Determinarea schimbărilor mediului acvatic, evaluarea migrației şi impactului poluanților, stabilirea legităților funcționării hidrobiocenozelor şi prevenirea consecinţelor nefaste asupra ecosistemelor (abordări, oportunități, realizări)

This article reflects on the main issues addressed in the AQUABIO project in the context of international provisions for the prevention of the risk of pollution of aquatic ecosystems and the need to protect/restore aquatic biodiversity. The paper presents the applied innovative tools, project stages, applied research methods and equipment as well as the main results obtained during 2020, including changes taking place in the ecosystems of the Dniester and Prut rivers under the influence of anthropogenic (water capture, dams, exploitation of rivers for energy purposes) and natural factors (meteorological conditions), which put at risk the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and their capacity for self-purification.