Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology
The Laboratory carries out the fundamental, exploratory and applied scientific research in the field of aquatic and biological resources aimed at obtaining and applying new knowledge to environmental protection and rational nature management. The following investigations are implemented based on the system analysis method: - interdisciplinary (complex) studies of the spatial and temporal organization of aquatic ecosystems (biohydrocenoses) of rivers, reservoirs and lakes in North Asia, mainly the Ob River basin and the Ob-Irtysh interfluve; - study of biodiversity at the cytogenetic, species, biocenotic and ecosystem levels; biological indication of water quality and assessment of the ecological well-being of semi-aquatic water objects; - study of the formation and functioning (structural and functional organization) of aquatic ecosystems influenced by natural and anthropogenic factors; - study of seasonal and long-term dynamics of abiotic factors, taxonomic composition, structure, functioning, stability and evolution of aquatic ecosystems; - assessment of bioproductivity and analysis of a biotic balance of diverse ecosystems of flowing and standing waters. The development of recommendations on environmental monitoring, management of multipurpose use and conservation of water and biological resources of water bodies for the environmentally safe interaction of the society with water bodies is an important work of practical significance.
- Collection and accounting of the number (concentration) of various groups of aquatic organisms within their habitat, assessment of the functional role of these groups in ecosystems and modeling of ecosystems in order to predict their condition and management
- Ecological and geochemical assessment
