Projects

Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Development of functional fish feed additives from natural algae massProjekto vadovai: prof. dr. Nijolė Savickienė , dr. Jūratė Karosienė

Virus impact on cyanobacteria blooms in freshwater systemsProject leader: Dr. Sigitas Šulčius
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Perception of European bison and primeval forest in the 18th-19th century: shared cultural and natural heritage of Poland and LithuaniaProject leader in Poland: Dr. Habil. Tomasz Samojlik
Project leader in Lithuania: Dr. Aurika Ričkienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

A feasibility study on collecting phytoplankton biomass in the aquatic area of the Curonian Lagoon, using floating devices and disposal of the collected biomass in bioreactors for agrotechnological needs or other purposes (FITOBIO)Project leader: Dr. Ričardas Paškauskas
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Atstovo dalyvavimo komiteto „Maisto išteklių užtikrinimas, tvarus žemės ūkis, jūrų ir vidaus vandenų tyrimai, bioekonomika“ veikloje išlaidų apmokėjimasProjekto vadovai: dr. Ričardas Paškauskas

Algae – economy based ecological service of aquatic ecosystems (AlgaeService for LIFE)Project leader: Dr. Judita Koreivienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: European Commission / LIFE17 ENV/CT/000407
Co-funding: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (Poland)

The role of bacteriophages in the regulation of nitrogen turnover in cyanobacteria: from cell to communityProject leader: Dr. Sigitas Šulčius
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Research on prediction of environmental change in the Baltic Sea based on comprehensive (meta)genomic analysis of microbial virusesProject leader: Dr. Ričardas Paškauskas
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

ES1408 European network for algal-bioproductsManagement Committee members: Dr. Judita Koreivienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: COST

ES1105 Cyanobacterial blooms and toxins in water resources: occurrence, impacts and managementManagement Committee member: Dr. Jūratė Kasperovičienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: COST

Response of plankton bacteria to Gonyostomum semen establishment and other biotic, abiotic factors (BEGONY)Project leader: Dr. Jūratė Kasperovičienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Biological specificity, genetic diversity and adaptation of alien Gonyostomum in new territories (SVETIGA)Project leader: Dr. Jūratė Kasperovičienė
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Genetic modification of rapeseed B. napus to improve its raw material suitability for biofuel productionProject leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Student: Tomaš Šimulevič
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Effects of light and dark conditions on the photophysiological response and production of leafy vegetables in indoor horticultureProject leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Viktorija Vaštakaitė-Kairienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Research Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Tarprūšiniai sodo augalų hibridai – naujas antocianinų šaltinisProjekto vadovai: habil. dr. Ona Nijolė Anisimovienė

FA0605 Signaling control of stress tolerance and production of stress protective compounds in plantsManagement Committee member: Dr. Virgilija Gavelienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: COST

FA0603 Plant proteomics in EuropeManagement Committee member: Dr. Habil. Nijolė Anisimovienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: COST

Investigation of the effect of different doses of growth regulators Ruter AA, Terra Sorb, Final K, Fertiacetyl, Fertigrain Start and Razormin on cold resistance, growth, development and yield formation of winter rapeseed and wheat under natural conditions. Investigation of phytohormonal (auxin, gibberellin, cytokinin) activity of preparation Razormin, using biological test methodsProject leader: Dr. Virgilija Gavelienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Contracted by: UAB Baltic Agro

Interspecific hybrids of garden plants – a new source of anthocyaninsProject leader: Habil. Dr. Nijolė Anisimovienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Contracted by: Institute of Horticulture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Investigation of microbiological contamination in samplesProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Contracted by: UAB Daumanai LT

Investigation of viricidal effect of the surface of materialsProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Contracted by: UAB Inovacinė firma MKDS

Assessment of phytosanitary status of pine treesProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Contracted by: UAB Stebulė

Assessment of phytosanitary status of spruce treesProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Contracted by: Nora Bernotienė

Microbiological assessment of production materialProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Contracted by: UAB NMF Porolon

Humanizuotos mielių raiškos sistemos kūrimas, panaudojant proteomikos ir genų inžinerijos metodus (Mielės)Projekto vadovai: dr. Juozas Benediktas Staniulis

Biological control of forest invasive pathogens to preserve biodiversity in European noble forest and woodland ecosystemsProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

FP1401 A global network of nurseries as early warning system against alien tree pestsManagement Committee member: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

FP1103 Fraxinus dieback in Europe: elaborating guidelines and strategies for sustainable managementManagement Committee member: Dr. Vaidotas Lygis
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

FA0807 Integrated management of phytoplasma epidemics in different crop systemsManagement Committee member: Dr. Deividas Valiūnas
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

FP0701 Post-fire forest management in Southern EuropeManagement Committee member: Dr. Vaidotas Lygis
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

Creation and renewal of infrastructure for R&D activities of biological and land resources research and use technologiesProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Central Project Management Agency, Ministry of Education, Science and Sport

Incidence of mycoviruses in epidemic and post-epidemic populations of the ash dieback pathogen Chalara fraxinea and evaluation of their potential for biological control of the disease (CONTROLDIEBACK)Project leader: Dr. Vaidotas Lygis
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Identification of microorganisms in Phytophthora genus and molecular characterization of their populationsProject leader: Dr. Vaidotas Lygis
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The use of the parasitic fungus Chondrostereum purpureum to control the re-growth of deciduous treesProject leader: Dr. Vaidotas Lygis
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Taninus kaupiančių Erikinių šeimos augalų poveikis periodontito sukėlėjamsProjekto vadovai: dr. Vita Raudonienė

Search and assessment of ways of long-term maintenance of oil-oxidizing microorganisms (OOM) in biopreparation (GVT-GTC/2021)Project leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB GVT LT

Determination of the concentration of oil-oxidizing microorganisms (OOM) constituting the biopreparation, the concentration and species composition of OOM in the produced suspension, the concentration of OOM in natural soil before and after application of biopreparation suspensionProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Public agency Ground Remediation Technologies

Assessment of the effect of biocidal products (wood antiseptics) “Asepas-1”, “Asepaas-2”, “Asepas-3”, “Vabas” and “AsepasPro” on fungi causing wood rot and mouldProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Retrorega

Development of experimental technology for the production of bioplastic of plant origin (biocomposite)Project leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB HRE Group

Isolation of fungi suitable for biocomposite production, creation and maintenance of a collectionProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB HRE Group

Assessment of the resistance of straw panels to mould fungi in conditions of increased humidity, according to the LST EN ISO 846:1999 standardProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Ilanga

Determination of the fungicidal and bactericidal effect of the cleaner “STERILIS” on microorganismsProject leader: Dr. Vita Raudonienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: I. Kriščiūnas' Firm IGIS

Search for preparations of biological origin for the decomposition of waste of plant originProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB BIOENERGY LT

Assessment of the resistance of straw panels to mould fungi in conditions of increased humidity, according to the LST EN ISO 846:1999 standardProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Ecococon

Assessment of efficiency of preparations “Gerlitis-1” and “Gerlitis-5” against wood rot and mouldProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: G. Skiparienė's Sole Proprietorship

Investigation of effectiveness of wood antiseptics “Arlitas C10” and “Arlitas DDAC1.5” in protecting wood from fungal damageProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Danushis Chemicals

Identification of mould fungus and possible harmfulness to the work environment and determination of sensitivity to chemical substancesProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: State Enterprise Vilnius International Airport

Improvement of microbiological condition of polyethylene terephthalate preparations and manufacturing environment of UAB RETAL EuropeProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB RETAL Europe

Investigation of sensitivity of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria to ozone and activated waterProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Iceco

Investigation of microbiological parameters of gas pipelines in potentially corrosive soil areasProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: AB Lietuvos Dujos

Isolation of microscopic fungi from residential premises and investigation of sensitivity of dominant micromycetes to disinfectantsProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Audronė Tunikienė

Isolation of microscopic fungi from reconstructed buildings (J. Jasinskio St. 10 and 12, Vilnius) and investigation of sensitivity of dominant micromycetes to disinfectantsProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Transmeda

Sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria to disinfectants and the effect of temperature on bacteria of this speciesProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Birštono Mineraliniai Vandenys

Assessment of microbiological and phytosanitary state of various substrates and their enrichment with beneficial microorganismsProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Verdetera

