The Caspian Sea is the largest closed lake on earth, stretching across two parts of the world - Asia and Europe. It is distinguished by a unique ecosystem that is home to more than 400 endemic species unique to this region.
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In China, a joint Chinese-Russian scientific laboratory was opened in Heilongjiang province to preserve and restore the Amur tiger population.
Within the framework of cooperation between the IEE RAS and NSPU, student Tyutyaeva P.N. completed a scientific internship at the Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic Communities and Invasions.
25
March
Scientists of IEE RAS spoke about who and why assigns unusual nicknames to marine inhabitants
About 400 bowhead and 400 gray whales live in the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk. And almost each of them has their own name or funny nickname.
Study tested the hypotheses that the discomfort calls of domestic cat kittens vary between individuals, contain sex cues, and may provide information to the mother about the physical health.
Сomputational algorithms for global stochastic optimization and optimal control are widely used in the literature to solve various scientific and applied problems, including ecology and epidemiology.
Employees of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS and the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS analyzed long-term data for the last 40-plus years.
15
March
Hybridisation between chromosomal races of shrews does not lead to emergence of sterile males
One of the model species for studying microevolutionary issues is a small insectivorous mammal - the common shrew, which lives in Northern Eurasia from the British Isles to Yakutia.
Increasing population densities of ecologically and commercially important animal species is one of the main objectives of ecosystem management.
The saiga antelope is a representative of the complex of large herbivorous mammals of the Pleistocene tundra-steppe ecosystem, and at the moment it is the only antelope that has survived in Europe.
Predicting extinctions of populations of individual species and sudden changes in the functioning of an ecosystem has long been the focus of attention of ecologists and ecosystem management specialists.
The introduction of animals or plants into new geographic regions has unpredictable parasitological consequences, and can lead to an increase or decrease in parasitic load on local species, or have a relatively neutral status.
Regardless of weight categories, which range from hundreds of grams to hundreds of kilograms, carnivorous mammals remain among the most successful carnivores on our planet.
11
March
Scientists appeal for stronger rules on fishing and international trade in deep-sea sharks and rays
The ocean depths are the last natural refuge of biodiversity virtually untouched by human activity. Deep-sea sharks and rays are among the marine vertebrates most sensitive to overfishing.
11
March
Why are corals dying?
Coral reef ecosystems are famous for their richness and diversity; from time immemorial, they have provided food and other resources to millions of people living in tropical countries.
On March 4, TASS hosted a press conference dedicated to “World Wildlife Day 2024: Digital Innovation” and dedicated to the official opening of the International Year of Camelids in Russia.
06
March
A new non-invasive method for automatic detection of fish motor activity has been developed
Currently, a wide range of software of varying degrees of complexity and economic availability is offered for recording the behavior of experimental animals.
Urban forests provide ecosystem services: temperature regulation, air purification, carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, etc.