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Ecology and Evolution
Slovenia
2025

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
5195
World Ranking
6195
National Ranking
5

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Slovenia Leader Award

Overview

Alenka Malej is affiliated with the National Institute of Biology in Slovenia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on subfields including Oceanography, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work addresses key topics related to marine and environmental sciences. These include:

  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products

Alenka Malej has contributed to several scientific papers published in notable venues. Recent publications include:

  • European policies and legislation targeting ocean acidification in European waters - Current state, 2020, Marine Policy
  • Scyphomedusae and Ctenophora of the Eastern Adriatic: Historical Overview and New Data, 2021, Diversity
  • Mesozooplankton and Gelatinous Zooplankton in the Face of Environmental Stressors, 2020, Geophysical Monograph
  • Living Inside a Jellyfish: The Symbiosis Case Study of Host-Specialized Dinoflagellates, "Zooxanthellae", and the Scyphozoan Cotylorhiza tuberculata, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Observing and modeling long-term persistence of P. noctiluca in coupled complementary marine systems (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea and Messina Strait), 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborative partners in their research include:

  • Jadran Faganeli
  • Valentina Turk
  • Davor Lučıć
  • Martin Vodopıvec
  • Tjaša Kogovšek

The main venues in which Alenka Malej has been published frequently include:

  • Geophysical Monograph
  • Diversity
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Acta Chimica Slovenica
  • Marine Policy

In addition to journal articles, Alenka Malej contributed to book publications. One known title is Marine Aquaculture Impacts on Marine Biota (2021), published by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Recurrent jellyfish blooms are a consequence of global oscillations

    Robert H. Condon;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Kelly L. Robinson

  • Questioning the Rise of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the World's Oceans

    Robert H. Condon;William M. Graham;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie Anne Pitt

  • Changes in the northern Adriatic ecosystem and the hypertrophic appearance of gelatinous aggregates

    D. Degobbis;S. Fonda-Umani;P. Franco;A. Malej

  • Recurrence of bloom-forming scyphomedusae: wavelet analysis of a 200-year time series

    Tjaša Kogovšek;Branko Bogunović;Alenka Malej

  • Plankton trends and community changes in a coastal sea (northern Adriatic): Bottom-up vs. top-down control in relation to environmental drivers

    Patricija Mozetič;Tjaša Kogovšek;Iva Talaber

  • Inhibition Of Copepod Grazing By Diatom Exudates - A Factor In The Development Of Mucus Aggregates

    A. Malej;RP Harris

  • Seasonal and inter-annual plankton variability in the Gulf of Trieste (northern Adriatic)

    P. Mozetiĉ;S. Fonda Umani;B. Cataletto;A. Malej

  • Phytoplankton responses to freshwater inputs in a small semi-enclosed gulf (Gulf of Trieste, Adriatic Sea)

    A. Malej;P. Mozetic;V. Malacic;S. Terzic

  • Direct and indirect trophic interactions of Aurelia sp. (Scyphozoa) in a stratified marine environment (Mljet Lakes, Adriatic Sea)

    Alenka Malej;Valentina Turk;Davor Lučić;Adam Benović

  • Stable isotope and biochemical fractionation in the marine pelagic food chain: the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca and net zooplankton

    A. Malej;J. Faganeli;J. Pezdič

  • Native and non-native ctenophores in the Gulf of Trieste, Northern Adriatic Sea

    Tamara Shiganova;Alenka Malej

  • Cell lysis and release of particulate polysaccharides in extensive marine mucilage assessed by lipid biomarkers and molecular probes

    F. Baldi;A. Minacci;A. Saliot;L. Mejanelle

  • Behaviour and trophic ecology of the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775)

    Alenka Malej

  • Bottom layer anoxia in the central part of the Gulf of Trieste in the late summer of 1983

    J Faganeli;A Avčin;N Fanuko;A Malej

  • Potential Links of Jellyfish to Eutrophication and Fisheries

    Jennifer E. Purcell;Alenka Malej;Adam Benović

  • Jellyfish Modulate Bacterial Dynamic and Community Structure

    Tinkara Tinta;Tjaša Kogovšek;Alenka Malej;Valentina Turk

  • Main meiofauna taxa as an indicator for assessing the spatial and seasonal impact of fish farming

    M. Grego;M. De Troch;J. Forte;A. Malej

  • Lack of genetic structure in the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa: Semaeostomeae) across European seas

    Katja Stopar;Andreja Ramšak;Peter Trontelj;Alenka Malej

  • Application of eutrophication indices for assessment of the Bulgarian Black Sea coastal ecosystem ecological quality.

    S. Moncheva;V. Dontcheva;G. Shtereva;L. Kamburska

  • The mucilage phenomenon in the northern Adriatic Sea. A critical review of the present scientific hypotheses.

    D Degobbis;A Malej;S F Umani

Frequent Co-Authors

Dror L. Angel
Dror L. Angel University of Haifa
Ehud Spanier
Ehud Spanier University of Haifa
Jadran Faganeli
Jadran Faganeli University of Ljubljana
William M. Graham
William M. Graham University of Southern Mississippi
Marijan Ahel
Marijan Ahel Institut Ruđer Bošković
Jennifer E. Purcell
Jennifer E. Purcell Western Washington University
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Shin-ichi Uye
Shin-ichi Uye Hiroshima University
Manolis Tsapakis
Manolis Tsapakis University of Crete
Hermes Mianzan
Hermes Mianzan Spanish National Research Council

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