Analysis of lignin-cellulosic complex and other biochemical and microbiological parameters of substrate for cultivation of champignons, seeking to increase champignon cultivation intensityProject leader: Dr. Vita Raudonienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Farmer K. Juščius

Isolation of microscopic fungi from the premises of the Representative Office of the European Commission in Vilnius and investigation of sensitivity of dominant micromycetes to antiseptic measuresProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Representative Office of the European Commission in Vilnius

Enhanced chitin-based biosorbents for drinking water purification (ChitoClean)Project leaders: Dr. Loreta Levinskaitė, Dr. Vytautas Boleslovas Melvydas
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Source of funding: European Commission/7th Framework Programme

Applied research and technological development of a tabular air purification biofilter with a capillary load irrigation systemProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Selection and development of biocatalysts for biogas production and their use for control of biomass conversion processesProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: Vilnius University

Kultūrinių augalų laukinių gentainių išsaugojimo in situ vietų nustatymas Europos maisto ir žemės ūkio paskirties augalų genetinių išteklių in situ tinklui sukurti, jų teikimo ir patvirtinimo tvarkos parengimas

ES struktūrinių fondų finansuojamo projekto Nr. 05.5.1-APVA-V-018-01-0009 „Materialinės bazės atnaujinimas augalų genetinių išteklių išsaugojimui, atkūrimui, atnaujinimui, genetinio tapatumo nustatymui” (Koordinatorius – Augalų genų bankas) partneriai – GTC projektas APVAGEN

Identification of potential genetic reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plants and assessment of their suitability for long-term conservation in southwest LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: State Forest Service

Maintenance and renewal of Nature Research Centre‘s field collections of national plant genetic resourcesProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Maintenance and renewal of Nature Research Centre‘s field collections of national plant genetic resourcesProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of the effect of fertilization on the aboveground biomass, composition of essential oil, amount and density of essential oil glands in Thymus × citriodorusProject leader: Dr. Kristina Ložienė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Vaida Vaičiulytė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Assessment of suitability of potential genetic reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plants for long-term conservation in central Lithuania in 2019Project leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

Assessment of the state of seed (genetic) reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plants and collection of seed samples of target species in northern Lithuania in 2018Project leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

Assessment of the condition of seed (genetic) reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plants and collection of seed samples of target species in northern Lithuania in 2017Project leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

Assessment and selection of seed (genetic) reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plantsProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

Forest plants wild harvesting learning in EuropeProject leader: Dr. Jolita Radušienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Education Exchanges Support Foundation

Maintenance and renewal of Nature Research Centre‘s field collections of national plant genetic resourcesProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment and selection of seed (genetic) reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plantsProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

Assessment and selection of seed (genetic) reserve sites of medicinal and aromatic plants and preparation of cartographic material and passport dataProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

Maintenance of field collections of plant (medicinal and aromatic) genetic resources, renewal and propagation of genetic resources and preparation of seed samples for storage in Plant Gene BankProject leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Contracted by: Plants Gene Bank

FA1306 The quest for tolerant varieties: phenotyping at plant and cellular levelManagement Committee member: Dr. Kristina Ložienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: COST

FP1203 European non-wood forest products (NWFPs) networkManagement Committee member: Dr. Jolita Radušienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: COST

FA0602 Bioactive food components, mitochondrial function and healthManagement Committee member: Dr. Jolita Radušienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: COST

Temperatūros poveikio Picea abies spygliuose susikaupiančio eterinio aliejaus sudėčiai ir chlorofilo kiekiui įvertinimasProjekto vadovai: dr. Kristina Ložienė

Anatominių markerių paieška, siekiant efektyvesnės Thymus pulegioides atrankos pagal eterinių aliejų kiekybinę sudėtįProjekto vadovai: dr. Kristina Ložienė

Change of Bioactive Compounds in Underutilised Berry Species Depending on Genotype and Environment (UOGBIOGENA)Project leader: Dr. Juozas Labokas
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Solidago species and biotypes: Diversity, regulation of abundance and utilizationProject leader: Dr. Jolita Radušienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Ecological characteristics of distribution of sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum L.) cytotypes in LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Birutė Karpavičienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The influence of abiotic factors on the distribution of α-pinene enantiomers in common juniperProject leader: Dr. Kristina Ložienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Modelling of the quality of St. John’s wort medicinal raw material under the impact of abiotic and biotic factorsProject leader: Dr. Jolita Radušienė
Division: Laboratory of Economic Botany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of the assessment of reasonableness of typical requirements for meadow maintenanceProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: VšĮ Baltijos Aplinkos Forumas

Monitoring of living nature in the territory of Utena district municipalityProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Inventory of natural habitats of EC importance in the countryProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Experimental studies on the recovery of marsh plant communities in Aukštumala peatland and raised bog. Stage IIProject leader: Dr. Jūratė Sendžikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: AB Klasmann-Deilmann Šilutė

Assessment of the impact of using stumps for biofuel production on forest ecosystemsProject leader: Dr. Jūratė Sendžikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Trakai Forest Enterprise

Experimental studies on the recovery of marsh plant communities in Aukštumala peatland and raised bogProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: AB Klasmann-Deilmann Šilutė

Pelkėdarai palankių sąlygų atkūrimo eksperimentai Aukštumalos aukštapelkėje ir durpyne (Durpės)Projekto vadovai: dr. Jūratė Sendžikaitė

Preparation of methodological documents for the inventory of natural habitats of EC importance and pilot inventory of natural habitatsProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

CITES expertise and consulting servicesProject leader: Dr. Zigmantas Gudžinskas
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Supplementation of the textual and illustrative material of the publication “Red-Data Book of Lithuania” with descriptions of 111 species with photos and maps according to the RE, NT, LC, DD, NA categories of the IUCN methodologyProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Research on the status of invasive and alien species in LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Environmental Projects Management Agency under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

On the inventory of plant species of European Community importanceProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Preparation of a report on the part of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of introduction and spread of invasive alien speciesProject leader: Dr. Zigmantas Gudžinskas
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Analysis of unintentional introduction and ways of spread of invasive alien species of Union concern in Lithuania and determination of priority entry ways, for implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of 22 October 2014 of the European Parliament and European CouncilProject leader: Dr. Zigmantas Gudžinskas
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Invazinių ir svetimžemių rūšių būklės tyrimai LietuvojeProjekto vadovai: dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius

Sources of botanical research at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. K. Szafnagel’s “Zapiski bryologiczne” and herbarium – research and publication (BRYZAKS)Project leader: Dr. Ilona Jukonienė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Unexamined bryological collections. Significance for the knowledge of Lithuanian bryoflora and assessment of the impact of landscape changes on its structure (SAMANOS)Project leader: Dr. Ilona Jukonienė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Preparation of a proposal for the assessment of Lithuanian protected animals, plants and fungi according to IUCN categories and species descriptionsProject leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Aiškinamojo botanikos terminų žodyno (augalų ekologija ir geografija) parengimas (KALBA)Projekto vadovai: dr. Zigmantas Gudžinskas

Processing of research and dispersed information on protected species and input into a unified protected species information system (PSIS/SRIS)Project leader: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Source of funding: European Economic Area Grants and Norway Grants Financial Mechanism

The impact of the neophytic moss Campylopus introflexus on the formation of peatland communities (DURPYNAI)Project leader: Dr. Ilona Jukonienė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Ultraviolet light disinfection of salmonella-infected chicken productsProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Contracted by: UAB Apertika

System for virus spread control and extreme situation management during COVID-19 epidemicsProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Nanosilver-enhanced graphene oxide inkProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Investigation of Sarcocystis parasites in natural ecosystems and their identification by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Živilė Strazdaitė-Žielienė
Student: Agnė Baranauskaitė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Screening of killer yeasts in water ecosystems and profiling of their antibacterial activityProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Student: Lukas Dobrovolskis
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Yeast diversity and prevalence in Lithuanian freshwaterProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Student: Lukas Dobrovolskis
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Modulation of efficiency of nanostructured bacteriocinsProject leader: Dr. Juliana Lukša
Student: Milda Babonaitė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Cricket cultivars for novel food: safety evaluation based on microbiota’s analysisProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Dominykas Aleknavičius
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

CA18113 Understanding and exploiting the impacts of low pH on microorganismsManagement Committee member: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: COST

