In July 2026, field research was carried out as part of the project ‘Bioindicators and anthropogenic pressures in the water systems of the Mura-Drava-Danube Biosphere Reserve’ (AQUA-BIOPRESS). The condition of water bodies and the dynamics of periphyton and plankton communities were monitored. Samples were also collected for further ex situ research to evaluate how polluting compounds impact affect planktonic organisms. Mgr. ing. Bogumił Łosiewicz (Doctoral School of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences; Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences) and students from the Department of Biology took part in the research as part of their professional practice and diploma thesis preparation. The project was funded by the European Union under the Next Generation EU programme.
