Rosneft, together with the non-state development institute Innopraktika, as part of the series “Ecological Atlases of the Seas of Russia”, released the atlas “Marine Mammals of Russia”. Among the co-authors of the atlas are employees of the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Dmitry Glazov, Maria Solovyova, Natalya Kryukova, Daria Kuznetsova, Svetlana Artemyeva, Ilya Mordvintsev, Nikita Platonov.
The ecological atlas introduces readers to marine mammals living in inland waters and seas of Russia. The publication presents scientific data on 47 species of marine mammals found in the described water areas. In addition, it contains information about the climatic and oceanographic features of the seas, the history of study, problems of protecting marine mammals and the main methods of their research. The book provides an opportunity to obtain up-to-date information about the characteristics of biology, population structure, natural and anthropogenic threats to the described species. The publication contains more than 60 maps, unique artistic illustrations, and photographs from the Company's expeditions.
The atlas reflects the results of the Company’s many years of work on studying marine mammals – the polar bear and the walrus, which were carried out as part of the corporate program for the conservation of biological diversity. The goal of the program is to study and preserve the population of rare animal species, the state of which can be used to judge the balance of Arctic ecosystems. The results of the Company’s research can be found in a special section of the atlas.
The atlas was developed by specialists from the Arctic Scientific Center of the Company and leading scientific institutes of Russia: P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Pacific Institute of Oceanology, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, All-Russian Research Institute for Environmental Protection and the RPO "Council on Marine Mammals".
The publication “Marine Mammals of Russia” will be of interest not only to the professional community, but also to everyone who is interested in environmental conservation issues.
The atlas is available for free download:
Atlas “Marine Mammals of Russia”.