Universal antiviral compounds: design, selection and mechanism of the actionProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Interplay between killing and resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae K2 killer systemProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Genome-wide screening for S. cerevisiae genes modulating sensitivity for K2 toxinProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Agroecosystems microbiota under climate change: structure and concordance mechanismsProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Title of the National Research Programme: Sustainability of Agro-, Forest and Water Ecosystems
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of encapsulation of bacteriocins as preservativesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Elena Servienė
Division: Laboratory of Genetics
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Forest ecosystem lesions and mycorrhizae changesProject leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Rasa Buožytė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: Europos Sąjungos fondų investicijų veiksmų programa

Inventory of fungi in the territory of the Žuvintas Biosphere ReserveProject leader: Dr. Reda Iršėnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Contracted by: Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve Directorate

Determination of taxonomic identity, ecology and distribution of fungi of coniferous forestsProject leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

FP1406 Pine pitch canker – strategies for management of Gibberella circinata in greenhouses and forestsManagement Committee member: Dr. Svetlana Markovskaja
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

FP1102 Determining invasiveness and risk of dothistromaManagement Committee member: Dr. Svetlana Markovskaja
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

Changes in biotic and abiotic ecosystem components caused by an invasive species: the case of cormorants (KORMORANAI)Project leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Final preparation and issue of book “Lietuvos žiauberiškosios kerpės” (KERPĖS)Project leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Rasa Čepulytė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Innovative bee hive protection and monitoring systemProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Measure “Applied research programmes for beekeeping and apiculture products” of the 2020-2022 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

On allocation of support according to the 2017-2019 programme for support to the Lithuanian beekeeping sectorProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Lietuvos vietinių bičių Apis mellifera mellifera genofondo išlikimo galimybių įvertinimas (MTTV-2017)Project leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Applied scientific research on the cultivation of mealwormProject leader: Dr. Dominykas Aleknavičius
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Contracted by: UAB Divaks

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Investigation of natural and synthetic repellents for the larvae of cereal pest mealwormProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Investigation of spectral characteristics of plants infected with Drechslera leaf spotProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB BENCO Baltic Engineering Company

Investigation of CO2 gas formation in stored grainsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB IT SISTEMOS

Investigation of relationship between the reflected light properties of oats and their chemical and physiological propertiesProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Spectrometric studies of honey and of admixtures used in honey adulterationProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Spectrolabas

Creation of methodology for the development of disease diagnosis sites with natural infection, artificial infection (inoculation) and controlled infectionProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB ART 21

Investigation of essential oils of Lithuanian populations of spruce, pine, juniper and birch, preparation of recommendations on suitability of raw material for the production of new productsProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Natural Products International

Diagnosing microsporidia, Nosema apis and N. ceranae, and bee viruses in honey bees, Apis mellifera, by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Analysis of the composition of compounds emitted by beewax, nature and scope of potential pollution and assessment of its suitability for use in beekeepingProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Bičių Korys

Services of investigation of the impact of light, electromagnetic field and semiochemicals on insect behaviourProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Inovacinė Firma MKDS

Influence of agents of bee diseases on pheromone production of young queensProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Chemical alarm signals of the round goby Neogobius melanostomusProject leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Žilvinas Pūtys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Search for the sex pheromone of the potato quarantine pest – nematode Globodera rostochiensisProject leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Rasa Čepulytė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Didžiajam milčiui (Tenebrio molitor L.) repelentinių cheminių junginių paieška mikroskopinių grybų išskiriamuose lakiuosiuose metabolituoseProjekto vadovai: prof. habil. dr. Vincas Būda

Repelentinių cheminių junginių didžiajam milčiui (Tenebrio molitor) paieška mėtos (Mentha spicata), čiobrelio (Thymus vulgaris) eteriniuose aliejuoseProjekto vadovai: prof. habil. dr. Vincas Būda

Galima higieninės bičių elgsenos įtaka virusų paplitimui bičių šeimoseProjekto vadovai: dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė

Development of spectrometric technology and prototype methodology for preventive oyster quality assessment in situProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Does haemosporidian gametocyte viability change in different seasons in nature?Project leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Vincas Būda
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Dovilė Bukauskaitė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Genes affected by natural selection: evolutionary rate during speciation and use for identification of sibling speciesProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Food webs and ecosystem functions of hymenopterans in the forest and in the clearingProject leader: Dr. Ana Budrienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The influence of species adaptation to anthropogenic environment on the genetic diversity of its populationsProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The dynamics of metabolites determining spruce attractiveness to the European spruce bark beetle and the factors influencing itProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The impacts of drivers induced by climate change and anthropogenic activities on the state and functioning of ecosystems, on services they provide and on sustainability of their resources (CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS)Chief Executive: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys

The role of metabolites in the tritrophic plant-microorganism-phytophage ecointeractionProject leader: Dr. Raimondas Mozūraitis
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Securing the conservation of biodiversity across administrative levels and spatial, temporal, and ecological scales (SCALES)Project leader: Dr. Ana Budrienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Commission/7th Framework Programme

A pan-European species directories infrastucture (PESI)Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Commission/7th Framework Programme

Investigation of biological activity of substances contained in sea buckthorn against berry pests, sea buckthorn fliesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: UAB AGROCO

Insects and entomopathogens: interactions between alien and native species, new diagnostic methods (PATOGENAI)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Vincas Būda
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Effects of landscape fragmentation on the genetic diversity of insect pollinators and entomophagesProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Scientific research (determination of ecotoxicity of waste samples) servicesProject leader: Dr. Levonas Manusadžianas
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Įvairių polimerų mikroplastikų genotoksinio ir citotoksinio poveikio lašišinėms žuvims tyrimaiProject leader: Dr. Milda Stankevičiūtė
Student: Agnė Bučaitė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Framework for Organizational Decision-Making Process in Water Reuse for Smart Cities (SMART-WaterDomain)Project leader in Europe: Dr. S. Caucci (Vokietija)
Project leader in Lithuania: Dr. Nijolė Kazlauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: European Interest Group (EIG) CONCERT-Japan

Pavojingų medžiagų valdymas Baltijos jūros regione (COHIBA)Projekto vadovai: dr. Levonas Manusadžianas

Effects of parasite-pollution interactions on aquatic organismsProject leader: Dr. Milda Stankevičiūtė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Fish as a model of nutritional ontogenesis for the study of nanoparticle transport by aquatic food chains in the context of climate changeProject leader: Dr. Nijolė Kazlauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of the mechanisms of nanoparticle and heavy metal toxicity in fish during ontogenesisProject leader: Dr. Nijolė Kazlauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Complex studies and modeling of the impact of persistent pollutants on aquatic ecosystemProject leader: Dr. Nijolė Kazlauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigations of the peculiarities of sublethal effects of priority heavy metals on the behaviour of aquatic animalsProject leader: Dr. Nijolė Kazlauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Development of bioassay-biomarker battery for the evaluation of pharmaceutical-impacted aqueous environmentProject leader: Dr. Levonas Manusadžianas
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Study of the ecotoxic effects of metallic nanocompounds on different freshwater algaeProject leader: Dr. Levonas Manusadžianas
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Ecotoxicological expression of ash-leaf maple invasion in the coastal zone ecotones (ACERTODUE)Project leader: Dr. Levonas Manusadžianas
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Alteration of oxidative stress to hydrophytes due to Acer negundo invasion-induced change in tree leaf fall (ACERTOX)Project leader: Dr. Levonas Manusadžianas
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Monitoring of changes in the population of blackflies in a segment of the Nemunas RiverProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration

Monitoring of changes in the population of blackflies in a segment of the Nemunas RiverProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration

Investigation and assessment of the population status of invasive blackflies in 2017Project leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

CITES expertise and consulting servicesProject leader: Dr. Povilas Ivinskis
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Innovative diagnostic systems and measures of endobiont Microlepidoptera for the modern consumerProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Rimantas Stonis
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Identification of natural vectors of blood parasitesProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Monitoring of changes in the population of blackflies in a segment of the Nemunas RiverProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration

Investigation of the spread of blackflies in Druskininkai cityProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration

Monitoring of changes in the population of blackflies in a segment of the Nemunas RiverProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration

