12 students and staff from various cities and institutions of Russia took part in the school-conference as listeners in lectures and practical classes.
A junior researcher at the Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic Communities and Invasions, Elizaveta Dmitrievna Varakina, took a trip to the Kalarsky district of the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Employees of the youth laboratory of anthropogenic dynamics of ecosystems of Vitus Bering KamSU, together with the IEE RAS, are studying the paths of evolution of salmon during the development of new ecological niches.
For six years, scientists studied the ecosystems of a cascade of isolated reservoirs: Angre, Ketachan, Arbunat, Tymgygytgyn, dammed by lava from the last eruption of the side cone of the Ichinsky volcano.
The first educational practice in zoology and general ecology was held at the hydrobiological station “Lake Glubokoye” (Moscow region, Ruzsky district), organized for third-year students.
Beginning in late 2022, sea urchins died en masse at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan. All individuals were found dead there within a few days.
Deep-sea skates of the family Arhynchobatidae play an important role in deep-sea communities of the North Pacific Ocean. Many of these species are predatory.
May 21, 2024 at the IEE RAS an extended meeting of the Scientific Council of the RAS on problems of ecology of biological systems and the Scientific Council of the SBRAS on the problems of Lake Baikal was held.
Employees of the Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic Communities and Invasions of the IEE RAS published four articles in the journal "Zootaxa" devoted to the systematics and faunistics of cladoceran crustaceans.
Last week in Beijing, in connection with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Russian-Chinese diplomatic relations, an event was held aimed at strengthening scientific and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
Academician of the RAS V.V. Rozhnov took part in the 2024 International Congress on the system of environmental safety for all people living along the Belt and Road which took place in Shennongjia National Park in Hubei Province.
Tourist programs in Russian nature reserves and national parks were presented as part of the project “The Word about the Russian Heart”, which opened in Beijing on June 12, Russia Day.
Belarus called on UNESCO to prevent the politicization of the problem around the Polish border in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. This was stated by the Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic Sergei Maslyak.
An employee of the Laboratory of Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plant Regions and Bioindication of the IEE RAS published an article in the journal Fish and Fisheries as part of an international team from Russia, Hungary and Brazil.
Enchytraeids are small relatives of earthworms that can be found in moderately moist soils around the world. These are one of the most important organisms in the soil that decompose plant litter.
April 28-29, 2021 in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, it is planned to hold the Conference with international participation "Environmental problems, biological resources and fisheries in the Volga-Caspian basin". Conference formats: face-to-face and online.
Conference organizers: Caspian Science and Innovation Council, IEE RAS, Russian Committee for the UNESCO «Man and the Biosphere» Program of the United Nations, VNIRO.
Venue of the meeting and online broadcast of the Conference: Moscow, Leninskiy prospect, 33, IEE RAS, 1st floor, conference hall.
Co-organizers of the round table "International cooperation in the development of ecological tourism and education: proposals and exchange of experience" (to be held within the framework of the Conference): Department of Recreational Geography and Tourism in conjunction with the Department of Physical Geography of the World and Geoecology of the Faculty of Geography of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Online broadcast of the round table - M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.
The conference will be devoted to topical issues of research and monitoring activities in the field of ecology and fisheries, conservation and sustainable development of the ecosystem during the operation of inland waterways, hydraulic structures, the development of shipping and fishing in the Volga-Caspian basin.
The third lecture in the IUBS Webinar Series will be delivered by Dr Jane Goodall, DBE. An ethologist and environmentalist, with ongoing research spanning more than six decades, Dr Goodall is a pioneer in studying the behavior, social organization, and cognitive abilities of chimpanzees. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace.
In this webinar, Dr. Jane Goodall will talk about the research that she began more than 60 years ago, which is ongoing today into the lives of the wild chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park. Her pioneering work has changed the way we look at wildlife and conservation activities across the world. The TACARE programme has empowered the communities living around Gombe to become JGI’s partners in conservation and is being replicated in other African countries. Dr Goodall will speak about her early work, how it changed the way we think about both chimpanzees and ourselves and about the many programmes established by the Jane Goodall Institute that are working to sustain both wildlife and human communities.
April 27th | 11:30 (Moscow time)
Esteemed colleagues!
