Conference schedule

Program at a glance

Full conference schedule

List of posters

1. Adamus K, Fijałkowska M, Długosz-Lisiecka M, Ziułkiewicz M, Płóciennik M, Grabowska J, Halabowski D, Koszek W, Kwasiborska W, Iwiński M, Drozdalski P, Lipińska N, Wojeciechowski J, Jóźwiak P. Invertebrates as bioindicators of saline deep groundwater inflow to the hyporheic zone

2. Arcerytė V, Arbačiauskas K. Current state of glacial relict calanoid crustaceans in lakes of Lithuania

3. Berchi GM, Copilaș-Ciocianu D. Refugia within refugia: Dispersal, cryptic speciation and long-term survival of water crickets throughout the Balkan biodiversity hotspot – A project overview

4. Berlajolli V, Orqusha N, Dreshaj A, Behrami E, Płóciennik M. Morphological deformities of Prodiamesa olivacea (Meigein,1818) (Diptera: Chironomidae) in response to physicochemical conditions in the northern Drini i Bardhë River basin, Kosovo

5. Brodecki J. A diet of debris? Assessing microplastic pollution in invasive crayfish (Faxonius limosus) populations in urban catchments

6. Butrimavičienė L, Kalcienė V, Nalivaikienė R, Arbačiauskas K, Jokšas K, Rybakovas A. Responses of biochemical and cytogenetic biomarkers in Unio pictorum from the Nemunas River affected by contamination from the large-scale fire at the Alytus tire recycling plant

7. Butrimavičienė L, Rinkevičiūtė I, Rybakovas A. Pontogammarus robustoides as bioindicators for the assessment of environmental genotoxicity and cytotoxicity in Lithuanian lakes

8. Debeljak B, Knehtl M. Validation of standards for physico-chemical supporting elements using benthic invertebrate-based indices to assess ecological status in rivers

9. Đuknić J, Popović N, Ilić M, Paunović M, Čanak Atlagić J, Tubić B. Macroinvertebrate community composition in the intermittent river Crna Reka and its main tributaries

10. Jura W. Legal “Grey zones” in freshwater invertebrate protection in Central Europe

11. Katz A, Hershkovitz Y. Ten years of national stream biomonitoring in Israel: Macroinvertebrate-based assessment of ecological condition

12. Kaupinis A, Višinskienė G, Rakauskas V, Virbickas T. From riffles to dredged material deposits: Ecosystem transformation in the Nemunas River

13. Laták M, Farkas A, Móra M. Uncovering chironomid diversity in the Hungarian Danube using pupal exuviae

14. Mikl L, Barešová L, Janovská H, Kodeš V. Impact of intensive agriculture on macroinvertebrate communities: A long-term assessment (1997–2024)

15. Mocholi Soriano V, Dikaitė G, Šidagytė-Copilas E, Copilaș-Ciocianu D. Life history comparison between invasive Ponto-Caspian amphipods inhabiting contrasting habitats

16. Ntislidou C, Bozatzidou M, Lazaridou M, Bobori D. Littoral macroinvertebrate communities in Greek lakes: Spatial and temporal patterns along environmental gradients

17. Orla L, Skujienė G. Freshwater gastropods of Lithuania: A literature-based overview of species diversity and distribution

18. Paidere J, Brakovska A, Savicka M, Pučkins A, Osipovs S. Energy reserves variability of Gammarus varsoviensis in the course of the Daugava River, Latvia

19. Pangereyev B, Adyrbekova K, Assylbekova S, Ormanova G, Copilaș-Ciocianu D. DNA barcoding of epigean amphipods in Central Asia reveals cryptic montane diversity, cross-steppe postglacial dispersal and range expansion of invasive species

20. Papatheodoulou A, Vasquez MI, Pavlou C, Drakou K, Móra A, Pernecker B, Čiamporová-Zaťovičová Z, Čiampor F, Kovács Z, Macher J-N, Berchi GM, Rewicz T, Csabai Z. Building the first DNA barcode reference library for freshwater invertebrates of Cyprus

21. Petrocheilou D, Ntislidou C, Lazaridou M, Bobori D. Endemic freshwater gastropods of Greece: An IUCN Red List perspective for extinction risk and conservation priorities

22. Podwysocki K, Copilaş-Ciocianu D, Arbačiauskas K. Armoured invaders: Exoskeleton traits as drivers of predation resistance and competitive dominance of non-native amphipods

23. Popović P, Tubić B, Raković M, Andjus S, Boda P, Szekeres J, Paunović M, Đuknić J. Chironomidae diversity along the Tisza River (Hungary–Serbia)

24. Savickaitė I, Baker NJ, Rakauskas V. Do monkey gobies alter macroinvertebrate communities within Lithuanian freshwater ecosystems?

25. Šidagytė-Copilas E, Barisevičiūtė R, Rakauskas V. Taxonomic sufficiency in the isotopic niche approach of lake macroinvertebrate assemblages: The effects of taxonomic resolution

26. Šidagytė-Copilas E, Osadčaja D, Virbickas T. Multimetric macroinvertebrate index for assessing the hydromorphological status of Lithuanian rivers

27. Skříšovská E, de Donnová S, Sychra J, Bojková J. Restoration of an urban river in the Czech Republic: The impact of construction works on river biota and the environment

28. Szeles J, Gál R, Szemán K, Hugyecz M, Bátori G, Tóth M, Vági B, Marton A, Lengyel S. „So it begins…” – Integrated terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity monitoring along an urbanization gradient in Debrecen, Hungary

29. Tubić B, Popović N, Đuknić J, Marinković N, Atanacković A, Zorić K, Anđus S, Tomović J, Raković M, Paunović M. Indicative ecological status assessment along the Serbian stretch of the Danube River based on aquatic macroinvertebrates – JDS5

30. Tudose C, Giurginca A, Murgu C, Rîșnoveanu G. Effects of land use on riparian millipede communities in the middle basin of the Argeș River, Romania

31. Vallefuoco F, Dahms HTJ, Vanek M, Ricaldone D, Bottarin R. Linking microplastic contamination to biological uptake in Alpine rivers along anthropogenic gradients using benthic macroinvertebrates

32. Vaitonis G, Švedienė J, Raudonienė V, Paškevičius A. Diseases of crayfish caused by certain microscopic fungi

33. Višinskienė G, Arbačiauskas K, Ozoliņš D, Jēkabsone J, Piterāns U, Dzierkale MT. Atrichops crassipes (Diptera: Athericidae) in the Baltic ecoregion: First records from Latvia and northward range expansion

34. Výravský D, Straka M, Polášek M, Němejcová D. Using benthic macroinvertebrates to assess ecological status of intermittent streams

35. Wardziak N, Sulikowska-Drozd A. Changes in the malacofauna of the Grabia River over the last 60 years

36. Wasiak A, Płóciennik M, Krzyszkowski D, Malkiewicz M, Niska M, Wieczorek D, Sławska A, Wachecka-Kotkowska L. Chironomids of Pleistocene glacial-interglacial paleolakes (Szczerców mine, central Poland)

37. Xerxa B, Gashi A. Conservation status and spatial priorities of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in Kosovo’s freshwater ecosystems

38. Zając K, Mioduchowska M, Zając T. Diversity and seasonal dynamics of ciliates (Ciliophora) in the mantle cavity of the endangered Unio crassus species complex (Bivalvia: Unionidae)