Assessment of the state of species of European Community importance, investigation of invasive blackflies and ichthyofauna and the impact of long-range transport on ecosystemsProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Preparation of an individual monitoring programme for observation of amphibian species, to be pursued by directorates of protected areas in the Natura 2000 territories assigned to them according to the State Environmental Monitoring ProgrammeProject leader: Dr. Jolanta Rimšaitė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Development of methods for determination of distribution of species of European Community importance: hermit beetle and flat bark beetleProject leader: Dr. Povilas Ivinskis
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Identification of blackfly and biting midge species participating in the transmission of haemosporidian parasitesProject leader: Prof. Dr. (HP) Sigitas Podėnas
Postdoctoral fellow; Dr. Rita Žiegytė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Ūkiškai reikšmingų vabzdžių, erkių bei grybų populiacijų genomikos tyrimai Baltijos regione (GENŪKIS-10)Proejct leader: Prof. Dr. (HP) Sigitas Podėnas
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by:

Improving the training of highly qualified specialists meeting the needs of the state and society in the field of biomedicineProject leader: Prof. Dr. (HP) Sigitas Podėnas
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

DNA barcoding database of Ponto-Caspian Amphipoda: towards improvement of invasion management and biodiversity conservationProject leader: Dr. Asta Audzijonytė
Fellow: Dr. Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Ponto-Caspian amphipods in the Baltic region: niche changes and functional comparison with local species (AMPHIBALT)Project leader: Dr. Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Assessment of toxicity of different types of stressors to aquatic organismsProject leader: Dr. Laura Butrimavičienė
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Biochemical-proteomic studies of Daphnia seasonal phenotypes and their use for pollution indicationProject leader: Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Advanced models, citizen science and big data for sustainable food production and ecological services of inland aquatic ecosystemsProject leader: Dr. Asta Audzijonytė
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: European Regional Development fund (measure Nr. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718)

Impact of invasive crayfish on indigenous macroinvertebrate communities and ecological indicators of water qualityProject leader: Dr. Aleksandras Rybakovas
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Implication of species and functional diversity for aquatic ecosystem services under increasing eutrophication and chemical pollution (RETRO)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Title of the National Research Programme: Sustainability of Agro-, Forest and Water Ecosystems
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Adaptation of invasive species and their impact on aquatic ecosystems of different complexity (INSIST)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The impact of alien crustacean invasions on food web structure in lakes (SVETIMI TINKLE)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Research into functions, responses and adaptations of biological systems and application prospectsProjekto vadovai: prof. dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas

Expert assessment of the current breeding status of carp and preparation of recommendations for the monitoring and programme of the development of new breeding lines adapted to local conditionsProject leader: Dr. (HP) Dalius Butkauskas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Molecular diagnostics of Sarcocystis species parasitizing sheep and goatProject leader: (HP) Dr. Dalius Butkauskas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Alina Marandykina-Prakienė
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

The effect of increasing cold on the dynamics of polyamine biosynthesis of winter oilseed rape and the scope of its control Project leader: Dr. Petras Prakas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Elžbieta Jankovska-Bortkevič
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Investigation of molecular identification of Sarcocystis species in predator and water samplesProject leader: Dr. (HP) Dalius Butkauskas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Studies on the diversity of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis found in cervids and cattleProject leader: Dr. Petras Prakas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of parasites of the genus Sarcocystis detected in AnseriformesProject leader: Dr. Petras Prakas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Research on the state and dynamics of biodiversity and habitats, scientific basis for conservation and restoration (BIODIVERSITY)Chief Executive: Dr. (HP) Dalius Butkauskas

Evaluation of nuclear power impact on perch (Perca fluviatilis) population by means of genetic based analysis and application of fish otoliths as natural recorders of radiocontamination and thermal pollutionProject leader LT: Mečislovas Žalakevičius
Project leader LV: Isaak Rashal
Project leader TW: Wann-Nian Tzeng
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Studies of the spread, genetic diversity and patterns of adaptation and naturalization of invasive bird species (INVAZINIAI PAUKŠČIAI)Project leader: Dr. (HP) Dalius Butkauskas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Research on factors and genomic changes in the invasiveness of alien herbaceous plants (INVAZGENOM)Project leader: Dr. Regina Vyšniauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Genetic diversity of herbaceous alien plant species and the factors determining it in Lithuania (HERBAINVAZGEN)Project leader: Dr. Regina Vyšniauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Imunitetas ekologijoje ir evoliucija: ‘paslėptas’ ligos poveikis, imuniteto atsakas ir sukeltos pasekmės Darvininei būkleiSub-kontrakto vadovas: habil. dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas

Virulence of avian malaria agents: identification of genetic factors influencing the severity of infectionProject leader: Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Mechanism of virulence of parasitic protozoaProject leader: Dr. Habil. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Specificity of parasitic platyhelminthes and their speciation in relation to the host spectrumProject leader: Dr. Virmantas Stunžėnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Natural anti-α-Gal antibodies and protection against avian malariaProject leader: Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of factors inhibiting the spread of hemosporidian infections in birdsProject leader: Dr. Rita Žiegytė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Determination of vectors transmitting haemoproteid parasites of diurnal raptorsProject leader: Dr. Dovilė Bukauskaitė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Investigation of the development of mixed blood infections transmitted by blood-sucking insects and their impact on the hostProject leader: Dr. Vaidas Palinauskas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Studies on evolution of life-cycles and phylogeny of flukes based on molecular and karyological dataProject leader: Dr. Romualda Petkevičiūtė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Molecular identification and life cycles of flukes associated with bivalve mollusks and fishesProject leader: Dr. Virmantas Stunžėnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Insights into pathogenicity of leucocytozoonosesProject leader: Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Carolina R. F. Chagas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Biodiversity assessment of the coastal waters of the Brazilian Atlantic forests: Abundance and genetic diversity of marine parasites and their fish host speciesProject leader: Dr. Olena Kudlai
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Camila Pantoja de Oliveira
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Molecular characterization of avian haemosporidian parasites and identification of their vectorsProject leader: Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Further insights into pathogenesis of avian malariaProject leader: Dr. Habil. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien (Vetmeduni Vienna)

Molecular and morphological approach to revealing, diversity, taxonomy and life-cycles oflarval flukes parasitizing in water molluscsProject leader: Dr. Romualda Petkevičiūtė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Olena Kudlai
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Molecular and morphological characterization of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasitesProject leader: Habil. Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Vladimirov Dimitar Dimitrov
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Investigation of specificity of avian malaria parasites and other haemosporidia (Sporozoa, Haemosporida)Project leader: Dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Asta Križanauskienės
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

CA18239 Conservation of freshwater mussels: a pan-European approachManagement Committee member: Dr. Virmantas Stunžėnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: COST

Immunity in Ecology and Evolution: ‘Hidden’ costs of disease, immune function and their consequences for Darwinian fitness (subcontracts with Lund University)Project leader: Dr. Habil. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: European Commission/European Research Council grant

Species diversity and host specificity of bucephalid flukes: life cycle analysis and phylogeny revealed by morphological, karyological and molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Virmantas Stunžėnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Mechanisms of speciation in malaria parasites and related haemosporidiansProject leader: Dr. Habil. Gediminas Valkiūnas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Molecular fundamentals of wildlife biodiversity and ecologyProjekto vadovai: habil. dr. Gediminas Valkiūnas

Studies of invasive freshwater mollusks and associated flukes communities using genetic markers (INVAZINIAI MOLIUSKAI)Project leader: Dr. Gražina Stanevičiūtė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Determination of the dynamics of abundance and distribution of different water bird species wintering at sea in 2020/2021 and assessment of obtained resultsProject leader: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Exoerythrocytic development of haemosporidian parasites in birds of preyProject leader: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Mikas Ilgūnas
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Research Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

CA15121 Advancing marine conservation in the European and contiguous seasManagement Committee member: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Source of funding: COST

Assessment of potential impact of the construction of a house on the habitats of Corn Crane and other bird species in the Natura 2000 area “Nevėžis river valley” (code LTKAUB004)Project leader: Dr. Vitas Stanevičius
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Contracted by: Ingrida Čiapienė

Lietuvos žuvininkystės sektoriaus 2007-2013 metų veiksmų programos įgyvendinimo paslauga „Paukščių daromo poveikio akvakultūros įmonėms vertinimas“Projekto vadovai: dr. Vitas Stanevičius

Preparation of documents for the strengthening of management of environmental protection of the Baltic Sea in LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Klaipėda University

