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Nineteen corresponding members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM) were elected at the General Assembly of ASM on 10 March 2023 and among them is professor Laurentia Ungureanu, doctor habilitate in biological sciences, director of the Institute of Zoology. Mrs. Laurentia Ungureanu, doctor habilitate in biological sciences at the speciality 166.01. Ecology (2011) and research professor at the speciality 166.01. Ecology (2013), currently holds the position of principal scientific researcher in the Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology of the Institute of Zoology (since 2012) and...

The book "Noctuids (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from the Republic of Moldova", author - Țugulea Cristina, includes the results of the faunal and ecological research of the butterflies of the Noctuidae family from the natural and anthropogenic ecosystems of the Republic of Moldova, carried out during the years 2012-2022. The faunal spectrum of noctuidae (Noctuidae) from the Republic of Moldova, which consists of 428 species, taxonomically classified into 169 genera and 17 subfamilies, was established for the first time. For the first time for the Republic of Moldova, the list of rare species from...

The book „Ichthyofauna of the Prut River (within the territorial limits of the Republic of Moldova) ”, authors – Bulat Denis, Şaptefrați Nicolae, Usatăi Marin, Bulat Dumitru, presents the results of scientific research and ichthyological observations in the macroecosystem of the Prut River under the conditions of the intensification of the anthropogenic factor. It was found that the ichthyofauna of the Prut river ecosystems is to the greatest extent influenced by habitat fragmentation, overfishing, biocontamination with alien species and the effect of climate changes. From the point of view of...