Elena S. Kravchuk

Laboratory of Experimental Hydroecology

Institute of Biophysics SB RAS

Akademgorodok, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Tel: +7391 2907319

E-mail: kravchuk@ibp.krasn.ru; phytolena@gmail.com

Educational background

• 2001 M.Sc., Biology, Krasnoyarsk State University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

• 2004 Candidate of Science (Ph.D.), Hydrobiology, Institute for Biology of Inland Waters RAS, Borok, Russia

• Ph.D. thesis “Ecological and physiological aspects of blue-green algal blooms in two reservoirs (vicinity of the Krasnoyarsk city)”

Professional experience

• 1999 - present Laboratory of Experimental Hydroecology, Institute of Biophysics SB RAS, senior research scientist, research scientists (2004-2006), junior research scientist (2000-2004)

Research interest

Ecology, biochemistry and physiology of freshwater algae

International conferences attended:

• 2006 5th International Conference on Reservoir Limnology and Water Quality, Brno, Czech Republic

• 2010 31st SIL (International Society of Limnology) Congress, Cape Town, South Africa

• 2015 9th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Geneva, Switzerland

Selected papers in peer-reviewed journals

1. Gladyshev M.I., Kolmakov V.I., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Trusova M.Y., Gribovskaya I.V., Zhilenkov M.D. (2000) Growth and survival of cyanobacteria in water from blooming and nonblooming ponds under experimental conditions. Doklady Biological Sciences, 375: 607-609

2. Gladyshev M.I., Kolmakov V.I., Kravchuk E.S., Kalacheva G.S., Kolmakova A.A., Gribovskaya I.V., Moskvicheva A.V., Trusova M.Y., Zhilenkov M.D., Makhutova O.N. (2001) Germination of cyanobacterial akinetes from bottom deposits in water from blooming and nonblooming ponds under experimental conditions. Doklady Biological Sciences, 378: 236-239

3. Kolmakov V.I., Gaevskii N.A., Ivanova E.A., Dubovskaya O.P., Gribovskaya I.V., Kravchuk E.S. (2002) Comparative analysis of ecophysiological characteristics of Stephanodiscus hantzschii Grun. in the periods of its bloom in recreational water bodies. Russian Journal of Ecology, 33 (2): 97-103

4. Gladyshev M.I., Kravchuk E.S., Kolmakov V.I., Ivanova E.A., Trusova M.Yu., Sushchik N.N., Gribovskaya I.V. (2002) Experimental study of postwintering germination of akinetes and dormant cells of cyanoprocaryotes from bottom sediments of blooming and nonblooming ponds. Doklady Biological Sciences, 383: 131-132

5. Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Gladyshev M.I. (2002) Seasonal dynamics of the numbers of Anabaena flos-aquae (Lyngb.) Breb. akinetes in the surface layer of bottom sediments and bulk water. Doklady Biological Sciences, 384: 233-234

6. Kolmakov V.I., Gladyshev M.I., Kravchuk E.S., Gribovskaya I.V. The possible mechanisms of stimulation of cyanobacterium growth by the passage through the Carassius auratus intestine: an experimental study. Doklady Biological Sciences, 384: 230-232

7. Sushchik N.N., Gladyshev M.I., Kalachova G.S., Kravchuk E.S., Dubovskaya O.P., Ivanova E.A. (2003) Particulate fatty acids in two small Siberian reservoirs dominated by different groups of phytoplankton. Freshwater Biology, 48: 394-403

8. Gladyshev M.I., Chuprov S.M., Kolmakov V.I., Dubovskaya O.P., Zadorin A.A., Zuev I.V., Ivanova E.A., Kravchuk E.S. (2003) A biomanipulation bypassing the trophic cascade in a small reservoir. Doklady Biological Sciences, 390: 235-236

9. Kalachova G.S., Kolmakova A.A., Gladyshev M.I., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A. (2004) Seasonal dynamics of amino acids in two small Siberian reservoirs dominated by prokaryotic and eukaryotic phytoplankton. Aquatic Ecology, 38: 3-15

10. Sushchik N.N., Gladyshev M.I., Makhutova O.N., Kalachova G.S., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A. (2004) Associating particulate essential fatty acids of the w3 family with phytoplankton species composition in a Siberian reservoir. Freshwater Biology, 49: 1206-1219

11. Gladyshev M.I., Sushchik N.N., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Ageev A.V., Kalacheva G.S. (2005) Seasonal changes in the standing stock of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids in the biomass of phyto- and zoobenthos on a littoral station of the Yenisei River. Doklady Biological Sciences, 403: 267-268

12. Kolmakov V.I., Gladyshev M.I. Kravchuk E.S., Chuprov S.M., Anishchenko O.V., Ivanova E.A., Trusova M.Yu. (2006) Species-specific stimulation of cyanobacteria by silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Val.). Doklady Biological Sciences, 408: 223-225

13. Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Gladyshev M.I. (2006) Seasonal dynamics of akinetes of Anabaena flos-aquae in bottom sediments and water column of small Siberian reservoir. Aquatic Ecology, 40: 325-336

14. Gladyshev M.I., Sushchik N.N., Kolmakova A.A., Kalachova G.S., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Makhutova O.N. (2007) Seasonal correlations of elemental and w3 PUFA composition of seston and dominant phytoplankton species in a eutrophic Siberian Reservoir. Aquatic Ecology, 41: 9-23

