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The book „Ichthyofauna of the Dniester River (within the territorial limits of the Republic of Moldova)”, authored by Bulat Dumitru, Șaptefrați Nicolae, Bulat Denis and Dadu Ana, presents the results of scientific research and multiyear ichthyological observations in the macro-ecosystem of the Dniester River under the conditions of increasing anthropogenic factors. It was found that the fish fauna is largely influenced by habitat fragmentation due to dam construction, riverbed embankment and drainage of ponds, gravel and sand extraction, irreversible water usage in various economic activities...

Earth's biodiversity, formed over millions of years, is one of humanity's greatest treasures. Among the most numerous, from all the animal kingdom on Earth, stand out the invertebrates which, constituting over 80% of the total number of described species, are present in all types of habitats and on all continents. Nowadays, more than 2 million of species are known in the world fauna and about 15 thousand species are known to be present on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, the collembola and some orders of insects, especially Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera, Odonata, some families...

On April 26, 2024 the Institute of Zoology hosted 26 students of the Faculty of Biology and Geosciences of the Moldova State University, first year, undergraduate cycle (study programs Biology, Biology and Geography, Education Sciences, Molecular Biology and Ecology). During the visit, the students, who have just started their way in the fascinating universe of biological sciences, had the opportunity to be real scientific researchers for a day. They presented in the Meeting Hall of the Institute of Zoology their research projects, which were carried out during the second semester of the 2023...