Bioindicators and changes in the environment

With the aim of timely registration of changes in ecosystems, we direct part of the research towards a group of insect pollinators, hoverflies, which have proven to be very good bioindicators. Their presence and abundance can indicate the levels of disturbance in the ecosystem. Through field expeditions we obtain information on species diversity and distribution. Through the usage of modern technologies, such as drones equipped with different cameras, we obtain information on different parameters related to quality and changes in habitats.

By combining data on species distribution and those on habitat changes, by using species distribution modeling, analyses of functional composition of communities and spatial analyses, we can estimate how global warming affects the distribution of species and at what level anthropogenic pressures affect the functionality of an ecosystem.

Set of recommended practices based on these researches can have a positive effect not only on the preservation of ecosystems, but also lead to an increase in yields through the increase in the number of different pollinators in agricultural crops.