CONTENTS 1. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 1 2. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 2 3. PLENARY SPEAKERS 3 4. GENERAL INFORMATION 5 5. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME 9 6. LIST OF POSTERS 13 7. ABSTRACTS OF PLENARY LECTURES 18 8. ABSTRACTS OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS 23 9. ABSTRACTS OF POSTER PRESENTATIONS 83 10. NOTES 165 11. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS 170 12. INDEX 174 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE at the Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Hydrobiology University of Łódź: CHAIR: KAROLINA BĄCELA-SPYCHALSKA MARIA BRZOZOWSKA HEDVIG KRISZTA CSAPÓ PIOTR GADAWSKI KAMIL HUPAŁO ALEKSANDRA JABŁOŃSKA ALICJA KONOPACKA TOMASZ MAMOS TOMASZ REWICZ GRZEGORZ TOŃCZYK WERONIKA WRZESIŃSKA ANNA WYSOCKA (Department of Genetics, University of Gdańsk, Poland) Volunteers: Olga Antczak Jarek Brodecki Agata Chiżyńska Magda Florkowska Marta Gellert Aleksandra Góralczyk Ewa Janowska Agnieszka Mroczkowska Sylwia Pietrzak Angelika Radwańska Robert Sobczyk Sylwia Woźniak - 1 - SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: Chair: MICHAŁ GRABOWSKI (University of Łódź, Poland) ZOLTÁN CSABAI (University of Pécs, Hungary) FEDOR CIAMPOR (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia) FLORIAN LEESE (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) KĘSTUTIS ARBACIAUSKAS (Vilnius University, Lithuania) JAROSŁAW KOBAK (Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland) PETR PAŘIL (Masaryk University, Czech Republic) OANA TEODORA MOLDOVAN (Emil Racovitza Institute of Speleology, RAS, Romania) VITALIY SEMENCHENKO (National Academy of Sciences, Belarus) MOMIR PAUNOVIĆ (IBISS, University of Belgrade, Serbia) ANA PREVIŠIĆ (University of Zagreb, Croatia) LADISLAV HAMERLIK (Matthias Belius University, Slovakia) MAJA RAKOVIĆ (IBISS, University of Belgrade, Serbia) WOLFRAM GRAF (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria) LYUBOMIR KENDEROV (Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria) - 2 - PLENARY SPEAKERS Filipe Costa is a marine ecologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Minho, Portugal, since 2008, where he leads the research group on Molecular Ecology and Biodiversity of the Centre for Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA). Earlier he was a Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Guelph, Canada, and between 2006-2007 a Marie Curie Fellow at Bangor University, UK. Filipe’s main research interests dwell around the themes of molecular biodiversity and evolution, with a strong focus on the application of DNA barcodes to investigate marine life. He was the lead author of the proof-of-concept study on the application of DNA barcodes to crustaceans, and has worked extensively in the development of reference libraries of DNA barcodes for marine invertebrates from Europe, contributing to expose considerable hidden and cryptic diversity in diverse taxonomic groups, and to reveal unforeseen evolutionary paths. Recent research interests and activities concentrate on the development high-throughput monitoring tools through (e)DNA metabarcoding, with particular focus on estuarine and marine ecosystems, macro and meiobenthos, and zooplanktonic communitties. Filipe Costa serves as Portugal delegate in the International Barcode of Life (iBOL), and in the management committee of the European Cost Action DNAqua-Net. Jarosław Kobak is an associate professor in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, where he has worked since receiving his PhD in aquatic ecology in 2001. His early scientific interests concerned the behaviour and ecology of the zebra mussel, an invasive bivalve of worldwide importance, which was the topic of his habilitation thesis completed in 2010. His current research focuses on the behavioural ecology of aquatic invertebrates and biology of aquatic invasive species, especially those of Ponto-Caspian origin: dreissenid mussels, amphipod crustaceans and goby fishes. He conducts experimental studies on relationships between these organisms, their predator-prey interactions, habitat preferences, responses to biotic and abiotic environmental factors, behaviour and impact on native communities. He has been a leader or investigator in 13 research projects funded by national granting agencies in Poland and published over 60 scientific papers in international journals, mainly in the aforementioned areas, as well as two chapters in books on zebra mussel biology. Also, he has been a member of the executive board of the Association of Polish Malacologists since 2016. - 3 - Dr. Calum MacNeil is an independent consultant in aquatic ecology and the Deputy Editor- In-Chief (inland waters) of the journal ‘Management of Biological Invasions’, as well as associate editor on several other journals and an international referee