Woodpigeon populationProjekto vadovai: dr. Saulius Švažas

Sustainable development of wind power in west Lithuania (DAVEP-VLIT)Project leader: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Source of funding: European Economic Area Grants and Norway Grants Financial Mechanism

Conservation of white storks (Ciconia ciconia) in Lithuania (LIFE531)Project leader: Dr. Mindaugas Dagys
Division: Laboratory of Avian Ecology
Source of funding: European Commission / LIFE07 NAT/LT/000531

Conservation of biodiversity intransboundary floodplains in the Nemunas River basin, shared by Belarus, Russia and Lithuania (OMPO-10)Projekto vadovai: dr. Saulius Švažas

Conservation of biodiversity intransboundary floodplains in the Nemunas River basin, shared by Belarus, Russia and LithuaniaProjekto vadovai: dr. Saulius Švažas

Characteristics of dormouse (Gliridae) populations in the northwestern periphery of the rangesProject leader: Dr. Rimvydas Juškaitis
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Preparation of the feasibility study for the project of dredging the Nemunas delta branches (rivers)Project leader: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Monitoring and assessment of the status of migrating salmonid (salmon, brown trout) and grayling juveniles, smolts and spawning grounds in the rivers of eastern LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda University

Formulation of criteria for the favourable conservation status of fish species of European Community importanceProject leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Preparation of recommendations for the programme of restoration of Atlantic sturgeon population in Lithuania in 2021-2025Project leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of the efficiency of eel stocking by monitoring the survival, parasite infestation, growth rates, sex ratio of stocked eelsProject leader: Dr. Justas Dainys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Monitoring of investigations of the status and restoration of European eel population stocksProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Investigation of fish stocks in the Curonian Lagoon and provision of recommendations on the rational use of fish stocks and reduction of bycatch of protected fish in 2019-2021Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Inventory of fish species of European Community importance: lake mininow (Rhynchocypris percnurus), spined loach (Cobits taenia) and golden loach (Sabanejewia baltica)Project leader: Dr. Vytautas Rakauskas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: State Service for Protected Areas under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of fish stocks in state inland waters in 2019-2021Project leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Investigation of the Baltic Sea littoral ichthyofauna in 2019-2021 and assessment of ecological status according to fish-based indicatorsProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Assessment of mortality of European eels (silver eel stage) during migration in the Lithuanian inland waters using acoustic and telemetric methods in 2019-2021Project leader: Dr. Justas Dainys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Implementation of the 2015-2020 scientific and applied research project in agriculture, food industry and fisheries. Preparation of recommendations for the selection of fish tagging methods and methodology for evaluation of the efficiency of fish breedingProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Implementation of the 2019 plan for the monitoring of fish and lamprey species of European Community importance, except for salmon for the conservation of which protected areas should be establisedProject leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Investigation of the Baltic Sea littoral ichthyofauna in 2018 and assessment of ecological status according to fish-based indicatorsProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Implementation of the 2015-2020 scientific and applied research project in agriculture, food industry and fisheries. Preparation of recommendations for the selection of fish tagging methods and methodology for evaluation of the efficiency of fish breedingProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Implementation of the 2015-2020 scientific and applied research project in agriculture, food industry and fisheriesProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Investigation of effects of a hydroelectric power plant with Kaplan turbine on migrating eelsProject leader: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Monitoring of investigations of the status and restoration of European eel population stocksProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Investigation and assessment of the status of migratory fish populations in Lithuanian rivers in 2017Project leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda University

Investigation of fish stocks in the Curonian Lagoon and preparation of recommendations on the rational use of fish stocks and reduction of bycatch of protected fish in 2016-2018Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Rekomendacijų dėl nuostolių, patirtų netekus galimybės žvejoti dėl kitų asmenų veiklos, kompensavimo parengimasProjekto vadovai: dr. Linas Ložys

Vandens druskingumo ir temperatūros poveikis ešerių (Perca fluviatilis) elgsenaiProjekto vadovai: dr. Linas Ložys

Studies on the assessment of the effect of water level fluctuations on fish and water bird populations in the Kaunas HPP Reservoir and on assessment of fish population in the Kruonis PSP Upper ReservoirProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: AB Ignitis Gamyba

Investigation and assessment of the status of migratory fish populations in east Lithuanian rivers in 2019Project leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda University

Updating of the documents for the strengthening of management of environmental protection (assessment of the status) of the Baltic Sea in LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda University

Investigation and assessment of the status of migratory fish populations in east Lithuanian rivers in 2018Project leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda University

KHE tvenkinio vandens lygio svyravimų poveikio žuvų ir vandens paukščių populiacijoms įvertinimo paslaugosProjekto vadovai: dr. Linas Ložys

Observations of the intensity of smelt spawning migration, fish spring and autumnal migrations in the aquatic area of Klaipėda State Seaport during dredging activities in 2018Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Investigation of physico-chemical indicators, flora and fauna in Pasvalys city pond and in the Lėvuo River down of Pasvalis city pond in 2017-2018 and determination of the status of the water bodiesProject leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Pasvalys District Municipality

Services of assessment of the impact of Kaunas HPP reservoir water level fluctuations on fish and water bird populationsProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: AB Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba

Research services under the Eel Project: “Assessment of the efficiency of eel stocking by monitoring the survival, parasite infestation, growth rates, and sex ratio of stocked eels (2014)”Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Joint management of Latvian – Lithuanian transboundary river and lake water bodies (TRANSWAT)Project leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Source of funding: European Union/European Regional Development Fund

Reduction of fish bycatch by lagoon anchored traps in the Curonian Lagoon fisheryProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of fish stocks in state inland water bodies, preparation of plans for the use and restoration of fish stocks in 2017-2021Project leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Kuršių marių žuvų išteklių tyrimų ir rekomendacijų dėl žuvų išteklių racionalaus naudojimo ir saugomų žuvų šalutinio laimikio sumažinimo pateikimas 2016–2018 m.Projekto vadovai: dr. Linas Ložys

FA1304 Swimming of fish and implications for migration and aquacultureManagement Committee member: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Source of funding: COST

Research services under the Eel Project: “Assessment of migration mortality of European eels (silver eel stage) in Lithuanian inland waters by using telemetry (2013-2014)” and “Assessment of the impact of HPP turbines by using tagged eels and assessment of HPP turbine parameters (2013-2014)”Project leader: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Fisheries Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Inventory of the common nase (Chondrostoma nasus) in LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Lithuanian Fund for Nature

Investigations of the state of migratory fish in Lithuanian riversProject leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Ichtiofaunos tyrimai bei ekologinės būklės pagal žuvų rodiklius įvertinimas Lietuvos upėse ir ežeruoseProject leader: Dr. Tomas Virbickas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

A study on migration of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus oxyrhynchus Mitchill) juveniles in rivers and preparation of recommendations for protectionProject leader: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Mokslinių tyrimų Plinkšių ežere (Mažeikių r.) atlikimasProject leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Mažeikiai District Hunters and Fishers Society

Performance of scientific research in the Totorviečiai pondProject leader: Dr. Vytautas Kesminas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Šakiai Hunters and Fishers Society

Tvaraus Lietuvos jūrinių išteklių valdymo sistema panaudojanti modernius stebėjimo, modeliavimo metodus ir ekosisteminį požiūrį (NOR-FM)Projekto vadovai: dr. Linas Ložys

Miesto antropogeninės taršos įtaka vandens mikrobiotos struktūrai:metagenomo analizėProjekto vadovai: dr. Vesta Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė

A study of the distribution, impact and reduction of the abundance of Amur sleeper and round goby in Lithuania (GRUNDALAI)Project leader: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Assessment and forecast of the impact of cormorants on the structure and resources of fish populations in the Curonian Lagoon (KORMOD)Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Intestinal microbiota of roach (Rutilus rutilus) and its change under the impact of river pollutionProject leader: Dr. Vesta Skrodenytė-Arbačiauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Dependence of adaptation of salmon and sea trout subpopulations on genotype under local conditionsProject leader: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Hydrogeological modelling and analysis of the reconstruction and conversion of the NPP bituminous radioactive waste storage facility into a landfillProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika
Division: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
Contracted by: Lithuanian Energy Institute

Radionuclides of artificial origin in the groundwater of the Ignalina NPP spent nuclear fuel (B1) and other radioactive waste management complex (B34) siteProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika
Division: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
Contracted by: UAB Geotestus

