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  1. Balode M., 1981. Effect of changes in the composition of   microcomponents of  marine environment on the development of monocultures of single- celled  algae in the Gulf of Riga.Experimental water toxicology , Fasc.7, Riga, Zinatne, 142-157 ( in Russian, abstract in English).

  2. Balode  M., 1982.  Impact of  lead on the structural and functional indices of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Riga. Experimental water toxicology,  Fasc. 8, Riga, Zinatne , 33-50 (in Russian, abstract in English).

  3. Balode  M., 1982. Temperature- dependent toxicity of heavy metals in unicellular algae of the Baltic Sea. -  Experimental water toxicology, Fasc.8, Riga, Zinatne, 51-58 (in  Russian, abstract in English).    

  4. Balode  M.,  1983. Methods for the study of planktonic algae toxic resistence in the Baltic Sea. In: Development  of  methods for biological  monitoring No 2. Ed. by  Andrushaitis G., Rodinov V., Cimdins P.  Riga, Zinatne, 126-138 ( in Russian ).

  5. Savchuk  O. P., Balode M.,  1983. Biotic components of the Baltic Sea. Phytoplankton. - In: Project "Baltic", No1. Ed by Davidan I. N., Savchuk  O. P., Sustavova  J. V., Leningrad ,  142- 152 (in Russian ).

  6. Balode  M., Tomsone S., 1984. Development of phytoplankton in the southern  part of the Gulf of  Riga according to the state of mineral nutrition. In: Hydrology of the Gulf of Riga. Ed. by Andrushaitis G., Laganovska R., Apine S., Riga, Zinatne, 81-95  (in Russian, abstract in English)

  7. Balode  M., Tomsone S., 1984.  Pigment composition of phytoplankton in the littoral of the Gulf of Riga . In:  Hydrology of the Gulf of Riga. Ed. by Andrushaitis G., Laganovska R., Apine S., Riga, Zinatne, 96-108 (in Russian, abstract in English).

  8. Balode M., 1986. Application of planktonic algae of the Baltic Sea in      toxicity bioassays of waste     waters contaminated with heavy metals. Symposium on ecological  investigations of the Baltic Sea enviroment , 16-19    March 1983 Riga, Helsinki Commision, 1985,  Helsinki,  Finland , 226- 239.

  9. Savchuk  O. P., Balode M., 1989. Phytoplankton and primary production. In: Project "Baltic", No 4. Ed. by Davidan I. N. & Savchuk O.P.,  Leningrad, 91-94 (in Russian).

  10. Balode M., 1990. Adaptation of  unicellular algae to the impact of heavy metals.  Experimental  water toxicology, fasc 14., Riga , Zinatne,  98-104 (in Russian, abstract in English).

  11. Balode M., 1990. Spatial distribution of phytoplankton in the open Baltics and the Gulf of  Finland. In: Plankton of the Baltic Sea. Ed. by Andrushaitis G., Laganovska R. & Apine S. Riga, Zinatne, 77- 91 (in Russian, abstract in English).

  12. Balode M., 1990. Results of pigmentary analysis of phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea (September - October 1980). In: Plankton of the Baltic Sea. Ed. by Andrushaitis G., Laganovska R. & Apine S. Riga, Zinatne , 92-101 (in Russian, abstract in English).

  13. Balode M., 1991. Phytoplankton of the Baltic Sea in spring 1984. Phytoplankton studies in the monitoring of the seas, with reference to the Baltic Sea. Moscow, 38-45 (in Russian).

  14. Balode M., 1991. Diurnal changes in Baltic phytoplankton. Phytoplankton studies in the monitoring of the seas, with reference to the Baltic Sea. Ed. by Agaronova I., Gupalo E., Moscow, 46- 54 (in Russian).

  15. Apine S., Balode M., Boikova E., Laganovska R., Lagzdins, Filmanovisha R., Auzins A, Pallo P., Gaumiga R., 1992. The Baltic Sea and Riga Gulf nearshore area environmental studies. Proceedings of the 18th Conference of Baltic Oceanographs, November 1992, vol1., St. Peterburg, 77-89.

  16. Balode M., 1993. Species description and distribution. - Intercalibration and distribution of diatom species in the Baltic Sea., Vol.1, Snoeijs P. eds. The Baltic Marine Biologists Publication No.16a, 20; 34; 42; 74, 78, 87, 124 - 125; 128 - 129. 

  17. Balode  M., 1994.  Long-term changes of summer-autumn phytoplankton communities in the Gulf of Riga. A comparative ecological approach of coastal environments and paralic ecosystems, Guelorget  O. & A. Lefebvre (Eds.) . Proceedings of the International Congress of the Baltic See  and Meditteranean Sea. 30 May- 3 June 1994, Montpellier, France, 96-99.

  18. Balode M., 1994. Species description and distribution. - Intercalibration and distribution of diatom species in the Baltic Sea., Vol.2, Snoeijs P. & Vilbaste S.eds. The Baltic Marine Biologists Publication No.16b , 48; 54; 55; 66; 68; 113; 120 - 121; 124 - 125.

