Caddisfly (Insecta, Trichoptera) diversity of Lithuania and impacts of environmental factors on their distribution and abundance ; Lietuvos apsiuvų (Insecta, Trichoptera) įvairovė ir aplinkos veiksnių įtaka jų paplitimui ir gausumui

INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY OF NATURE RESEARCH CENTRE VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Giedrė Višinskien ė CADDISFLY (INSECTA, TRICHOPTERA) DIVERSITY IN LITHUANIA AND IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE Summary of doctoral dissertation Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Science (03 B) Vilnius, 2010 The dissertation was prepared during 2003–2010 at the Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre External defense of the dissertation. Consultant Supervisor: Dr K ęstutis Arba čiauskas (Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences – 03 B) The defence of doctoral dissertation is held at the Vilnius University Ecology and Environmental Research Council: Chairman: Prof. Dr Sigitas Pod ėnas (Vilnius University, Biomedical Sciences, Zoology – 05 B) Members: Prof. Dr Habil. Sergej Olenin (Klaip ėda University, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Science – 03 B) Dr Habil. Janina Šyvokien ė (Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Science – 03 B) Doc. Dr Zita Gasi ūnait ė (Klaip ėda University, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Science – 03 B) Dr Tomas Virbickas (Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Science – 03 B) Opponents: Doc.