Services
Apart from fundamental research the Institute conducts various research projects, applied in character, and offers services the main of which are:
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Assessment of the environmental impact.
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Nature conservation and management projects: preparation of documentation and realisation
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Application of GIS technologies in the fulfillment of various projects
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Creation, realization and updating of topic-centred databases
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Assessment of biodiversity in ecosystems
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Generalization, analysis and prognosis/prediction of biological data
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Supervision of BSc and MSc degree theses in ecology and environmental research, zoology, environmental engineering, biology, genetics
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Supervision of doctoral students in ecology, environment research, zoology
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Environmental awareness raising projects and preparation of publications
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Ecological investigations into protected and potentially valuable territories; preparation of recommendations for the conservation of species, populations and territories
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Elaboration of recommendations on the introduction of fishery regulation measures and establishment of limits on catches in the Baltic Sea and freshwater bodies
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Preparation of fish introduction strategies in different water bodies
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Assessment of animal-induced environmental hazard, the elaboration of its mitigation strategies and measures
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Assessment and mitigation of bird strike hazard, solution of these problems
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Preparation of recommendations on scientific control of different mammal species hunting
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Assessment of the molecular- genetic structure in populations employing DNA molecular tracer techniques
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Identification of haemoparasites (eukaryotes), coccidians, helminths, muscle parasites (protists of the genera Sarcocystis and Toxoplasma and worms of the genera Trichinella and Alaria including), assessment of infection prevalence and intensity
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Identification of Trichinosis foci in nature and on private farms, prediction of parasitological situation and development of preventive measures
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Assessment of the environmental pollution induced genotoxic impact applying principles of passive (in situ) and active (transferrence of organisms into study sites) ecological monitoring and under experimental conditions