Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
The main research trends – ecology of invasive and endangered species of aquatic animals, diversity and functioning of communities, evolution of life histories, phytoplankton ecology.
The group was founded in 2003 in the Sector of Freshwater Ecology in the Laboratory of Ecology and Physiology of Hydrobionts.
Kęstutis Arbačiauskas, Dr – Head of the Laboratory, Senior Researcher
Tel. +370 5 272 92 75, e-mail: arbas@ekoi.lt
Seasonal adaptations and life-history evolution in cladocerans, ecology of invasive and native crustaceans, food webs of aquatic ecosystems
Simona Gumuliauskaitė - Researcher
e-mail: simonagum@ekoi.lt
Vytautas Rakauskas - doctoral student
Daiva Stankevičienė – Junior Researcher
Tel. +370 685 15094, e-mail: dkalytyte@ekoi.lt
Regulation of structure and abundance of lake phytoplankton community
Giedrė Višinskienė – Junior Researcher
E-mail: giedre@ekoi.lt
Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) fauna, biology, ecology and phenology. Caddisflies larvae and other benthic organism in different hydrocenosis
Research Services
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Determination of distribution and dispersal of aquatic invasive species vectors, assessment of population state, prognosis for dispersal rate and scale.
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Assessment of invasive species impact on native species and communities, strategies for mitigation of negative effects.
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Recommendations for protection of endangered species of aquatic animals.
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Recommendations for the management and restoration of aquatic ecosystems.
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Biotic assessment of water quality.
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Recommendations for optimization of the exploitation of commercial invertebrates, strategies for their stock increasing and restoration.
Projects
Programme: Ecological Monitoring (Fauna Monitoring). Task: Monitoring of Benthofauna Under the ICP IM Programme (Agrostationary, IM Stations) and Standardisation of Monitoring Stations (K.Arbačiauskas).
Publications
Arbačiauskas K. 1998. Life-history traits of exephippial and parthenogenetically derived daphnids: indicators of different life-history strategies. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Special Issues Advances in Limnology 52: 339-358.
Arbačiauskas K. 2001. Life-history variation related to the first adult instar in daphnids derived from diapausing and subitaneous eggs. Hydrobiologia 442: 157-164.
Arbačiauskas K. 2002. Ponto-Caspian amphipods and mysids in the inland waters of Lithuania: history of introduction, current distribution and relations with native malacostracans. Invasive Aquatic Species of Europe – Distribution, Impacts and Management. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 104-115.
Arbačiauskas K. and Lampert W. 2003. Seasonal adaptation of ex-ephippio and parthenogenetic offspring of Daphnia magna: differences in life-history and physiology. Functional Ecology 17: 431-437.