Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas — Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University

About

Originally trained as a classical marine and estuarine ecologist with a background in aquatic ecology and ichthyology, I have progressively moved into the fields of numerical ecology and ecological modelling. In recent years, my work has focused increasingly on ecosystem protection, restoration, and management, with strong expertise in spatial analysis and dynamic modelling of marine and oceanic processes.

For more than three decades I have been actively engaged in international research, much of it within EU-funded projects — many of which I coordinated. I have contributed to reports for FAO/UNEP, EMB, HELCOM, and ICES, and served as a national delegate to the ICES Science Committee. I also headed the Joint Institute for Environmental Sciences and Biodiversity at EU-CONEXUS European University.

Currently, I lead work packages in two major Horizon Europe projects — MARBEFES and Marine-SABRES — both dedicated to safeguarding, restoring, and managing marine biodiversity, where I design decision-support tools for environmental and biodiversity management.

Aquatic Ecology Ecological Modelling Ecosystem Restoration Nature-Based Solutions Coastal Lagoons Spatial Analysis Biodiversity Management

Research Projects

Horizon Europe

MARBEFES

Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning leading to Ecosystem Services — linking biodiversity science to marine management across European seas.

BBT Database Bowtie App EcoNeTool Traits Map Viewer Tool Evaluation

Horizon Europe

Marine-SABRES

Developing socio-ecological assessment tools for the sustainable management of marine living resources and biodiversity across European demonstration areas.

SES Tool DA Viewer

Horizon Europe

NiD4OCEAN

Nature-inspired Design for Ocean sustainability — harnessing nature-based solutions and expert knowledge for healthier marine ecosystems.

