A foreword

In the present issue of the Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the RAS we published papers on the materials of the 5th International Scientific Conference “Dynamics and functioning of aquatic ecosystems under the impact of climate change and anthropogenic stress”, which was held on 12–17 October, 2015 in Saint Petersburg. The conference was dedicated to the 110th anniversary of outstanding hydrobiologist and zoologist, the founder of Experimental Hydrobiology in the USSR, Prof. Georgij G. Winberg.