GORDAN S. KARAMAN
NAME: KARAMAN
SURNAME: Gordan
DATA OF BIRTH: 1. October, 1938, Skoplje, Northern Macedonia. Academician Gordan S.
Karaman was born in in a family which produced 14 biologists of whom 12 had PhDs in
biology sciences
POSITION: Academician, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.
ADDRESS: E-mail: karaman@t-com.me
Phone number: 00382-69-536-557
Post mail: Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Riste Stijovica 5, 20000 Podgorica, Montenegro.
QUALIFICATIONS:
1961: Prirodno-matematički fakultet, dept. of biology, Skopje, Northern Macedonia.
1964: PhD in biology, Prirodno-matematički fakultet Beograd, Serbia.
1988: Member of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Montenegro.
1994: Academician, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Montenegro.
2005:-Professor Emeritus University of Podgorica.
2009: External member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo..
2014:--Academicien of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Salzburg, Austria.
2018:- External member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscou.
2025: External Member of Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje..
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
1963-1966: Researcher assistant in Institute of Sea biology in Kotor, Crna Gora.
1966-1972: Assistant Professor in the Biological Institute in Podgorica, Crna Gora, head of the benthos investigation Unit.
1972-1976: Senior Researcher in the Biological Institute in Podgorica.
1976-1980: Researcher and Scientific Advisor in dept. of Hydrobiology, Institute for Biological
and Medical research of Montenegro, Podgorica.
1980-1982: General Director of Institute for Biological and Medical research in Montenegro.
1983-1990: Researcher and Scientific Advisor in dept. of Hydrobiology, Institute for Biological
and Medical research of Montenegro, head of the benthos research Unit
1991-2004: Full Professor at the University of Podgorica, Montenegro [Zoology of Invertebrata,
Ecology and Zoogeography]
1996-1997, and 2002-2004 head of the Dept. of Biology, University of Podgorica.
1997- Secretary of the Natural Science Departmant, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts.
2004-2014: retired, but continuing at the same University teach a lesson to the Masters and PhD
students
2009-2010: teaching on the University Donja Gorica” Podgorica [Philosophy of Zoology;
Biodiversity and its protection].
RESEARCH WORK
--Research of the zoobenthos of the Mediterranean Sea.
--Research of the zoobenthos of the freshwaters (rivers, lakes, springs, subterranean waters).
--Research of the cave fauna, including Amphipoda.
-Taxonomy, ecology and zoogeography of the freshwater epigean and subterranean Amphipoda
(Crustacea) over the World.
--Taxonomy, ecology and zoogeography of the marine Amphipoda (Crustacea) over the World.
--Problems of the protection of the biodiversity and sustainable development
--Relations between zoology and philosophy in the light of the use of taxonomical categories
--Research the taxonomy and distribution of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Balkan
COLLABORATION
----Collaboration with numerous scientists from numerous countries, mentioned here only small number of them: Italy (Ruffo, S., Pesce, L., Stoch, F.), Holland (Pinkster, S., Stock, J.), USA (Barnard, J.L., Beeton, A.M., Holsinger, J.), Australia (Lowry J., Karanovic, T.), Austria (Danielopol, D., Griebler, C.), Hungary (Forro, L.), Germany (Coleman, C., Krapp, T.), Canada (Bousfield, E.), Poland (Jazdzewski, K., Jazdzewski, A., Skalski, A., Grabowski, M.), Finnland (Daneliya, M., Salemaa, H.), France (Ginet,R., Ledoyer, M., Bou, C., Notenboom), Japan (Tomikawa, K.), Norway (Vader, W.), Slovenia (Sket, B., Fiser, C., Aljancic, G.), Croatia (Lattinger,R., Ozimec, R., Radza, T., Gottstein, S, etc.), Bosnia & Herzegovina (Mulaomerovic, etc.), Bulgaria (Andreev, S., Kenderov, L., ), Serbia (Ivo Karaman, I., Antovic, D., Petkovic, M., Stankovic, M.), Northern Macedonia (Hadzisce, J., Petkovski, T.,). Ireland (Myers, A.), Russia (Sidorov, D.A., Kamaltynov, M.),Turkey (Ozbek, M.), Brasil (Serejo, Cr.), Mexico (Ortiz Touzek, M.), etc.
With many of them he published common papers or monographs (see REFRENCES)
PUBLICATIONS
Published 375 scientific publications and monographs in various international and domestic scientific journals (see list) and described alone or with other scientists 350 species, genera and families of Amphipoda over the World In various scientific journals.
Author of the Monography: Crustacea Amphipoda di acqua dolce. Fauna d`Italia, vol. XXXI: 1-337, Edizione Calderini Bologna, Italia, 1993.
Coauthor of the Monography: The families and genera of marine Gammaridean Amphipoda (Except Marine Gammaroids). Part 1 and 2. - Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 13 (parts 1 and 2): 1-866.
Coordinator and Coauthor of the Monography: Ruffo, S. [ed.]. The Amphipoda of the Mediterranean. In 4 volumens [1982-1993]:
Coordinator and Coeditor of the Monography: The biota and Limnology of Skadar Lake, 468 pages, 135 figs, 107 pls, Titograd 1980.
In recognition for his scientific research, various scientists dedicated him newly discovered genera and species (genus Gordania, Rhipidogammarus gordankaramani, Elasmopus karamani, etc).
GENERAL ACTIVITY
He was very engaged in the forming of Department of Biology within the Faculty of Natural Sciences in Podgorica, engaged in the realization of this endeavor, as member of the Organizing Committee for the foundation of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Podgorica, that opened in 1995
He was member of various Editorial Boards of scientici Journals (Acta Adriatica Split (Croatia),
----Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal “Biologia Serbica”, Novi Sad, Serbia
----Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal “Journal Contributions Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, Macedonia, etc,
And Now is Editor for Amphipoda in scientific journal ZOOTAXA, member of editor board of scientific journal Agronomy and Forestry Podgorica, Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal “Journal Contributions Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, Macedonia; Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal “Journal of Science”, University of Kragujevac, Serbia etc,
On 2008 was organized International Congress in Bijela in Montenegro dedicated to 70 yeears of life and 50 years of his scientific work receiving the plaque of the organizer and special ceramic plaque of the Zoological Institute of National Academy of Ukraina.
--On 15th International Congress of Amphipoda in Poland (2013) received the glass plaque “in appreciation of his life-long work proving that Amphipoda are his way of life”.
In recognition for his 80 years of lite and 60 years of his scientific work, Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts dedicated his PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECTION OF NATURAL SCIENCES, 23, 2019 to Academician Gordan S. Karaman.
However, even after his retirement, Academician Karaman has continued his scientific, research and pedagogical work. [See References]