Wartime research: state and reassessment of tasks (introductory remarks)

Abstract

Research in the last decade, especially in the last five years during the Covid lockdown (2019–2021) and the latest escalation of the Muscovite war against Ukraine (2022–2023), has significantly changed the scientific landscape and the relevance of certain research ar-eas. The specifics of research in the context of the pandemic and war include the compression of space for research, the reduction of field studies, and the growing importance of collections and OSINT analysis of the state of biota, including data on war zones and occupation. Research priorities are also changing, with an increased role and share of applied tasks and attention to the impact of the war on fauna. The lockdown period creates opportunities to prepare various types of generalisations and increase attention to changes in both the biota and the environment.