.Sc. Biology, B.Sc. Biology Teaching, PhD
Sector:	Sector for Fresh Waters
T:	+386 (0)1 4775  337
E:	barbara.debeljak(at)izvrs.si

Field of work:

Water management, ecology of river ecosystems, ecological status/potential

Short Biography:

Education:

1. 12/2012–6/2018, Ph.D. in Biology; University of Nova Gorica, Faculty of postgraduate studies
2. 10/2008–10/2009, B.Sc. Biology Teaching; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
3. 10/2003–7/2010, B.Sc. Biology; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty

Employment:

1. Since 4/2018 Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia
2. 12/2012 – 2/2018 National Institute of Biology
3. 9/2010 – 8/2012 University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty

Projects:

Comparative study of ecosystem management and services in contrasting Slovenian freshwater systems (ARRS)

Other expertises and skills:

1. Good command of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
2. Basic knowledge of statistical programmes SPSS, Canoco and programme language R
3. Basic knowledge on GIS servers (ESRI)

Links:

http://www.sicris.si/public/jqm/search_basic.aspx?lang=slv&opdescr=search&opt=2&subopt=1&code1=cmn&code2=auto&search_term=Barbara%20Debeljak

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-debeljak-b88469169/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barbara_Debeljak

Selected publications:

Scientific publications:

1. Žagar A., Holmstrup M., Simčič T., Debeljak B., Slotsbo S. 2018. Comparing Enchytraeus albidus populations from contrasting climatic environments suggest a link between cold tolerance and metabolic activity. Comparative biochemistry and physiology: CBP. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, 224: 35-41, doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.05.020.
2. Debeljak B., Simčič T., Ciglič R., Pflieger M., Mori N. 2018. Spatio-temporal variation in microbial respiration in the shallow hyporheic zone of pre-Alpine rivers related to catchment land use. Fundamental and applied limnology, 190 (4): 265-277, doi: 10.1127/fal/2017/0962.
3. Mori N., Debeljak B., Kocman D., Simčič T. 2017. Testing the influence of sediment granulometry on heterotrophic respiration with a new laboratory flow-through system. Journal of soils and sediments: protection, risk assessment and remediation, 17(7): 1939-1947, doi: 10.1007/s11368-016-1613-0.