  19. Balode M., 1995. Species description and distribution. - Intercalibration and distribution of diatom species in the Baltic Sea., Vol.3, Snoeijs P. & Potapova M. eds. The Baltic Marine Biologists Publication No.16c , 83; 113; 120 - 121; 124 - 125. 

  20. Balode M. &  Purina I., 1996. Harmful phytoplankton in the Gulf of Riga (the Baltic Sea). Harmful and Toxic  Algal Blooms, Yasumoto T., Oshima Y. & Fukuyo, Y. (Eds), IOC of UNESCO, Paris; Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Toxic Phytoplankton, 12-16 July 1995, Sendai, Japan 69 - 72.

  21. Balode M., 1996. Species description and distribution. - Intercalibration and distribution of diatom species in the Baltic Sea., Vol.4, Snoeijs P. & Kasperoviciene eds. The Baltic Marine Biologists Publication No.16d , 49; 56; 120 -121; 124 - 125. 

  22. Balode M, 1996. Harmful algal blooms in Latvia. Report of the ICES/IOC Working Group on Harmful Algal bloom dynamics. 17 - 20 April 1996, Brest, France, 42 - 49.

  23. Balode M., 1997. Long-term changes of phytoplankton communities of the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea.  Abstracts of the International Symposium "The temporal variability of plankton and their physico-chemical environment", 19 -21 March 1997, Kiel, Germany, 2 - 3.

  24. Maestrini Y. S., Balode M., Bechemin Ch., Purina I., Verite C., 1997. Nutrients limiting the Algal Growth Potential (AGP) in the Gulf of Riga, Eastern Baltic Sea, in spring - summer 1996. La Mer, Vol. 35, 49 – 68

  25. Balode M., Purina I., Béchemin CH., Maestrini S., 1998. Effects of nutrient enrichment on the growth rates and community structure of summer phytoplankton from the Gulf of Riga , Baltic Sea. Journal of Plankton Research, Vol. 20 No12, 2251 – 2272.

  26. Seppala J. & Balode M., 1998. The use of spectral fluorescence methods to detect changes in  phytoplankton community. T. Tamminen & Kuosa H. (eds), Eutrophication in Planktonic Ecosystems: Food Web Dynamics and Elemental Cycling, ã1998 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hydrobiologia, 363, 207 – 217.

  27. Balode M. & Purina I., 1999. Harmful algal blooms in Latvian inland waters.  Abstracts of the International Conference ” LAKE 99”, 17 - 21 May 1999, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1- 4, Vol. 1, S2D - 6, 1-4.

  28. Balode M. & Maestrini S. Y., 1999. Summary of session 5 "Harmful blooms and toxins". Proceedings of the International symposium "Marine cyanobacteria and related organisms" International conference on "Marine cyanobacteria and related organisms", 24 - 28 November 1997, Paris, France, 481 - 483.

  29. Maestrini S.Y., Balode M., Béchemin C., Purina I., 1999. Nitrogenous organic substances as potential nitrogen sources, for summer phytoplankton in the Gulf of Riga, eastern Baltic Sea. Plankton Biology and Ecology, Japan, 46 (1) : 1-7.

  30. Maestrini S.Y., Balode M., Béchemin C., Purina I., Botva U., 1999. Nitrogen as the nutrient limiting the algal growth potential, for summer natural assemblages in the Gulf of Riga, eastern Baltic Sea. Plankton Biology and Ecology, Japan, 46 (1) : 8-17.

  31. Seppala J., Balode M., 1999. Spatial distribution of phytoplankton in the Gulf of Riga during spring and summer stages. Journal of Marine Systems, 23, 51 - 67.

  32. Berg M.G., Glibert P.M., Jorgensen N.O.G., Balode M., Puriňa I., 2001.  Variability in inorganic and organic nitrogen uptake associated with riverine nutrient input in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Estuaries,  24 ( 2) : 204-214.

  33. Berg M. G., Balode M., Purina I., Bekere S., Bechemin Ch., Maestrini S., 2003. Plankton community composition in relation to availability and uptake of oxidized and reduced nitrogen. Aquatic Microbial Ecology, vol. 30, 263 – 274.

  34.  Ojaver E., Simm M., Balode M, Purina I., 2003. Effect of Microcystis areuginosa and Nodularia spumigena on survival of Eurytemora affinis and  embryonic and larval development of the Baltic herring Clupea harengus membras. Environmental Toxicology , Vol 19,  issue 4, 236- 242.

  35. Pöder T., Maestrini S., Balode M., Lips U., Bechemin Ch., Andrushaitis A., Purina I., 2003. The role of inorganic and organic nutrients on the development of phytoplankton along the transect from the Daugava River mouth to the Open Baltic, in spring and summer 1999. ICES Journal of Martine Sciences, 60: 827-835, 2003.

