Dr. Marija Milanović
Contact
Marija Milanović, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Department of Community Ecology
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4, office 318
06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
Tel: +49 345 558 5223
CV
2021 - present
Postdoc in the project iCon - "Analysing plant invasions in their environmental context" at German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and UFZ
2017 - 2020
Doctoral Researcher at UFZ, Department Community Ecology
2014-2016
MSc. in Ecology, University of Poitiers, France
Department: Ecology and Biology of Interactions
2016
Christian - Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany
Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Department for Landscape Ecology
Master thesis and internship
Title: Wild bee diversity on wild flower areas in relation to landscape composition
2012-2013
Research Trainee, Institute of Botany Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden "Jevremovac"
Department: Plant Morphology and Systematic
2007-2012
BSc. in Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Current research
Invasive alien species (IAS) can impact biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services (ES) as well as cause considerable economic lost. Invasive plants and their interaction with habitat are known to act as drivers of change. Impacts of species are mediated by their traits (biological and ecological characteristics, environmental preferences, spatial distribution), though many of the species characteristics responsible for changes in Ecosystem Services or Disservices (EDS) are context dependent.
I am interested in trait-environmental relationship between native and alien plant species. A conclusive list of traits that promote successful invasion is lacking mainly due to incoherent results. In my postdoc I aim to evaluate the relationships between the environment (climate & soil characteristics) and plant functional traits to understanding the response of species of different origin and to see how they might respond under changing environmental condition.Research interests
- Invasive Plants
- Plant Functional Traits
- Ecosystem Services
Publications
Milanović M., Knapp S., Pyšek P., Kühn I. (2020) Linking traits of invasive plants with ecosystem services and disservices. Ecosystem Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101072
Milanović M., Knapp S., Pyšek P., Kühn I. (2020) Trait–environment relationships of plant species at different stages of the introduction process. NeoBiota 58:55-74
doi:10.3897/neobiota.58.51655
Milanović M., Kühn I., Pyšek P., Knapp S. (2021) Functional diversity changes in native and alien urban flora over three centuries. Biological Invasions
doi:10.1007/s10530-021-02509-4