The Yamal-Nenets Department for External Relations is pleased to invite you to take part in the "Siberian Crane (White Crane) - a Symbol of Hope for Biodiversity Conservation in the 21st Century" symposium that will take place in Salekhard (Yamal-Nenets autonomous okrug, Russia) on March 31 - April 1, 2021.
The main goal of the symposium is to discuss the research results and conservation of Siberian Crane populations and to develop long-term measures for the preservation and restoration of the Siberian Crane within its geographic range - on nesting sites, wintering grounds and migration routes. Along with the symposium there will also be a photo exhibition demonstrating the beauty, diversity and richness of the world of birds inhabiting the vast areas of Siberia and China.
The main topics of the symposium:
1. The population and distribution of the Siberian Crane.
2. Biology and behavior of the Siberian Crane.
3. Threats to Siberian Crane population and their mitigation.
4. Captive breeding and reintroduction of Siberian Crane.
5. Genetic structure of Siberian Crane populations.
6. The role of the Siberian Crane in the ethnography and culture of the peoples of Eurasia.
7. New methods of studying and preserving cranes and other rare bird species.
8. Strategic bases for the conservation of the Siberian Crane and other rare bird species:
- state (national) strategies for the conservation of the Siberian Crane;
- Russian Federal project "Conservation of biological diversity and development of ecological tourism";
- regional programs for the Siberian Crane preservation;
Everything in nature is regulated - from the numbers of vital molecules in our bloodstream to the number of lions in an African savanna. Over the past fifty years, two revolutions have unfolded in biology in understanding the regulation of life at these two scales.
In this lecture, Dr. Carroll will discuss the discovery of the "The Serengeti Rules," the ecological rules that regulate the numbers and kinds of animals and plants in any given place, and how they are being applied to restore some of the greatest wildernesses on the planet.
The International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) was established in 1919 as a non- governmental and non-profit organization comprising of National Academies and international scientific Associations and Societies. Since then IUBS is functioning as a global platform of scientists from all disciplines and nationalities for cooperation, interaction and collaboration to promote research, training, and education in biological sciences.
To commemorate completion of 100 years of promoting excellence in biological sciences, IUBS has launched a Webinar Series bringing the best of all disciplines to discuss evolution, taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity, and other topics that represent unified biology and the topics of prime importance to address contemporary problems such as climate change, endangered species, food and nutrition, health etc.
The first lecture of the webinar series was delivered by Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Laureate on “Forgetting How to Tend the Soil” on 2nd October 2020.
Available for download now is the monography of S.V.Naydenko «Reproductive biology of cats: mechanisms of increasing reproductive success».
The book examines the features of feline reproductive biology, affecting behavior associated with finding a mating partner, changes in marking and acoustic activity during this period, changes in the hormonal status of animals associated with reproduction, as well as the specific mechanism of functioning of the corpus luteum in the genus lynx. The work examines the mechanisms of increasing reproductive success in a promiscuous mating system (an increase in the intensity of ovulation, embryonic mortality, sperm competition), as well as factors affecting postembryonic mortality in feline litters.
Intended for biologists, zoologists and students of biological studies.
The monograph can be downloaded from this LINK
Sixth International Symposium, "Invasion of Alien Species in Holarctic. Borok-VI" , to be held on October 11-15, 2021 (depending on the number of participants the Symposium will be held either in Borok place, on the base of Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia or in Uglich city, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia)
International Symposium "INVASION OF ALIEN SPECIES IN HOLARCTIC: BOROK" was first organized 20 years ago and has become regular. In these years, the global problem of biological invasions of alien species is remaining topical for humankind.
The main goals of the Sixth Symposium are:
• Consolidation of efforts to study the processes of spread of alien plant and animal species in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems;
• Exchange of information on the vectors, causes, scales, and regularities of species spread; changes in their properties in new aquatic and terrestrial habitats;
• Assessment of the role of the alien species in the transformation of endemic communities; evaluation of social and economic consequences of biological invasions as well as development of risk assessment approaches;
• Discussion on the issues related to terminology, theory of species spread and study methods.
Themes of presentations include the following topics:
• Spatial and temporal dynamics of biological invasions in the Holarctic:
1) invasions in marine ecosystems;
2) invasions in freshwater ecosystems;
3) invasions in terrestrial ecosystems;
4) paleoinvasions.
• Genetic and evolutionary aspects of biological invasions.