Dating of archeological samples by radiocarbon (14C) methodProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika
Division: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda University

Environmental isotopes in groundwaterProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika
Division: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
Contracted by: UAB Geotestus

The impact of hydrogeological factors on the solubility and adsorption of radionuclides in the environment of a radioactive waste repositoryProject leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Jonas Mažeika
Project leader: Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. V. Vaitkevičienė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Climate change in peatlands: Holocene record, recent trends and related impacts on biodiversity and sequestered carbon (CLIMPEAT)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika
Division: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Dispersion of hazardous substances, pathogens and other stressors in a changing environment: environmental risk assessment and remediation (POLLUTION)Chief Executive: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika

Identification of tritium in soil samplesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Mažeika
Division: Laboratory of Nuclear Geophysics and Radioecology
Contracted by: Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre

Monitoring of the impact on environmental quality (in marine and coastal zones) within the programme for environmental monitoring of AB ORLEN Lietuva Būtingė Oil Terminal in 2021–2025Project leader: Doc. Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: AB ORLEN Lietuva

Environmental monitoring of Klaipėda State Seaport in 2019-2020Project leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Preparation of the coastal management programme for the recreational zone of the continental area of the seacoast of Klaipėda City MunicipalityProject leader: Dr. Gintautas Žilinskas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Klaipėda City Municipality Administration

Investigation of chemical composition of samplesProject leader: Dr. Ričardas Taraškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: UAB DGE Baltic Soil and Environment

Search and assessment of chemical weapons and determination of arsenic concentration in water and bottom sediment samples taken in the Baltic Sea areas with dumped chemical weapons and intercalibration and optimization of arsenic measurement methodsProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Supervision over preparation and implementation of the coastal management programme in the territory of Palanga city municipalityProject leader: Dr. Gintautas Žilinskas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Palanga City Municipality

Investigation of contamination f bottom sediments of Klaipėda State Seaport aquatic areaProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Peculiarities of the entry and circulation of sediment and pollution substances in the Klaipėda State Seaport aquatic areaProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Preparation of the coastal management programme in the territory of Palanga city municipality, between Birutė Hill and the rescue station, and in other problem areas and services of supervision of its implementationProject leader: Dr. Gintautas Žilinskas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Palanga City Municipality

Investigation of contamination f bottom sediments of Klaipėda State Seaport aquatic areaProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Optimisation of the management of excavated soil in the aquatic area of Klaipėda State SeaportProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Klaipėda University

Determination of petrographic-mineralogical composition of one sand raw material sample from Kantvainiai quarryProject leader: Dr. Gintautas Žilinskas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: UAB Lemminkainen Lietuva

Klaipėda FEZ geochemical investigation by collecting soil and bottom sediment samplesProject leader: Dr. Ričardas Taraškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Coastal Research and Planning Institute of Klaipėda University

Geochemical assessment of bottom sediments of Šventoji State Seaport and seacoast investigationsProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Energy Institute

Services of assessment of the state of the coasts of the Curonian Lagoon and preparation of the programme for the management of the coasts of the Curonian LagoonProject leader: Dr. Gintautas Žilinskas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Implementation of the environmental monitoring programme of Klaipėda State Seaport in the 2nd quarter of 2021Project leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Morphological and lithological anomalies on the shore of the spitProject leader: Dr. Gintautas Žilinskas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Pan-European infrastructure for management of marine and ocean geological and geophysical data (GEO-SEAS)Project leader: Dr. Leonora Živilė Gelumbauskaitė
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Source of funding: European Commission/7th Framework Programme

European marine observation and data network (EMODnet)Project leader: Dr. Leonora Živilė Gelumbauskaitė
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Source of funding: European Commission/7th Framework Programme

Development of technologies and environmental research in the Lithuanian maritime sectorProject leader: Dr. Kęstutis Jokšas
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Vakarų Lietuvos kristalinių uolienų metamorfizmo parametrų modeliavimasProjekto vadovai: dr. Gražina Skridlaitė

Conceptual study of CO2 injection in Vilkyciai oil field aimed at application for exploiting the residual oil zoneProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Saulius Šliaupa
Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Contracted by: University of Zagreb

Novel productivity enhancement concept for a sustainable utilization of a geothermal resource (SURE)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Saulius Šliaupa
Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Source of funding: European Commission

Prospects of unconventional shale gas of Ordovician and Silurian sedimentary basins of Lithuania and BelarusProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Saulius Šliaupa
Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Pan-European coordination action on CO2 Geological Storage (CGS Europe)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Saulius Šliaupa
Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Source of funding: European Union/7th Framework Programme

Geo-environment and its resources in conditions of climate change and anthropogenic pressureProjekto vadovai: prof. habil. dr. Saulius Šliaupa

Reconstruction of Proterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic geological processesProject leader: Dr. Gražina Skridlaitė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. S. Radzevičius
Division: Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Precambrian rock areas and active tectonic boundaries around and near the Baltic SeaProject leader: Dr. Gražina Skridlaitė
Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Monitoring of gypsum chemical denudation in the karst region of northern LithuaniaProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Monitoring of gypsum chemical denudation in the karst region of northern LithuaniaProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Hydrometeorological investigations of Rėkyva peat deposit and analysis of the impact on deposit environmentProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: UAB Rėkyva

Climate change and anthropogenic impact on the Nemunas floods down the Neris mouth and flood areas of this segment (from the Nevėžis to the Klevinė mouth) according to runoff measurements and HEC-RAS modelProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: UAB GB Projektai

Analysis of changes in the hydrographical network of Beržės streamProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: UAB RetroPlast

Hydrometeorological investigation of the Rėkyva peat deposit and analysis of the impact on deposit environment in 2018Project leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: UAB Rėkyva

Investigations of the impact of extensive farming on the ground and surface water systems of the karst region of north LithuaniaProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: VšĮ Tatulos Programa

Hydrometeorological investigation of the Rėkyva peat deposit and analysis of the impact on deposit environmentProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Rėkyva

Hydrometeorological investigation of the Rėkyva peat deposit and analysis of the impact on deposit environmentProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Rėkyva

Monitoring of gypsum chemical denudation in the karst region of northern LithuaniaProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Preparation of the technical project for the management of Ilgasalė Island of Baluošas Lake and conducting research on abiotic environmentProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Aukštaitija National Park and Labanoras Regional Park Authority

Testing of the leaching of chemical elements from cement waste matrixProject leader: Dr. Reimundas Paunksnis
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: State Enterprise Radioactive Waste Management Agency

Hydrometeorological investigation of the Rėkyva peat deposit and analysis of the impact on deposit environmentProject leader: Doc. Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Rėkyva

Investigation of petrographic composition of rubble fr. 4/16, gravel fr. 0/16 and sand fr. 0/4 samplesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Šilinė

Investigation of petrographic composition of concrete aggregates fr. 0/2, 0/4, 2/8, 4/16 mmProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Reston Construction

Investigation of petrographic composition of sand fr. 0/4 mm sample and pebbles fr. 5/16 mm sampleProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Skaisgirio Skalda

Investigation of petrographic composition of gravel from Poškai depositProject leader: Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Poškų karjeras

Smilgių telkinio fr. 0/4 mm ir žvirgždo skaldos fr. 8/16 mm mėginių petrografinės sudėties tyrimasProject leader: Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Ukmergės gelžbetonis

Investigation of petrographic composition of gravel from Šventininkai depositProject leader: Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Šventininkų karjeras

Petrographic composition study of sand and pebble samples from the Gelžiniai sand-gravel quarryProject leader: Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Karjerų projektai

Investigation of petrographic composition of quarry gravel fr. 0/32Project leader: Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Simuva

Investigation of mineral-petrographic composition of natural sand and gravel mixture samples from Trakai I and Margis quarriesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Žvyro Karjerai

Dynamic changes in the Vilnia River segment in the Pavilniai Regional Park and the factors conditioning such changesProject leader: Dr. Regina Morkūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: Directorate of the Pavilniai and Verkiai Regional Park

Investigation of petrographic composition of gravel raw material of Pašiliai and Bajorai depositsProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Eurovia Lietuva

Granulometric analysis of 7 soil samplesProject leader: Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Institute of History

Investigation of petrographic composition of two raw material samples from Miškiniai depositProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Miškinių Karjerai

