Projects by IEE RAS employees received grant support from the Russian Science Foundation

Researchers at the A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS) have received grant support from the Russian Science Foundation (RSF).

The RSF has announced the results of the project competition for the event "Fundamental and Exploratory Research by Small Individual Research Groups" within the priority area "Support for Scientific Research and the Development of Research Teams Holding Leading Positions in Specific Fields of Science."

The following projects have been awarded funding:

— "Ecological gradients as drivers of speciation: reproductive isolation in the radiation of Baikal sculpins (Cottidae)" - Alexander Serafimovich Golubtsov, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Chief Researcher.

— "Meiozoobenthos as an indicator of the transformation of alpine and arctic aquatic ecosystems in Southern and Central Siberia" - Elena Sergeyevna Chertoprud, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher.

— "Ecotonal biodiversity gradients and the depth of edge effects at the boundaries of different plant community types: developing contrast and similarity matrices for landscape fragmentation assessment" - Ivan Pavlovich Kotlov, Researcher.

— "Spatial-ethological population structure and the nature of interactions between juveniles and adults in viviparous and oviparous lizard species (families Lacertidae and Agamidae)" - Nataliya Gennadyevna Sopilko, Junior Researcher.

— "Deep soils: a strategic reservoir of carbon and hidden biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems" - Andrey Stanislavovich Zaytsev, Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Leading Researcher.

— "Organic matter resources and key primary consumers in the trophic webs of mangrove ecosystems (a case study from Southern Vietnam)" - Ivan Nikolayevich Marin, Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher.

— "The role of abiotic changes in the decomposition of macroalgae by soil biota along the coasts of the Kola Peninsula" - Polina Alekseyevna Guseva, Junior Researcher.

Congratulations to our colleagues on their success, and we wish them the best in carrying out their projects!