Understanding the genetic structure of eel populations worldwide is crucial for conservation efforts. There is a crucial need for identifying genetic patterns of restocking recourse to detect and prevent potential threats for natural eel populations in advance. Regular restocking of eels into waterbodies where migration is restricted both into and out of these areas leads to a decrease in genetic diversity within the global eel population. Consequently, the gene pool of these individuals may be lost irreversibly from the global eel gene pool. We believe that the most beneficial solution would be to halt the eel restocking program entirely and focus on conserving and managing eel populations in their native habitats

 We believe that the most beneficial solution would be to halt the eel restocking program entirely and focus on conserving and managing eel populations in their native habitats.

The genetic diversity of a Latvian population of zebra mussel (Lake Rāzna) as part of the European popula-tion was studied. The Ho value for the Latvian popula-tion is within the range observed for both native and well-established alien populations, although the mean numbers of alleles at the locus are significantly lower. However, there was no evidence that this population has undergone a recent bottleneck event. Significant departures from the HWE in the form of heterozygote deficits were recorded for 3 loci. Of the various factors that contributed to the deficits in the population, e.g., null alleles, inbreeding, selection and the Wahlund effect, null alleles were the most likely cause. High gene diversity values and the lack of recent bottleneck signals supports the hypothesis that this first invasion was affected by a large set of individual

It was shown that the perch population in the Daugava River in the territory of Riga was significantly different from the other populations and there was a lower level of heterozygosity in this population. In the Daugava River, genetic differentiation was significant for fish populations between Ķegums Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) and Riga HPP reservoirs due to the fragmentation of population by HPP dams

Škute, N.,Oreha, J. Evaluation of some microsatellite markers variability in the study of genetic structure of vendace (Coregonus albula (L.)) populations from Latvian Lakes. Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2016, 9(2), pp. 157–165, H-Index 23, WoS, SCOPUS. Quartile: Q3.

Petjukevics, A., Skute, N. Chlorophyll fluorescence changes, as plant early state indicator under different water salinity regimes on the invasive macrophyte Elodea canadensis (Michx., 1803). One Ecosystem, 2022, 7, 

Škute, N., Savicka, M., Petjukevičs, A., Harlamova, N. Plant OMICS. Application of the luminometric methylatoion assay for plant ecological researches: The study of global DNA methylation in leaves of Elodea canadensis under laboratory conditions and in leaves of Fen orchid from wild populations. Plant OMICS. 2020, 13(1), с. 30-36

Batjuka, A, Škute, N. 2019. Evaluation of superoxide anion level and membrane permeability in the functionally different organs of Triticum aestivum L. exposed to high temperature and antimycin A. Current Science. Volume 117, Issue 3, 1, Pages 440-447

Savicka M., Petjukevičs, A., Batjuka, A., Shkute, N.2018. Impact of moderate heat stress on the biochemical and physiological responces of the invasive waterweed Elodea Canadensis. Archive Biological Science; 70 (1):16-26

Batjuka A, Škute N. 2017. The effect of antimycin A on the intensity of oxidative stress, the level of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in different organs of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings subjected to high temperature. Archive Biological Science; 69 (4):743-52.

Savicka M., Škute N. 2010. Effects of high temperature on malondialdehyde content, superoxide production and growth changes in wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.). Ekologija. 56(1-2): 26-33