15. Kravchuk E.S., Gladyshev M.I., Ivanova E.A. (2007) Dependence of the domination of Anabaena flos-aquae (Lyngb.) Breb. in the phytoplankton community on the initial abundance of akinetes. Doklady Biological Sciences, 416: 377-378

16. Sushchik N.N., Gladyshev M.I., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Ageev A.V., Kalachova G.S. (2007) Seasonal dynamics of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in littoral benthos in the upper Yenisei river. Aquatic Ecology, 41: 349-365

17. Hellweger F.L., Kravchuk E.S., Novotny V., Gladyshev M.I. (2008) Agent-based modeling of the complex lifecycle of a cyanobacterium (Anabaena) in a shallow reservoir. Limnology and Oceanography, 53 (4): 1227-1241

18. Sushchik N.N., Gladyshev M.I., Makhutova O.N., Kravchuk E.S., Dubovskaya O.P., Kalacheva G.S. (2008) Seasonal transfer of the pool of the essential eicosapentaenoic acid along the pelagic trophic chain of a eutrophic reservoir. Doklady Biological Sciences, 422: 355-356

19. Gladyshev M.I., Sushchik N.N., Makhutova O.N., Kalacheva G.S., Kolmakova A.A., Kravchuk E.S., Dubovskaya O.P. (2009) Efficiency of transfer of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids along trophic chains in aquatic ecosystems. Doklady Biological Sciences, 426: 158-160

20. Anishchenko O.V., Gladyshev M.I., Kravchuk E.S., Sushchik N.N., Gribovskaya I.V. (2009) Distribution and migration of metals in trophic chains of the Yenisei ecosystem near Krasnoyarsk city. Water Resources, 36 (5): 594-603

21. Kravchuk E.S. (2009) Seasonal dynamics of akinetes of Anabaena flos-aquae in the bottom sediments and water column of a small Siberian reservoir. Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 2 (5): 467-471

22. Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A. (2009) Spatial and temporal dynamics of Anabaena flos-aquae akinetes in bottom sediments of a small Siberian reservoir. Journal of Siberian Federal University, Biology, 2 (2): 237-247

23. Sushchik N.N., Gladyshev M.I., Ivanova E.A., Kravchuk E.S. (2010) Seasonal distribution and fatty acid composition of littoral microalgae in the Yenisei River. Journal of Applied Phycology, 22: 11–24

24. Anishchenko O.V., Gladyshev M.I., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Gribovskaya I.V., Sushchik N.N. (2010) Seasonal variations of metal concentrations in periphyton and taxonomic composition of the algal community at a Yenisei River littoral site. Central European Journal of Biology, 5: 125–134

25. Gladyshev M.I., Sushchik N.N., Makhutova O.N., Dubovskaya O.P., Kravchuk E.S., Kalachova G.S., Khromechek E.B. (2010) Correlations between fatty acid composition of seston and zooplankton and effects of environmental parameters in a eutrophic Siberian reservoir. Limnologica, 40 (4): 343-357

26. Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Gladyshev M.I. (2011) Spatial distribution of resting stages (akinetes) of the cyanobacteria Anabaena flos-aquae in sediments and its influence on pelagic populations. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62: 450–461

27. Kuchkina A.Yu., Gladyshev M.I., Sushchik N.N., Kravchuk E.S., Kalachova G.S. (2011) Biodiesel production from sediments of a eutrophic reservoir. Biomass & Bioenergy, 35 (5), 2280-2284

28. Kravchuk E.S., Anisimova, T. V. (2012) Potential effect of macrophyte beds on number of akinetes of blue-green algae in littoral of a body of water. Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 5 (4): 430-433

29. Kolmakova A.A., Gladyshev M.I., Kalachova G.S., Kravchuk E.S., Ivanova E.A., Sushchik N.N. (2013) Amino acid composition of epilithic biofilm and benthic animals in a large Siberian river. Freshwater Biology, 58 (10): 2180-2195

30. Tolomeev A.P., Anischenko O.V., Kravchuk E.S., Kolmakova O.V., Gluschenko L.A., Mahutova O.N., Kolmakova A.A., Kolmakov V.I., Trusova M.Yu., Sushchik N.N., Gladyshev M.I. (2014) Component elements of the carbon cycle in the middle and lower Yenisei River ecosystem. Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 7 (4): 489-500

31. Kravchuk E.S., Sushchik N.N., Makhutova O.N., Trusova M.Yu., Kalacheva G.S., Gladyshev M.I. (2014) Differences in Carbon Isotope Signatures of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids of Two Microalgal Species. Doklady Biological Sciences, 459: 183-185

32. Gladyshev M.I., Kolmakova O.V., Tolomeev A.P., Anishchenko O.V., Makhutova O.N., Kolmakova A.A., Kravchuk E.S., Glushchenko L.A., Kolmakov V.I., Sushchik N.N. (2015) Differences in organic matter and bacterioplankton between sections of the largest Arctic river: Mosaic or continuum? Limnology and Oceanography, 60 (4): 1314-1331

33. Gladyshev M.I., Makhutova O.N., Kravchuk E.S., Anishchenko O.V., Sushchik N.N. (2016) Stable isotope fractionation of fatty acids of Daphnia fed laboratory cultures of microalgae. Limnologica, 56: 23-29

Membership in scientific societies:

• Russian Hydrobiological Society