National scientific research programs

Interspecific hybrids of orchard plants – a novel source of anthocyanins

Projects leader: habil. dr. Ona Nijolė Anisimovienė

Phylogenetic analysis of active lactic acid bacteria and selection for sourdough production

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Phylogenetic analysis of active lactic acid bacteria and selection for sourdough production

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Alien Gonyostomum – biological peculiarities, genetic diversity and adaptation in new areas

Projects leader: dr. Jūratė Kasperovičienė

The study of genomic changes and factors influencing the invasiveness of alien herbal plants

Projects leader: dr. Regina Vyšniauskienė

Agroecosystems microbiota under climate change: structure and concordance mechanisms

Projects leader: prof., dr. Elena Servienė

Implication of species and functional diversity for aquatic ecosystem services under increasing eutrophication and chemical pollution

Projects leader: prof. dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas

Detection of alien disease agents in bees, Apis mellifera, and regularities of their distribution in Lithuania

Projects leader: dr. Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė , dr. Sandra Radžiutė

Search of biomarkers for detection of hazardous substances in grains and their products for quality and safety control (MIKOTOX)

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Agroecosystems microbiota under climate change: structure and concordance mechanisms

Projects leader: prof., dr. Elena Servienė

Investigation of encapsulation of bacteriocins as biopreservatives

Projects leader: prof., dr. Elena Servienė

Studies of invasive freshwater mollusks and associated flukes communities using genetic markers

Projects leader: dr. Gražina Stanevičiūtė

Change of bioactive compounds in underutilised berry species depen­ding on genotype and environment

Projects leader: dr. Juozas Labokas

Impact of anthropogenic factors upon the expansion of invasive species in the context of Holocene paleoecosystem changes

Projects leader: dr. Miglė Stančikaitė

The impact of neophytic moss Campylopuss introflexus on the formation of peatland communities

Projects leader: dr. Ilona Jukonienė

Research on regularities of distribution, genetic diversity, adaptation and naturalization of invasive bird species

Projects leader: (HP) dr. Dalius Butkauskas

Evaluation and projections of the influence of cormorants on the structure and stocks of fish populations in the Curonian Lagoon

Projects leader: dr. Linas Ložys

Impact of alien crustacean invasions on food web structure in lakes

Projects leader: prof. dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas

Oxidative stress alterations in hydrophytes due to the leaf litter affected by the invasion of Acer negundo

Projects leader: dr. Levonas Manusadžianas

Investigation of genetic diversity and factors affecting spread of alien virus strains of stone fruit and vegetables in Lithuania

Projects leader: dr. Juozas Benediktas Staniulis

Evaluation of Nuclear Power Impact on Perch (perca fluviatilis) Population by Means of Genetic-based Analysis and Application of Fish Otholiths as Natural Recorders of Radiocontamination and Thermal Pollution

Projects leader: (HP) dr. Dalius Butkauskas

Dispersion, impact and abundance mitigation study of round goby and Chinese sleeper in Lithuania

Projects leader: dr. Saulius Stakėnas

Expansion of palaeovegetation in the context of the postglacial ecosystem dynamics in the eastern Baltic region

Projects leader: dr. Miglė Stančikaitė

Identification and regularities of spread of alien disease agents in bees Apis mellifera in Lithuania

Projects leader: dr. Sandra Radžiutė

Cyclicity, dynamics and models of palaeoenvironmental changes during Quaternary warm periods

Projects leader: habil. dr. Valentinas Baltrūnas

Colony of Great Cormorants in forest ecosystem – hypertrophication effect and rates of dynamics

Projects leader: dr. Jurga Motiejūnaitė

Adaptation of invasive species and their impact on aquatic ecosystems of different complexity

Projects leader: prof. dr. Kęstutis Arbačiauskas

Ecotoxicological consequences of boxelder maple invasion into coastal ecotones

Projects leader: dr. Levonas Manusadžianas

Response of plankton community to Gonyostomum semen establishment and other biotic and abiotic factors

Projects leader: dr. Jūratė Kasperovičienė