Projects in Lithuania

Refugia within refugia: dispersal, cryptic speciation and long-term survival of water crickets throughout the Balkan biodiversity hotspot Project leader: Dr. Denis Copilaş-Ciocianu
Postdoctoral fellow: Gavril Marius Bechi
Division: Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology of Hydrobionts
Source of funding: Programme of investment actions of European Union funds

Effects of rare earth metals-based nanoparticles on aquatic organism: correlation between nanotoxicity and physico-chemical properties Project leader: dr. Živilė Jurgelėnė
Division: Laboratory of Ecotoxicology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Control of the germination of Sosnovsky’s hogweed seeds of biological origin Project leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: European Commission European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project and funds from the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania

Use of impact systems to increase plant resistance to drought and other unfavorable environmental factors, to restore vegetation and form crops Project leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Source of funding: European Commission’s European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project No. 22BV-KK-24-1-05907-PR001 and funds from the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania

The investigations of chemical denudation of gypsum in the karst region of Northern Lithuania (2025-2027 monitoring) Project leader: Dr. Julius Taminskas
Division: Laboratory of Climate and Water Research
Contracted by: Lithuanian Geological Survey under Ministry of Environment

Assessment of methods for the control and eradication of invasive plant species and the restoration of protected plant species populations in dune habitats Project leader: Dr. Zigmantas Gudžinskas
Division: Laboratory of Flora and Geobotany
Contracted by: Klaipeda University

Control of the germination of Sosnovsky’s hogweed seeds of biological origin Project leader: Dr. Sigita Jurkonienė
Division: Laboratory of Plant Physiology
Contracted by: Chamber of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Assessment of pikeperch population mortality in young age groups in the Curonian Lagoon Project leader: Dr. Linas Ložys
Division: Laboratory of Fish Ecology
Contracted by: National Paying Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania
Source of funding: Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania

Infochemicals for environment-friendly control of Rhagoletis fruit flies Project leader: Dr. Raimonas Mozūraitis
Division: Laboratory of Chemical and Behavioural Ecology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania

Experimental study of avian malaria co-infections in blood-sucking vectors Project leader: Dr. Rita Žiegytė
Division: P. B. Šivickis Laboratory of Parasitology
Source of funding: Research Council of Lithuania