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Marko Prokic

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Climate change and environmental pollution on 🐸🦎🐟. #ecophysiology, #amphibians, #lightpollution, #oxidativestress Leader of ENLIGHT project and AmphibiaLab www.enlightproject.rs/team www.researchgate.net/lab/AmphibiaLab-Tijana-B-Radovanovic

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · 8d

🚨🚨Our new preprint on #amphibians and #lightpollution
Review on #ALAN effects on most threatened vertebrates 🐸🐸

#frogs #skyglow #darknight
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Amphibians under artificial light at night: Current knowledge, conservation challenges and future directions

Amphibians have evolved under predictable light–dark cycles, with most species relying on darkness for foraging, reproduction, and predator avoidance. Introduct

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · 3d

❄️❄️Read about mechanisms behind animal responses to dormancy 🐸🐻‍❄️🐌🐿️.
🚨PREPRINT by Pablo Burraco, Pablo Capilla-Lasheras and Tamara Petrović 🚨

#hibernation #tropor #aestivation #ectotherms #endotherms #oxidativestress

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · 8d

Many thanks, for support 🐸

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · 8d

🚨🚨Our new preprint on #amphibians and #lightpollution
Review on #ALAN effects on most threatened vertebrates 🐸🐸

#frogs #skyglow #darknight
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Amphibians under artificial light at night: Current knowledge, conservation challenges and future directions

Amphibians have evolved under predictable light–dark cycles, with most species relying on darkness for foraging, reproduction, and predator avoidance. Introduct

papers.ssrn.com

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · 28d

Come and join us on this journey
www.enlightproject.rs/enlight-conf...

#lightpollution #alan #darksky #arrificiallightatnight

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Sep 3

We will be more than happy to welcome you. TNX for sharing

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Sep 3

Dear Travis, many thanks for your support. I need just to mention that participation is free of charge and that we strive to attract young researchers both positive and negative phototaxis working on light pollution.
P.S. lights will be off

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Aug 31

🚨 Direct from our lab. Effects of #globalwarming and #pesticide (#glyphosate) on oxidative stress in crested #newts
Full text on link 👇👇👇

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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology @sicb.bsky.social · Aug 29

Be sure to join our zoom
talks coming up🙌
@gregpask.bsky.social is up next
then in Oct @kmkocot.bsky.social

And in Nov - Sara Asadi (@)suluk.nomad on Insta from ICB’s Minorities in #Shark #science issue (MISS)

#entomology #invertebrates #biology #oceanscience #bugs #insects #whalesharks

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Germán Orizaola @gorizaola.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our new paper is finally out @conphysjournal.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social

Here, we discuss eco-physiological singularities of wildlife coping with extreme conditions, present five study models and extract some ideas for conservation.

academic.oup.com/conphys/arti...

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Aug 23

I would like to invite you to attend the international ENLIGHT Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia, November 28-30, 2025.
The conference is dedicated to the different aspects of #lightpollution and #alan.
All details are available on the website:
👉 www.enlightproject.rs/enlight-conf...

ENLIGHT - ENLIGHT Conference

Welcome to the ENLIGHT Conference!

www.enlightproject.rs

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great opportunity for all of us working on #lightpollution submission deadline 1 December.

Travis Longcore @travislongcore.bsky.social · Apr 2

Here is your periodic reminder that we want your papers on the management of light pollution. Deadline June 1 but we'll take them any time! #DarkSky #lightpollution

Travis Longcore @travislongcore.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hey there #lightpollution folks, I'm teaming up with Chinese colleagues to guest edit a special issue of Journal of Urban Management on light pollution. This venue will get your work in front of international readers, and especially Chinese colleagues as engagement in #darksky issues increases.

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Aug 8

Lights from local football stadium, turning night into day just to have training. Complete unawares about #lightpollution and effects on living world. #alan #artificiallightatnight

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣 Our special issue is open. We invite you to help us determine how human-induced changes in circadian environmental signals affect animals, communities and ecosystems. Please share
#lightpollutin #noisepollution #climatechange
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jul 12

Last day #sebconference .Talk by Nedim Tüzün on effects of #lightpollution on Daphnia and it's parasite.
- flatworms decrease abundance of Daphnia under #ALAN,
- question that remains how can this reflect on food chain of urban freshwater ecosystem, already under anthropogenic pressure?

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jul 9

Two posters on how #ALAN shapes predator prey interaction. More about on effects on interaction between parasitic faltworm and the water flea find out on Friday.

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jul 9

Second day #SEBconference. Effects of #alan on newts in short: The Good (natural dark), the Bad (warm light) and the Ugly (cool light).
Great chat with Nedim Tüzün about #lightpollution, what can we learn from Daphnia and amphibians.

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jul 8

First day at #sebconference and great talk about carry-over effects of #ALAN on fish by Maria Costa from CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies. Artificial light:
- reduced reproductive outcome
- increased heart rate
- induced greater sensitivity to chemicals
#lightpollution #fish

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jul 2

See you next week in Antwerp at @sebiology.bsky.social conference. We will be presenting our results on effects of #ALAN on newts. There will be more awesome work on effects of #ligthpollution on fish and aquatic invertebrates. More in program 👇
issuu.com/societyforex...

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jun 30

SEB magazin. Great honour to talk about research. #oxidativestress #amphibians #hybridization #ecophysiology #sebmagazine

Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jun 21

Our preliminary results revealed that LED lights affect metabolic rate, development and body growth of crested newts larvae. #lightpollution #alan #ENLIGHT #amphibians

Stay tuned with our project www.enlightproject.rs/home

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Jun 7

Read our new review on ecotoxicology in amphibians, this short review is focused on recent literature data and different regions, especially South America.

kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · May 29

Darkening of the Global Ocean in Global Change Biology

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Darkening of the Global Ocean

The ocean is darkening, with less sunlight reaching deeper waters over the past 20 years. Analysing satellite data, we found that 21% of the global ocean has experienced reduced light penetration, wi....

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Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) @igb-berlin.de · Apr 8

💡 Too much artificial light promotes the growth of blue-green algae in #lakes. This has been shown in a large-scale field experiment. If #lightpollution continues to increase, potentially toxic cyanobacterial blooms could become more common in the future. Read more: www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/ligh...

Light pollution stimulates cyanobacterial growth and metabolic processes in lakes

www.igb-berlin.de

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Katharina Ruthsatz @kruthsatz.bsky.social · Jan 31

We a re looking forward to receiving your submission for our Special Issue in @jthermbiol.bsky.social 🌡️ 🐘🐦🐸🐝🐟🐚🕷️🐍🦈 (all taxa welcome!)

Journal of Thermal Biology @thermal-biology.bsky.social · Jan 14

The JTB is currently accepting paper submissions for our upcoming special issue: Ontogenetic variation in thermal biology: assessing life stage-specific adaptations and sensitivity in animals. 🦉🦫☀️❄️

📝Submit your papers now!

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Marko Prokic @proksima.bsky.social · Feb 27

📢 ADRISKY Project Conference! 👇
Dark Skies, Thriving Lives: Addressing Light Pollution's Impact on Wildlife, Biodiversity, and Human Health!
🎤 I will present preliminary results from ENLIGHT project
Register now! [https://www.rcms.si/upload/news/4973/adrisky-conference.pdf]

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