  36. Purina I., Balode M., Bechemin C., Pöder T., Maestrini S., 2004. Influence of dissolved organic matter from terrestrial origin on the changes of dinoflagellate species composition in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea.  Hydrobiology 514: 127 – 137.

  37. Purvina S. & Balode M., 2004. Insight into the studies of the practical use of microalgae in the former Soviet Union. Phytochemistry Reviews (2004) 3: 423 - 430.

  38. Balode M. & Strake S., 2004. Effect of the potentially toxic cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa and Nodularia spumigena on the survival and reproductive success of the dominant  Baltic copepod species. Steidinger,K.A., J.H.Landsberg, C.R. Tomas, and G.A.Vargo (Eds.).2004. Harmful Algae 2002. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Institute of Oceanography and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, St. Peterburg, Florida, USA: 479 – 481.

 

Presentations (conferences, WG meetings)

  1. Balode M., Purina I., Béchemin C., Maestrini Y. Effects of nutrientenrichment on the growth rate and community structure of summer phytoplankton from the Gulf of Riga. 16th  International Diatom Symposium, 25-27 August 2000, Athens, Greece.

  2. Balode M. HAB events in Latvian territorial waters in 2000 (Latvian National Report). Annual meeting of the ICES/IOC Working Group on HAB Dynamics, 12-16 March 2001, Dublin, Ireland.

  3. Balode M. The effect of dissolved organic matter from terrestrial origin on the developpment of summer phytoplankton of the Eastern Baltic. 4th ELOISE Open Science Meeting  Conference,  5-7 September 2001, Rende, Italy.

  4. Balode M., Ward C., Hummert C., Reichelt M., Purina I., Bekere S., Pfeifere M.  The first toxicological stidies of Harmful algal blooms in Latvian waters. 9th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms, 7 – 11 February 2000, Tasmania, Australia

  5. Balode M.  Toxicological stuides of Harmful alagl blooms in latvian waters. ASLO Meeting, 3 – 10 June 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark.

  6. Balode M., Purina I., Béchemein C., Maestrini S.  Effects of nutrient enrichment on the growth rates and community structure of summer phytoplankton from the Gulf of Riga 16th International Diatom Symposium, 25 – 27 August 2000, Athens, Greece.

  7. Bekere S., Béchemin C., Maestrini S., Balode M., Purina I. The effect of dissolved organic matter from land origin on the growth of bacterioplankton from the Gulf of Riga and Open Baltic Sea. 7th European Marine Microbiology Symposium, 17-22 September 2000, Nordwijkerhout, Netherlands.

  8. Bekere S., Béchemin C., Maestrini S., Balode M., Vérité C., Arnaud C. The use of river-discharged dissolved organic nitrogen by heterotrophic bacteria associated to the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. 36th European Marine Biology Symposium “A Marine Science Odyssey into the 21st Century”, 17-22 September 2001, Menorca, Spain.

  9. Bekere S., Béchemin C., Maestrini S., Balode M., Vérité C., Arnaud C. The use of river-discharged dissolved organic matter by heterotrophic bacteria associated to the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. Baltic Sea Science Congress, 25 – 29 November 2001, Stockholm, Sweden.

  10. Purina I., Balode M., Bechemin Ch., Poder T. , Maestrini S. Dinoflagellates population dynamic under influence of dissolved organic matter from terrestrial origin in the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea. Baltic Sea Science Congress, 25 – 29 November 2001, Stockholm, Sweden.

  11. Balode M., Strake S., Purina I., Pfeifere M. The effect of potentially toxic cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa and Nodularia spumigena) on development of Baltic zooplankton and fishes.  10th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms, St. Pete Beach, Florida, USA, 25. – 25. October 2002.

  12. Beíere S., Purina I., Balode M. The effect of dissolved organic matter on summer bacterioplankton and phytoplankton community from the Gulf of Riga and Open Baltic Sea” 3th International Congress of Environmental Micropaleontology, Microbiology and Meiobentology, 1-6 September 2002, Vienna, Austria

  13. Balode M. EAU meeting “ES Joint Master Project in Coastal and Water Management “20 September  2002. g. Brussels, Belgium.

  14. Balode M. WG meeting “ES Curriculum Development Project of Water Quality Assesment” 25 September 2002., Vesteras, Sweden.

  15. Balode M. & Strake S. Effect of the potentially toxic cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa and Nodularia spumigena on the survival and reproductive success of the dominant  Baltic copepod species, 10th International HAB Conference, Florida, USA (October 21-25, 2002)

  16. Balode M., Strake S., Purina I., Purvina S., Pfeifere M., Barda I., Povidisa K., Agis J. Toxic cyanobacteria in the lakes located in the Riga City (the capital of Latvia) and it' s surroundings: present state of knowledge. 11th International HAB Conference, Cape Town, South Africa (2004)

 

PhD Theses

  1. Balode M., Ph. D. 1999. The use of phytoplankton for assessment of environmental quality of the Gulf of Riga. University of Latvia, Riga.