Koren Špela

Name:	Špela
Surname:	Koren
Position:	Assistant with doctorate
Academic Title:	Assistant with doctorate (Environment protection)
Education:	B.Sc. Biology, B.Sc. Biology Teaching, PhD
Sector:	Sector for Marine Waters
T:	+386 (0)1 4775  368
E:	spela.koren(at)izvrs.si

Field of work:

Marine litter, microplastics, water pollution, ecology of marine ecosystems.

Short Biography:

Education:

1. 10/2009 – 10/2013, Ph.D. in Biology; University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
2. 10/2007 – 9/2015, B.Sc. Biology Teaching, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty
3. 10/2003 – 9/2009, B.Sc. Biology, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty

Employment:

1. Since 11/2015, Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia
2. 10/2009 – 12/2013, University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty

Projects:

1. MEDCIS – Support Mediterranean Member States towards coherent and Coordinated Implementation of the second phase of the MSFD (3/2017-3/2019).
2. EEA-ETC/ICM – European thematic center for inland, coastal and marine waters (2014-2018).
3. Microplastics assessment in waste water treatment plant; Vodovod Kanalizacija Celje; 9/2016-7/2017.
4. Project DeFishGear – Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region (11/2013-9/2016); IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007 – 2013, project number: 1str°/ 00010.
5. Project BALMAS – Ballast water Management system for Adriatic Sea protection (11/2013-9/2016), IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme; project number: 1°STR/0005.
6. Factors of bacterial and viral infections in mussels; CRP ARRS V4-1402.

Links:

1. LinkedIn
2. ResearchGate
3. Sicris

Selected publications:

Scientific publications:

1. Anastasopoulou, A., Kovač Viršek, M., Bojanić Varezić, D., Digka, N., Fortibuoni, T., Koren, Š., Mandić, M., Mytilineou, C., Pešić, A., Ronchi, F., Šiljić, J., Torre, M., Tsangaris, C., Tutman, P. 2018. Assessment on marine litter ingested by fish in the Adriatic and NE Ionian Sea macro-region (Mediterranean). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133: 841-851, doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.050.
2. Kovač Viršek, M., Lovšin, N., Koren, Š., Kržan, A., Peterlin, M. 2017. Microplastics as a vector for the transport of the bacterial fish pathogen species Aeromonas salmonicida. Marine pollution bulletin, 125, 1/2: 301-309, doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.024.
3. Kovač Viršek, M., Palatinus, A., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Horvat, P., Kržan, A. 2016. Protocol for microplastics sampling on the sea surface and sample analysis. Journal of visualized experiments, 118: e55161-1 – 55161-9, doi: 10.3791/55161.
4. Pflieger, M., Makorič, P., Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š. 2017. Extraction of organochlorine pesticides from plastic pellets and plastic type analysis. Journal of visualized experiments, 125: e55531-1-e55531-10, doi: 10.3791/55531.

Reports:

1. Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Pflieger, M., Kržan, A., Horvat, P., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Bertaccini, E., Benzi, M., Kaberi, H., Zeri, C., Liubartseva, S., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Krdžalić, S., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J. 2016. Kovač Viršek, M. (urednik), Koren, Š. (urednik). Pilot assessment on microplastic in fishing areas: report for WP5. Ljubljana, DeFishGear. 25 pp.
2. Koren, Š., Kovač Viršek, M., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Horvat, P., Kržan, A., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Tsangaris, C., Digka, N., Zeri, C., Gajić, A., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Džalić-Valjevac, M., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J. 2016. Koren, Š. (urednik), Kovač Viršek, M. (urednik). Pilot assessment on microplastic in guts of commercially available fish species and mussels: report for WP5. Ljubljana, DeFishGear. 42 pp.
3. Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Pflieger, M., Kržan, A., Horvat, P., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Bertaccini, E., Benzi, M., Kaberi, H., Zeri, C., Liubartseva, S., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Krdžalić, S., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J. 2016. Kovač Viršek, M. (urednik), Koren, Š. (urednik). Pilot assessment on microplastic in rivers: report for WP5. Ljubljana, DeFishGear. 23 pp.
4. Kovač Viršek, M., Koren, Š., Peterlin, M., Palatinus, A., Pflieger, M., Kržan, A., Horvat, P., Šiljić, J., Bojanić Varezić, D., Pavičić, M., Tutman, P., Mazziotti, C., Martini, P., Bertaccini, E., Benzi, M., Kaberi, H., Zeri, C., Liubartseva, S., Fusco, M., Aladžuz, A., Krdžalić, S., Kroqi, G., Kolitari, J. 2016. Kovač Viršek, M. (urednik), Koren, Š. (urednik). Pilot assessment on microplastic in sea surface and beach sediment potential accumulation zones: report for WP5. Ljubljana, DeFishGear. 77 pp.