Diana Osadčaja

Broad-scale evaluations of biodiversity change need reference comparisons

Assessments of broad-scale biodiversity change commonly aggregate communities that differ in their initial impacts and their total degree of change (differing “impact trajectories”). Biodiversity responses may depend on the impact trajectory of a given community; thus, not contro...

Standardizing freshwater macroinvertebrate taxonomy: a Lithuanian operational taxa list for ecological quality assessments and biodiversity research

Taxonomic discrepancies pose a significant barrier to national data synthesis and accurate biomonitoring reporting. We compiled a standardized operational taxa list of freshwater macroinvertebrates known to occur in Lithuania, with the goal of improving comparability and ecologic...