Determination of mineral-petrographic composition of sand and gravel of Rūsteikiai depositProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Keljeras

Petrographic study of three igneous rock samplesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Kauno Tiltai

Petrographic study of two igneous rock samplesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Papiškių Karjeras

Bogušiškių telkinio smėlio mėginio mineralinės-petrografinės sudėties tyrimasProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Alkesta

Macrobotanical (plant macroremains) analysis of samples of cultural layers found during archaeological research in the Sapiegos residence park (Antakalnio St. 17, Vilnius) and Trakų Vokė manor homestead park (Žalioji Sq. 2A, Vilnius)Project leader: Dr. Dalia Kiselienė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Teisinga Orbita

Investigation of petrographic composition of sand-gravel mixture from Miškiniai quarryProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Miškinių karjeras

Investigation of mineral-petrographic composition of raw material from Papiškiai gravel depositProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Papiškių Karjeras

Determination of petrographic composition of raw material of the gravel deposit located in Salupiai village, Dumsiai sub-municipality, Jonava district and operated by UAB Kauno KeliaiProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Kauno Keliai

Investigation of petrographic composition of crushed dolomite samples fr. 5/8, 8/11, 11/16 from Krivaičiai dolomite quarryProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Skalduvos Gamyba

Investigations of mineral-petrographic composition of mineral mixture fr. 0/2 from Baltromiškės gravel depositProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Kauno Tiltai

Petrographic analysis of crushed gravel fr. 8/16 produced in Beržutė quarryProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Ukmergės Gelžbetonis

Kvesų ir Rizgonių telkinių žvyro žaliavos petrografinės sudėties nustatymasProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Rizgonys

Dynamics of short-term palaeoecosystem changes during the Postglacial: trends and evolutionary forecastsProject leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Rasa Binkienė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

The impact of solar radiation cycles and oceanic events on vegetation dynamics in the Postglacial PeriodProject leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Postdoctoral fellow: Dr. Andrej Spiridonov
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction and studies of climate dynamics: spatial and chronological contextProject leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Chronology of Lithuanian Quaternary paleoclimatic events and interregional correlationProject leader: Dr. Vaida Šeirienė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

ES0907 Integrating ice core, marine and terrestrial records (60,000 to 8,000 years ago)Management Committee member: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: COST

Geological correlation and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions of the Pleistocene of cross-border area of Belarus and LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Vaida Šeirienė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Palaeovegetation expansion in the context of ecosystem dynamics in the Eastern Baltic region during the Post-Glacial Period (PALEOAUGALIJA)Project leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The impact of anthropogenic factors on the development of invasive species in the context of Holocene paleoecosystem development (PALEOANTROPOINVAZIJOS)Project leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Plant growth regulators as the means that increase the tolerance of plants to temperature stressProject leaders: Dr. Jurga Jankauskienė (Lithuania) and Dr. D. Todorova (Bulgaria)
Research division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: The Lithuanian Academy Of Sciences and The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Improvement (restoration) of oil structure and quality by using microorganisms. Mitigation of nitrogen compound emissions for maintaining plant productivity by using new generation trace elementsProject leader: Dr. Virgilija Gavelienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Contracted by: Chamber of Agriculture of Lithuania

Assessment of the ability of synthetic auxin-like compounds to neutralise herbicide-induced stress in plantsProject leaders: Dr. Jurga Jankauskienė (Lithuania) and Dr. D. Todorova (Bulgaria)
Research division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: The Lithuanian Academy Of Sciences and The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Cyclicity, dynamics and change models of Quaternary warm-year palaeoenvironmental changes (CIKLAS) Project leader: Dr. Habil. Valentinas Baltrūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Response and plasticity of different tree species and developing forest communities under the impact of climate change and other stressors (MIŠKOEKOKAITA)Project leader: Dr. Jurga Jankauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Title of the National Research Programme: Sustainability of Agro-, Forest and Water Ecosystems
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Characterization of potential phytoplasma pathogenesis factors – phospholipasesProject leader: Dr. Rasa Jomantienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Molecular identification of conifer pathogens in the UNESCO-protected Curonian SpitProject leader: Dr. Deividas Valiūnas
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Establishment and diversity of a newly emerging cereal pathogen in the agroecosystem under the influence of changing climate and farming practicesProject leader: Dr. Algirdas Ivanauskas
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Contracted by: LAMMC Žemdirbystės institutas / Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Identification of the virus causing beet rhizomania and other viral isolates spreading through soil in Lithuania and Ukraine and comparative molecular characteristics of genomeProject leader: Dr. Juozas Staniulis
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Determination of the main paleoenvironmental conditions of the Quaternary warm periods and the cyclicity of their change (KVARTERAS)Project leader: Dr. Habil. Valentinas Baltrūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

New polymers and their composites from local renewable raw materialsProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Bridžiuvienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Assessment of microbiological state of technical water of oil wells and selection of biocidal measuresProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB Minijos nafta

Assessment of mycological state of manufacturing premises and search for biocidal measures against dominant microorganismsProject leader: Dr. Algimantas Paškevičius
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Contracted by: UAB DS Smith Packaging Lithuania

Potencialių vietų Lietuvos vietinių bičių išsaugojimui paieškaProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Lietuvos vietinių bičių populiacijai būdingų branduolio intronų haplotipų nustatymasProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Molecular diagnostics and epidemiology of neglected avian blood parasitesProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Assessment of effectiveness of measures ensuring safe interaction between wild animals and road users installed on highways of national importance and proposals for their improvementProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Control of measures implemented under the project “Implementation of measures for the protection of rare species and regulation of abundance of invasive species”Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Preparation of documents for the regulation of abundance of invasive species (animals)Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

A colony of Great Cormorants in a forest ecosystem – effects of hypertrophication and rates of dynamics (KOREKO)Project leader: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Mechanisms of hemoproteosis transmission in birdsProject leader: Dr. Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Karvelio keršulio perėjimo ekologijos ir populiacijos genetinės struktūros tyrimai rytų Baltijos regioneProjekto vadovas: dr. Saulius Švažas

Tarptautinės svarbos migruojančių ančių populiacijų tyrimai Nemuno deltojeProjekto vadovas: dr. Saulius Švažas

Migruojantys vandens paukščiai ir paukščių gripas LietuvojeProjekto vadovas: dr. Saulius Švažas

New to science species of endobiotic organisms, which mine economically important food plants: research project attracting research partners from the United States and other foreign countriesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Rimantas Stonis
Division: Laboratory of Entomology

Priority research science programme: Taxonomy of organisms of strategic ecoregions and biomes (in the context of the global biodiversity crisis and the mission of the Baltic-American Biotaxonomy Institute)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Jonas Rimantas Stonis

Establishment of the Joint Nature Research Centre (JNRC)Project leader: Dr. (HP) Dalius Butkauskas
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Nature Research Centre’s institutional, scientists and researchers capacity buildinProject leader: Aistė Jankauskaitė
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Publishing of periodical scientific publications and its coordinationProject leader: Prof. Dr. Albertas Bitinas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Open access to science and researchProject leader: Dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

Development of the Marine Valley nucleus and renewal of study infrastructureProject leader: Silvija Šerpenskienė
Source of funding: European Union structural funds

CA15223 Modifying plants to produce interfering RNAManagement Committee member: Dr. Donatas Šneideris
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: COST

CA15219 Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems in EuropeManagement Committee member: Dr. Sigitas Šulčius
Division: Laboratory of Algology and Microbial Ecology
Source of funding: COST

FP1206 European mixed forests. Integrating scientific knowledge in sustainable forest managementManagement Committee member: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

Monitoring of biodiversity of viral pathogens of ornamental plants in Ukraine and LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Marija Samuitienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Searching for biomarkers for the detection of harmful substances in grains and their products for quality and safety control (MIKOTOX)Project leader: Dr. Rita Butkienė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Phylogenetic analysis and selection of antimicrobially active lactic acid bacteria for sourdough production (PIENRUGBANKT)Project leader: Dr. Jūratė Repečkienė
Division: Laboratory of Biodeterioration Research
Title of the National Research Programme: Healthy and Safe Food
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Detection of alien pathogens of bees Apis mellifera and patterns of their distribution in Lithuania (VIRUSAI)Project leader: Dr. Sandra Radžiutė
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Internal factors of invasiveness of seed-borne alien plant species (INVAZYVUMO VEIKSNIAI)Project leader: Dr. Habil. Nijolė Anisimovienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Structure of small mammal parasite communities and intestinal microbiota and their regulationProject leader: Dr. Asta Križanauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Environmental genotoxicity studies in the areas of chemical weapons dumped in the Baltic SeaProject leader: Dr. Habil. Janina Baršienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Determination of sedimentation conditions of glacigenic formations formed during the deglaciation processProject leader: Dr. Habil. Valentinas Baltrūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Gravity effects on plant responses to ultraviolet-A and blue lightProject leader: Dr. Danguolė Raklevičienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