Expert Survey

Publications

2025
Ivanauskas, E., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Baziukė, D. Does the fishery or climate change drive commercial catches in a shallow eutrophic lagoon? Fisheries Management and Ecology, 32(4), 159–173. doi:10.1111/fme.12792
2025
Kaynaroglu, B., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Idzelytė, R., Tiškus, E., Žilius, M., Mėžinė, J., Umgiesser, H. G. EUTROPY: A Python-based software optimized with Just-In-Time compilation for simulating eutrophication dynamics in aquatic systems. SoftwareX, 32, 102430. doi:10.1016/j.softx.2025.102430
2025
Kaynaroglu, B., Žilius, M., Idzelytė, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Umgiesser, H. G. Simplifying the calibration of ecological models by using the parameter estimation tool (PEST): the Curonian lagoon case. Ecological Informatics, 90, 103213. doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103213
2024
Lesutienė, J., Bielecka, M., Petkuvienė, J., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. An assessment of nutrient removal by harvesting constructed floating wetlands in two coastal lagoons in the SE Baltic Sea. Ecohydrology, 17(6), 1–18. doi:10.1002/eco.2682
2024
Magri, M., Bondavalli, C., Bartoli, M., Benelli, S., Žilius, M., Petkuvienė, J., et al. Temporal and spatial differences in nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemistry and ecosystem functioning of a hypertrophic lagoon (Curonian Lagoon, SE Baltic Sea) revealed via Ecological Network Analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 921, 171070. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171070
2023
Erturk, A., Šakurova, I., Žilius, M., Zemlys, P., Umgiesser, H. G., Kaynaroglu, B., et al. Development of a pelagic biogeochemical model with enhanced computational performance by optimizing ecological complexity and spatial resolution. Ecological Modelling, 486, 110509. doi
2023
Idzelytė, R., Čerkasova, N., Mėžinė, J., Dabulevičienė, T., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Erturk, A., Umgiesser, H. G. Coupled hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling application for climate change impact assessment in the Nemunas river watershed–Curonian Lagoon–southeastern Baltic Sea continuum. Ocean Science, 19(4), 1047–1066. doi
2023
Povilanskas, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Transboundary transitional waters: arenas for cross-border cooperation or confrontation? Sustainability, 15(13), 9922. doi
2022
Andrašūnas, V., Ivanauskas, E., Švagždys, A., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Assessment of four major fish species stocks in the Lithuanian and Russian parts of Curonian Lagoon (SE Baltic Sea) using CMSY method. Fishes, 7(1), 9. doi
2022
Elyaagoubi, S., Umgiesser, H. G., Maanan, M., Maicu, F., Mėžinė, J., Hilmi, K., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Effects of groundwater inputs to the hydraulic circulation, water residence time, and salinity in a Moroccan Atlantic Lagoon. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(1), 69. doi
2022
Fernández-Alías, A., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Morkūnė, R., Ibáñez-Martínez, H., Bacevičius, E., Muñoz, I., et al. Recolonization origin and reproductive locations, but not isolation from the sea, lead to genetic structure in migratory lagoonal fishes. Marine Environmental Research, 181, 105732. doi
2022
Gozdowski, D., Žukovskis, J., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Wójcik-Gront, E. Land cover changes in selected areas next to lagoons located on the Southern Coast of the Baltic Sea, 1984–2021. Sustainability, 14(4), 2006. doi
2022
Ivanauskas, E., Skersonas, A., Andrašūnas, V., Elyaagoubi, S., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Mapping and assessing commercial fisheries services in the Lithuanian part of the Curonian Lagoon. Fishes, 7(1), 19. doi
2022
Morkūnė, R., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Žukovskis, J., Marcinkevičiūtė, L., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Ecosystem services in the Nemunas Delta: differences in perceptions of farmers, birdwatchers and scientists. Environmental Management, 69(4), 801–814. doi
2021
Bartoli, M., Nizzoli, D., Žilius, M., Bresciani, M., Pusceddu, A., Bianchelli, S., et al. Denitrification, nitrogen uptake, and organic matter quality undergo different seasonality in sandy and muddy sediments of a turbid estuary. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 612700. doi
2021
Karstens, S., Langer, M., Nyunoya, H., Čaraitė, I., Stybel, N., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Bochert, R. Constructed floating wetlands made of natural materials as habitats in eutrophicated coastal lagoons in the Southern Baltic Sea. Journal of Coastal Conservation, 25(4), 44. doi
2021
Kaziukonytė, K., Lesutienė, J., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Morkūnė, R., Elyaagoubi, S., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Expert-based assessment and mapping of ecosystem services potential in the Nemunas Delta and Curonian Lagoon Region, Lithuania. Water, 13(19), 2728. doi
2020
Gozdowski, D., Žukovskis, J., Kaziukonytė, K., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Evaluation of land cover changes in Southwestern Lithuania from 1984 to 2018 using medium spatial resolution satellite imagery. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 29(6), 4041–4051. doi
2020
Khomalli, Y., Elyaagoubi, S., Maanan, M., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Rhinane, H., Maanan, M. Using analytic hierarchy process to map and quantify the ecosystem services in Oualidia Lagoon, Morocco. Wetlands, 40(6), 2123–2137. doi
2020
Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Morkūnė, R., Marcos, C., Pérez-Ruzafa, I. M., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Can an oligotrophic coastal lagoon support high biological productivity? Sources and pathways of primary production. Marine Environmental Research, 153, 104824. doi
2020
Tagliapietra, D., Povilanskas, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Taminskas, J. Emerald Growth: a new framework concept for managing ecological quality and ecosystem services of transitional waters. Water, 12(3), 894. doi
2018
Bartoli, M., Žilius, M., Bresciani, M., Vaičiūtė, D., Vybernaitė-Lubienė, I., Petkuvienė, J., et al. Drivers of cyanobacterial blooms in a hypertrophic lagoon. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 434. doi
2018
Karstens, S., Nazzari, C., Bâlon, C., Bielecka, M., Grigaitis, Ž., Schumacher, J., et al. Floating wetlands for nutrient removal in eutrophicated coastal lagoons: decision support for site selection and permit process. Marine Policy, 97, 51–60. doi
2017
Berezina, N. A., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Tiunov, A. V. Non-indigenous amphipods and mysids in coastal food webs of eastern Baltic Sea estuaries. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 97(3), 581–590. doi
2017
