Publications
Coppari, L., Di Gregorio, M., Corti, C. et al. Four years monitoring of the endangered European plethodontid salamanders. Sci Data 11, 706 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03555-y
Fišer, C., Delić, T., & Zagmajster, M. (2024). Three new species of Niphargidae family added to the list of subterranean amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in Slovenia. Natura Sloveniae, 26(2), 35-39. https://doi.org/10.14720/ns.26.2.35-39
Di Lorenzo, T.; Tabilio Di Camillo, A.; Iepure, S.; Galassi, D.M.P.; Mori, N.; Simčič, T. Oxygen Consumption and Carbon Budget in Groundwater-Obligate and Surface-Dwelling Diacyclops Species (Crustacea Copepoda Cyclopoida) Under Temperature Variability. Environ. 2025, 12, 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments12010032
Moldovan, O.T., Levei, E., Ferreira, R.L. et al. Exploring the Bacteriome Diversity and Use as a Proxy for Climate Change and Human Impacts on Groundwater in Temperate and Tropical Countries. Microb Ecol 88, 17 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02512-5
Fišer C, Zagmajster M, Jemec Kokalj A, Mali N, Šumrada T, Glavan M, Hose CG, Schwartz B, Di Lorenzo T, Griebler C, Cvejić R, Toward sustainable irrigation practices safeguarding groundwater biodiversity and ecosystem services, BioScience, 2025; biaf016, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaf016
Farda B, Pellegrini M, Coppari L, Cacchio P, Lunghi E. Isolation and Identification of Bacterial Strains from Skin of Terrestrial Amphibians. J Vis Exp. 2025 Jun 17;(220). doi: 10.3791/67862.
Lunghi E, Corti C, Manenti R, Ficetola GF. Multi-factorial analysis reveals positive intraspecific interactions in European plethodontid salamanders. Global Ecology and Conservation, 60, 2025, e03594, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03594.
Saccò M et al. (2025) Advancing subterranean conservation through Global Research on eDNA in Groundwaters (GReG). Subterranean Biology 53: 31-40. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.53.165710.
Coadă, D.I, C. Bădăluță, R. Dumbravă, K.P. Battes, S. Iepure. 2025. Groundwater harpacticoids (Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida) in the karst areas of Apuseni Mountains (Northwestern Romania). Travaux Institute Spéologie «Émile Racovitza», t. LXIV, Bucharest. DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.59277/TISER.2025.
Di Lorenzo, T., S. Iepure, M. Di Cicco, D. M.P. Galassi, W.D. Di Marzio, 2025. Refining environmental risk assessment of diltiazem in groundwater through better surrogate selection and sublethal endpoints. Chemosphere, 392, 144744.
Biró, A., C. A. Chauveau, O. Collard, T. Delić, J.-F. Flot, C. Haidău, G. Herczeg, S. Iepure, A. Kos, E. Lunghi, O.T. Moldovan, O.A. Sambor, F. Stoch, A. Weigand, V. Zakšek, G. Balázs, M. Zagmajster, 2026. Differences in stakeholders’ understanding of subterranean biodiversity monitoring as a factor to consider in developing common approaches. Biodivers Conserv 35: 221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-026-03424-7.
Conferences participation
Risorsa idrica e cambiamenti climatici: dall'emergenza alla tutela della biodiversità – poster – 28/2/25 https://www.comune.laquila.it/archivio3_notizie_0_10440.html
Aquaecoomics – oral presentation - 20/03/2025 https://aquaecomics.symposium.inrae.fr/program2
Sub-BioMon - Developing and testing approaches to monitor subterranean biodiversity in karst – poster – 9-14/09/2024 https://www.ksd.iser.ro/journal-24/ksd24_15.html
Sub-BioMon - Developing and testing approaches to monitor subterranean biodiversity in karst – oral presentation – 15/10/2024 https://doi.org/10.70655/KSD.2024.15
Life’s Toxic Sanctuary of the Movile Cave (Dobrogea, Romania): insights into the ostracod shell chemical composition, ultrastructure and ectosymbionts – poster – 9-14/09/2025 chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.abcdarkworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/26thICSB_6thISAE_Book-of-Abstract.pdf
Karst springs - windows to the groundwater ecosystems health – oral presentation – 15/10/2024 https://doi.org/10.70655/KSD.2024.03