for the research bodies of several different governments. He gained a BSc in biology from the University of Stirling, Scotland and a PhD on the ecosystem impacts of freshwater invasive amphipod ‘shrimps’ from The Queen’s University of Belfast, N. Ireland. He has over 20 year experience as a freshwater ecologist and published 70+ peer reviewed papers and 25+ government/consultant reports. He has worked on glacial salmon stream ecology in Alaska, on the water quality of New Zealand lakes (NIWA), macroinvertebrate community structure and trophic ecology in Scottish highland streams, the impacts of ‘killer shrimp’ amphipods in the Netherlands (as the winner of a LINKECOL award), the impacts of sewage on lake ecology of the largest expanse of freshwater in Western Europe – Lough Neagh, N. Ireland (INTERREG award) and the role of invasive macroinvertebrates and parasites on community ecology including fish diets and water quality monitoring in Irish and English rivers. He has also worked as a freshwater ecologist for the Environment Agency in the UK and recently as the Freshwater Biologist and Environmental Protection Officer for the Isle of Man Government, where he was in charge of river biological and chemical monitoring, sea bathing water quality monitoring, pollution investigations, government press releases (to BBC and others) and policy development (including post- BREXIT). Rachel Stubbington is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Sciences in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in the United Kingdom. She obtained a BSc (H) in Environmental Biology from NTU in 2006 before moving to Loughborough University, UK, to study for a PhD in river ecology under the supervision of Prof Paul J. Wood, graduating in 2011. Her research explores the ecohydrological dynamics temporary river ecosystems in temperate climates and focuses on macroinvertebrate community responses to flow variability including streambed drying. She leads the Community Ecology and Biomonitoring Working Group within the EU COST Action Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams and recently led a UK Research Council-funded project to produce a Natural Capital Synthesis Report characterizing the natural assets and ecosystem services of temporary rivers. Beyond academia, Rachel previously worked for the Environment Agency of England as a freshwater ecologist. She remains committed to ensuring the applied relevance of her research and is working closely with industry collaborators to develop novel biomonitoring approaches that use terrestrial biota to characterize the ecological quality of temporary rivers during dry phases. She has published 25 journal articles and 2 book chapters since 2008, including lead authorship of the Aquatic Invertebrates chapter in the 2017 book Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management. - 4 - GENERAL INFORMATION VENUE Our 3rd CESAMIR is hosted by the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź. Registration, all oral presentations as well as the Opening/Closing Ceremonies (Monday/Friday) will be held in the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection building D (#2 on the Map 1) (address: Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź). Welcome Reception, lunches and poster session will take place in the University of Łódź Training and Conference Centre (Centrum Szkoleniowo-Konferencyjne - CSK, #4 on the Map 1) (address: Kopcińskiego 16/18, 90-232 Łódź). Map 1 - 5 - DURING THE SYMPOSIUM Registration & information All participants, including speakers, must register at the information desk and will receive an official conference package, the invoice, a “Certificate of attendance” and a name badge. At the desk there will be also an opportunity to upload their presentation file. Opening hours of the registration and information desk: Sunday, 8 July: 15:00 – 20:00 Monday, 9 July: 08:30 – 19:00 Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 10,12,13 July: during coffee breaks Name badges Every attendee is asked to wear her/his official name badge visibly all time to enter the sessions, meals and social events. Lunches and coffee breaks The conference fee covers lunches at CSK and coffee breaks on all days with presentations (not on Wednesday). Having the lunch, please use the tickets provided during the registration. Accompanying persons Accompanying persons are also welcome on this meeting. Their registration package includes welcome reception (Sunday), Barbecue & Bonfire evening (Monday), Mid-Conference trip (with recreational kayaking on the Pilica River, lunch package included) (Wednesday), guided tour through Łódź Old Quarter (Thursday afternoon) and conference dinner (Thursday evening). SOCIAL EVENTS Welcome reception ALL participants are invited to attend on the Welcome Reception from 18:00 to 20:00 on Sunday, 8 July, at the University of Łódź Training and