Hummel, C., Provenzale, A., Van der Meer, J., et al. Ecosystem services in European protected areas: Ambiguity in the views of scientists and managers. PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0187143. doi
2017
Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Morkūnė, R., Bacevičius, E., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R. Trophic network model of exposed sandy coast: linking continental and marine water ecosystems. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 195, 110–123. doi
2016
Petkuvienė, J., Žilius, M., Vybernaitė-Lubienė, I., Ruginis, T., Giordani, G., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Bartoli, M. Phosphorus cycling in a freshwater estuary impacted by cyanobacterial blooms. Estuaries and Coasts, 39(5), 1386–1402. doi
2016
Umgiesser, H. G., Zemlys, P., Erturk, A., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Mėžinė, J., Ferrarin, C. Seasonal renewal time variability in the Curonian Lagoon caused by atmospheric and hydrographical forcing. Ocean Science, 12(2), 391–402. doi
2015
Paldavičienė, A., Zaiko, A., Mazur-Marzec, H., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Bioaccumulation of microcystins in invasive bivalves: a case study from the boreal lagoon ecosystem. Oceanologia, 57(1), 93–101. doi
2014
Lesutienė, J., Bukaveckas, P. A., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Pilkaitytė, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Tracing the isotopic signal of a cyanobacteria bloom through the food web of a Baltic Sea coastal lagoon. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 138, 47–56. doi
2014
Newton, A., Icely, J., et al. An overview of ecological status, vulnerability and future perspectives of European large shallow, semi-enclosed coastal systems, lagoons and transitional waters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 140, 95–122. doi
2014
Povilanskas, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Jurkus, E. Integrated environmental management of transboundary transitional waters: Curonian Lagoon case study. Ocean and Coastal Management, 101(A), 14–23. doi
2014
Ruginis, T., Bartoli, M., Petkuvienė, J., Žilius, M., Vybernaitė-Lubienė, I., Laini, A., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Benthic respiration and stoichiometry of regenerated nutrients in lake sediments with Dreissena polymorpha. Aquatic Sciences, 76(3), 405–417. doi
2014
Žilius, M., Bartoli, M., Bresciani, M., et al. Feedback mechanisms between cyanobacterial blooms, transient hypoxia, and benthic phosphorus regeneration in shallow coastal environments. Estuaries and Coasts, 37(3), 681–694. doi
2012
Dailidienė, I., Davulienė, L., Kelpšaitė-Rimkienė, L., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Analysis of the climate change in Lithuanian coastal areas of the Baltic sea. Journal of Coastal Research, 28(3), 557–569. doi
2012
Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Grinienė, E., Gulbinskas, S., Pilkaitytė, R., Žaromskis, R. P. Pelagic patterns along the Nemunas River–Curonian Lagoon transition, south-eastern Baltic Sea. Baltica, 25(1), 77–86. doi
2012
Povilanskas, R., Armaitienė, A., Breber, P., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Taminskas, J. Integrity of linear littoral habitats of Lesina and Curonian Lagoons. Hydrobiologia, 699, 99–110. doi
2012
Sokołowski, A., Wołowicz, M., Asmus, H., et al. Is benthic food web structure related to diversity of marine macrobenthic communities? Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 108, 76–86. doi
2012
Žilius, M., Bartoli, M., Daunys, D., Pilkaitytė, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Patterns of benthic oxygen uptake in a hypertrophic lagoon: spatial variability and controlling factors. Hydrobiologia, 699(1), 85–98. doi
2011
Ianora, A., Bentley, M. G., et al. The relevance of marine chemical ecology to plankton and ecosystem function: an emerging field. Marine Drugs, 9(9), 1625–1648. doi
2010
Giardino, C., Bresciani, M., Pilkaitytė, R., Bartoli, M., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. In situ measurements and satellite remote sensing of case 2 waters: first results from the Curonian Lagoon. Oceanologia, 52(2), 197–210. doi
2009
Paldavičienė, A., Mazur-Marzec, H., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Toxic cyanobacteria blooms in the Lithuanian part of the Curonian Lagoon. Oceanologia, 51(2), 203–216. doi
2009
Tomczak, M. T., Müller-Karulis, B., Järv, L., et al. Analysis of trophic networks and carbon flows in south-eastern Baltic coastal ecosystems. Progress in Oceanography, 81(1–4), 111–131. doi
2008
Ferrarin, C., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Gulbinskas, S., Umgiesser, H. G., Bliūdžiutė, L. Hydraulic regime-based zonation scheme of the Curonian Lagoon. Hydrobiologia, 611(1), 133–146. doi
2008
Lesutienė, J., Gorokhova, E., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Role of mysid seasonal migrations in the organic matter transfer in the Curonian Lagoon, south-eastern Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 80(2), 225–234. doi
2008
Razinkovas-Baziukas, A., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Viaroli, P., Zaldívar, J. M. Preface: European lagoons — need for further comparison across spatial and temporal scales. Hydrobiologia, 611(1), 1–4. doi
2008
Zemlys, P., Erturk, A., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. 2D finite element ecological model for the Curonian lagoon. Hydrobiologia, 611(1), 167–179. doi
2008
Razinkovas, A., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Daunys, D., Olenin, S. The Curonian Lagoon. In: Schiewer, U. (ed.) Ecology of Baltic Coastal Waters, Ecological Studies 197, Springer, pp. 197–215.
2007
Lesutienė, J., Gorokhova, E., Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Isotopic evidence for zooplankton as an important food source for the mysid Paramysis lacustris in the Curonian Lagoon, the South-Eastern Baltic Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 73(1–2), 73–80. doi
2007
Pilkaitytė, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Seasonal changes in phytoplankton composition and nutrient limitation in a shallow Baltic lagoon. Boreal Environment Research, 12(5), 551–559.
2006
Pilkaitytė, R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Factors controlling phytoplankton blooms in a temperate estuary: nutrient limitation and physical forcing. Hydrobiologia, 555(1), 41–48. doi
2005
Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Cardoso, A. C., Heiskanen, A.-S., et al. Seasonality of coastal phytoplankton in the Baltic Sea: influence of salinity and eutrophication. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 65(1–2), 239–252. doi
2004
Gasiūnaitė, Z. R., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Temporal and spatial patterns of crustacean zooplankton dynamics in a transitional lagoon ecosystem. Hydrobiologia, 514(1–3), 139–150. doi
2003
Zemlys, P., Daunys, D., Razinkovas-Baziukas, A. Revision pre-ingestive selection efficiency definition for suspension feeding bivalves: facilitating the material fluxes modelling. Ecological Modelling, 166(1–2), 67–74. doi

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