UBB Master of Science Day – poster – 28/03.2025 - https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/ubb-master-of-science-day-2/
Cavers day in the Budapest zoo – oral presentation 7/04/2024
National Biodiversity Monitoring Workshop of the Ministry of Agriculture – oral presentation – 26/11/2024
Barlangkutatók „Szablyár Péter” Szakmai Találkozója (Conference/ Yearly assembly of hungarian cavers) – oral presentation – 15-17/11/20204
Bucur, R., D. Borda. 2025. Mediul subteran - dinamici și extreme: exemple din carstul României, Zilele Academiei Clujene, 19 Noiembrie 2025, Cluj Napoca, Romania - oral presentation
Borda, D., R. Bucur, L. Buzilă, I. Cociuba. 2025. Vulnerabilitatea acviferelor carstice: rezultate preliminare din depresiunea carstică Damiș. Zilele Academiei Clujene, 19 Noiembrie 2025, Cluj Napoca, Romania, oral presentation
Sambor, O., A. Perșoiu, A. Tudorache, C. Marin, A.I. Camacho, B. Șarcani, K. Battes, D. Coadă, S. Iepure. 2025. Shedding light on cold caves aquatic fauna: Ghețarul de la Vârtop Cave (Northwest Romania). Karst Science Day, 14 Noiembrie 2025, Bucuresti, Romania oral presentation
Moldovan, O.T., 2025. What is hidden behind the unseen. International Conference of Molecular Biology: Current Aspects and Prospects (ICMB2025), 4–7 Noiembrie 2025 invited lecture
Coadă, D.I, C. Bădăluță, R. Dumbravă, K.P. Battes, S. Iepure. 2025. Groundwater-dwelling harpacticoids in the karst aquifers of the Apuseni Mountains (Northwestern Romania): diversity, distribution and endemism. Karst Science Day, 14 Noiembrie 2025, Bucuresti, Romania -oral presentation
Puiu, S.D., A. Nae, M. Vlaicu. 2025. Preliminary insights on two closely related species of the genus Carpathonesticus (Araneae, Nesticidae). Karst Science Day, 14 Noiembrie 2025, Bucuresti, Romania -oral presentation
Iepure S. 2025. Sub-BioMon project - Addressing the challenges of monitoring subterranean biodiversity in karst, 32 INTERNATIONAL KARSTOLOGICAL SCHOOL “Classical Karst”, 16-20 June Postojna, Slovenia -poster.
Coadă D.I., C. Bădăluță, S. Iepure. 2025. Shedding lights into underground diversity: groundwater harpacticoids (Crustacea. Copepoda) from Romania. Biota, 16-17 May 2025, Cluj Napoca, Romania -poster.
Sambor O., R. Bucur, C. Haidău, D.Ș. Măntoiu, O.T. Moldovan, C. Sitar, S. Iepure. 2025. Integrating classical and molecular tools for biodiversity monitoring in subterranean karst environments. Biota, 16-17 May 2025, Cluj Napoca, Romania -poster.
Puiu D.S., A. Nae, D.Şt. Măntoiu, S. Iepure. 2025. Cryptic cave spiders: is Carpathonesticus plesai a separate species from Carpathonesticus biroi? Biota, 16-17 May 2025, Cluj Napoca, Romania -poster.
Coada, D.I., Sambor, A.O., Moldovan, O.T., Puscas, M., Puiu, D. Șt., Giurginca, A., Dumbravă, R., Cristian, M., S. Iepure. 2026. The Vărășoaia Cave System (Bihor Mountains, Western Romania): an integrated biological approach. BIO.T.A. 7-8 May 2026, Cluj Napoca, Romania.
Zagmajster, M., G. Balasz, J.F. Flot, S. Iepure, E. Lunghi, A. Wingaard. 2026. Sub-BioMon project. European Conference for Biodiversity Monitoring. BioMonWeek, 4-8 May 2026, Montpellier, France.
Calancea, A., Teodor, A.L., S. Iepure. 2026. Soil mesofauna of Borțig Ice Cave sinkhole (Apuseni Mountains, Northwest Romania). BIO.T.A. 7-8 May 2026, Cluj Napoca, Romania.
Flot JF. (Keynote speaker) Shedding a DNA light on cave ecology and adaptation. 26th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Mangalia, Romania, 9-12 September 2026.
Collard O, Flot JF, Stoch F. Environmental DNA: a tool for exploring hidden cave biodiversity. 26th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Mangalia, Romania, 9-12 September 2026.
Moldovan OT, Haidău C. (Keynote lecture) What do we overlook in cave habitat protection and conservation? 26th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Mangalia, Romania, 9-12 September 2026.
Zagmajster M. (Keynote speaker) Challenges and opportunities in monitoring of subterranean biodiversity. 26th International Conference on Subterranean Biology, Mangalia, Romania, 9-12 September 2026.