The peculiarities of the development of Vilnius city in the context of the east Lithuanian problematic regionProject leader: Dr. Donatas Burneika
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Environmental geno-cytotoxicity studies in the Atlantic-North Sea-Baltic Sea marine hydrosystemProject leader: Dr. Janina Baršienė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Assessment of the species composition and ecological status of fish according to fish-based indices in Lake Mažasis GulbinasProject leader: Dr. Justas Dainys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: MB Scientia Practika

Services of assessment of the impact of water level fluctuations on fish and water bird populations in Kaunas HPP reservoirProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: UAB Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba

Investigations of groundwater quality and safety of the watering place at Ausieniškių village for the year 2018Project leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Vievio Paukštynas

Magnetic susceptibility measurementsProject leader: Dr. Valentas Katinas
Division: Laboratory of Bedrock Geology
Contracted by: Lithuanian Institute of History

Analysis of the trace element lithium in water samplesProject leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Groundwater monitoring in the sewage sludge storage site in Zapyškis sub-municipalityProject leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: UAB Kauno Vandenys

Implementation of measures for the protection of rare species and regulation of the abundance of invasive speciesProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Kaunas city groundwater quality researchProject leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Kaunas City Municipality Administration

Identification of the absolute age of sediments and preparation of sediment samples for palynological studiesProject leader: Dr. Vaida Šeirienė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Determination of quartz content in three sand samples, fr. 0/4 mm, used by AB DolomitasProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: AB Dolomitas

Services of assessment of the impact of water level fluctuations on fish and water bird populations in Kaunas HPP reservoirProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: AB Lietuvos Energijos Gamyba

Determination of petrographic composition of one crushed stone sample, fr. 4/16 mm, produced by UAB Zarasų STProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Zarasų ST

Determination of petrographic composition of one crushed stone sample, fr. 8/11Project leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Eurovia Lietuva

Genesis of shale geological formations and hydrocarbon production: impact on environment and human healthProject leader: Prof. Dr. Habil. Algimantas Grigelis
Division: Laboratory of Geoenvironmental Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

Determination of mineral-petrographic composition of sieved gravel sample, fr. 0/32, from Smukučiai quarryProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Jurbarko Karjerai

Observations of the intensity of smelt spawning migration, fish spring and autumnal migrations in the Klaipėda State Seaport aquatic area and intensity of fish spring and autumnal migrations in the Šventoji State Seaport aquatic area during dredging activities in 2013Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: Klaipėda State Seaport Authority

Investigations of the quality and safety of underground water and soil in AB Vievio Pakuštynas fields fertilised with manureProject leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Vievio Paukštynas

Investigations of groundwater quality and safety of the watering place at Ausieniškių village for 2013Project leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Vievio Paukštynas

Determination of mineral-petrographic composition of crushed dolomite sample, fr. 5/16, from Skaistgiris dolomite quarry and gravel sample, fr. 0/4, from Martyniškiai gravel depositProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Skaisgirio Sklada

Paleobotanical investigationsProject leader: Dr. Miglė Stančikaitė
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: Vilnius University

Investigations of groundwater quality and safety of the watering place at Ausieniškių village for 2012Project leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: AB Vievio Paukštynas

Services of environmental monitoring of 2 operating and 13 reclaimed landfillsProject leader: Dr. Arūnas Jurevičius
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: UAB Grota

Determination of mineral-petrographic composition of crushed granite powder and three crushed granite samplesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Rizgonys

Determination of mineral-petrographic composition of one sample of railway ballast mineral materialProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Lithos

Petrographic analysis of one raw gravel sample (2-11 mm fraction)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: AB Kauno Tiltai

Determination of petrographic composition of three sand-gravel raw material samplesProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: P. Račkauskas' Sole Proprietorship Agrotech

Petrographic analysis of one sample of crushed crystalline rockProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Žemaitijos Granitas

Analysis of petrographic-mineralogical composition of 12 (twelve) fractionated crushed stone samples of carbonate rocksProject leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Skalduvos Gamyba

Petrographic-mineralogical analysis of two raw material samples (sand and gravel)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Quaternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Rizgonys

Petrographic and mineralogical analysis of three raw material samples (sand and gravel)Project leader: Prof. Dr. Petras Šinkūnas
Division: Laboratory of Queternary Research
Contracted by: UAB Pagirių Nesta

Monitoring of protected habitats and species in the wetland section between the Rėkyva peatland and the lakeProject leader: Dr. Dalytė Matulevičiūtė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: AB Rėkyva

Preparation of wolf population management planProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of the states of animal species of European Community importance (lynx, bats, amphibians) for the protection of which territories should be establishedProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: Environmental Protection Agency

Genetic analysis of 230 phytophage samples by molecular methodsProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Institute of Agriculture of Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Assessment of common vole (Microtus arvalis) distribution in commercial gardens and berry fields for registration of plant protection productsProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. (HP) Linas Balčiauskas
Division: Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Consumption of insect fed, its impact on growth, productivity and disease resistanceProject leader: Prof. Dr. (HP) Sigitas Podėnas
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: UAB Nirlita

Planktono bendrijų atsakas į GONYostomum semen įsikūrimą ir kitus biotinius, abiotinius veiksnius (BEGONY)

Investigation of the impact of proline and γ-aminobutyric acid on plant tolerance to water deficitProject leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

FP1305 Linking belowground biodiversity and ecosystem function in European forestsManagement Committee member: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

FA0906 UV-B radiation: a specific regulator of plant growth and food quolity an changing climateManagement Committee member: Dr. Regina Vyšniauskienė
Division: Laboratory of Molecular Ecology
Source of funding: COST

FP0601 Forest management and the water cycleManagement Committee member: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

CA19144 European venom networkManagement Committee member: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: COST

CA18201 An integrated approach to conservation of threatened plants for the 21st centuryManagement Committee member: Dr. Valerijus Rašomavičius
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Source of funding: COST

CA18102 The European aquatic animal tracking networkManagement Committee member: Dr. Saulius Stakėnas
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Source of funding: COST

CA17122 Increasing understanding of alien species through citizen scienceManagement Committee member: Dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: COST

CA17128 Establishment of a pan-European network on the sustainable valorization of ligninManagement Committee member: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

CA16107 Integrating science on Xanthomonadaceae for integrated plant disease management in EuropeManagement Committee member: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

CA20132 Urban tree guard – safeguarding European urban trees and forests through improved biosecurityProject leader: Dr. Daiva Burokienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Pathology
Source of funding: COST

Formation of potential hotbeds of the spread of alien insect species and possibilities of spread in LithuaniaProject leader: Dr. Povilas Ivinskis
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Application of GIS for the assessment of alien crayfish invasions, biological control, protection of native crayfishProject leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Distribution, biological features and genetic diversity of alien stinging wasps in LithuaniaProject leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eduardas Budrys
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Title of the National Research Programme: Ecosystems in Lithuania: Climate Change and Human Impact
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Forgotten diversity in Lithuania: mushrooms and lichens – from cultural concept to data systems (ETNOMIKO)Project leader: Dr. Reda Iršėnaitė
Division: Laboratory of Mycology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Šepeta. Marsh vegetation in the context of historical research and landscape changes (ŠEPETA)Project leader: Dr. Ilona Jukonienė
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Reviving fish parasitology in Lithuania: assessing the current helminth diversity in fish and the impact of non-native fish in Lithuanian freshwatersProject leader: Dr. Olena Kudlai
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Risk assessment of tire fires and micro/nano-particles in the aquatic environmentProject leader: Dr. Tomas Makaras
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Monitoring of changes in the population of blackflies in a segment of the Nemunas RiverProject leader: Dr. Rasa Bernotienė
Division: Laboratory of Entomology
Contracted by: Druskininkai Municipality Administration