Phytoplankton and zooplankton community structure and change in characteristic mesotrophic lakes of Lithuania ; Planktono dumblių ir vėžiagyvių bendrijų struktūra ir kaita charakteringuose mezotrofiniuose Lietuvos ežeruose

INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY OF NATURE RESEARCH CENTRE VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Daiva Kalytytė PHYTOPLANKTON AND ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTIC MESOTROPHIC LAKES OF LITHUANIA Summary of doctoral dissertation Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences (03B) Vilnius, 2010 Dissertation research was carried out at the Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre in 2004-2010 Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr Kęstutis Arbačiauskas (Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences – 03B) The defence of the dissertation is held at the Vilnius University Ecology and Environmental Research Council: Chairman: Dr Nijolė Kazlauskienė (Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences – 03B) Members: Habil. Dr Janina Šyvokienė (Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences – 03B) Dr Ričardas Paškauskas (Institute of Botany of Nature Research Centre, Biomedical Sciences, Ecology and Environmental Sciences – 03B) Assoc. Prof. Dr Virginijus Sruoga (Vilnius Pedagogical University, Biomedical Sciences, Zoology – 05 B) Assoc. Prof.