Belykh, Olga Ivanovna. Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor of Irkutsk
State University Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. - Institute of Molecular Biology of STC Virology and Biotechnology "Vector", Novosibirsk
Research interests:
1. Cytology 2. Hydrobiology 3. Virology
Selected publications:
2010. Naturalization of elodea canadensis mich. in baikal lake. Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 2-17.
2008. Visualization of the Silicon Biomineralization in Cyanobacteria, Sponges and Diatoms . Biosphere Origin and Evolution 219-230XX.
2007. Role of phytoplankton size distribution in lake ecosystems revealed by a comparison of wholeplankton community structure between Lake Baikal and Lake Biwa. Limnology Japan; 8(3):227-232.
2006. Autotrophic picoplankton of Lake Baikal: composition, abundance and structure . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands; 568(1):9-17.
2001. Nutritional diagnosis of plankton in Lake Baikal. Ecological Research; (17):135 -142.
2000. An eukaryotic algae from picoplankton of Lake Baikal: morphology, ultrastructure and rDNA sequence data. Hydrobiologia. 435(1/3): 83-90.
1999. Autotrophic picoplankton of Lake Baikal. Sibirsk. Ekol. Zh. 6: 631-637.
1997. Light, electron and immuno-electron microscopy of organs from seals of Lake Baikal sampled during the morbillivirus infection of 1987-1988. Vet. Pathology. 3: 133-145.
1992. Study of tissues of dead seals using an electron and immunoelectron microscopy. In: Vspyshka chummy plotoyadnykh u baikalskoi nerpy (1987/1988) years. Novosibirsk, Nauka: 36-40.
1989. Baikal seal virus. Nature. 339: 266.
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E-mail address: belykh@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: 51-14-50

Belikov, Sergei Ivanovich. Head of the Laboratory of Analytical Bioorganic Chemistry
Graduated from the Novosibirsk State University, Department of Natural Sciences
Ph. D. - All-Union Institute of The Molecular Biology, Novosibirsk
Research interests:
1. Molecular biology 2. Biodiversity 3. Virology
Selected publications:
2010. Coding Nucleotide Sequences of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Strains Isolated from Human Blood without Clinical Symptoms of Infection). Russian Journal of Genetics, 46(3):356-363.
2009. Characterization of Powassan viruses from Far Eastern Russia. Arch. Virol.; (154):811-820.
2008. The 2/-5/-oligoadenylate synthetase in the lowest metazoa: isolation, cloning, expression and functional activity in the sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis. Molecular Immunology. (45):945-953.
2007. Silicateins, the major biosilica forming enzymes present in demosponges: Protein analysis and phylogenetic relationship. Gene, (395):62-71.
2006. Monophyletic origin of freshwater sponges in ancient lakes based on partial structures of COXI gene . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands; 568(1):155-159.
2005. Dynamics of skeleton formation in the Lake Baikal sponge Lubomirskia baicalensis. Part I. Biological and biochemical studies. Naturwissenschaften ; (92):128-133
2002. Molecular phylogeny of the freshwater sponges in Lake Baikal. J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Research; (40):1-7.
2002. Phylogenetic analysis of strains, caused by tick encephalitis in Primorski region with different exacerbates. Epidemiologia i Infekcionnye Bolezni. 2(7): 53-56.
2001. Revealing of new rickettsia in Dermacentor Silvarum ticks at Lake Baikal. Zhurn. Mikrobiologii, Epidemiologii i Immunologii. 5: 8-11.
2001. Genetic typing of strains of ticks encephalitis virus on the base of analysis of gene homology of protein capsule. Vopr. Virusologii. 1:17-23.
2001. New trends in studying of ticks encephalitis. Tikhookeanskii Medicinskii Zhurnal . 2(7): 95-98.
1996. Determination of the taxonomic position of bacteria from Lake Baikal by sequencing 16S rRNA fragments. Microbiology. 65: 746-754.
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E-mail address: belikov@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: 51-18-74

Boiko, Sergei Mikhailovich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute, Department of Geology
Ph. D. - Institute of Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk
Research interests:
1. Ecological aspects of wasters utilisation in Lake Baikal Region 2. Geochemical peculiarities of bottom sediments of Lake Baikal
Selected publications:
2008. Original Data on the Diversity, Ecology, and Chemical Composition of Aquatic and Semiaquatic Lichens (Lichenes) of the Stony Littoral of Lake Baikal). Siberian Journal of Ecology, (3):399-406.
2005. Microelements Migration from Industrial-Household Sewage Deposits Applied as Organic Fertilizers in Forestry). Chemistry for sustainable development, 13(5):613-618.
2001. Prospects in cultivation of artichoke in East Siberia. Sibirski Vestnik Selskokhozyaistvennoi Nauki . 1-2(143): 58-64.
1999. Using of brown coal ash with lower content of calcium of Azeisk deposit as a complex ameliorator of grey forest soil. Agrokhimia. 6: 21-28.
1998. Ecological and technological estimation of coal ashes using in building industry. Zh. Ecotechnologii i Resursosberezhenie. 3: 52-57.
1996. Organic-mineral composts based on the cellulose industry waste and their influence on the soil fertility. Pochvovedenie. 7: 905-910.
1994. Geochemistry of industrial coal ashes in the Azeiskoe deposit and problems of its utilisation. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 2: 100-108.
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E-mail address: boiko@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: 42-64-09

Bondarenko, Nina Alexandrovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Doctor of Science - Institute of Inland Waters Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Yaroslavl
Research interests:
1. Limnology 2. Hydrobiology 3. Plankton ecology
Selected publications:
2009. Temporal variation in fatty acid composition of Ulothrix zonata (Chlorophyta) from ice and benthic communities of Lake Baikal. Phycologia; 38(2):130-135.
2008. The cryophilic habitat of micrometazoans under the lake-ice in Lake Baikal. Fundamental and Applied Limnology Archiv fur Hydrobiologie; 170(4):315-323.
2007. Distribution of Baikal omul (Coregonus autumnalis migratorius) during the 2003 acoustic survey. Advanc. Limnol.; (60):231-236.
2006. A comparison of phytoplankton communities between the ancient Lakes Biwa and Baikal . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands; 568(1):25-29
2006. The under-ice and bottom periods in the life cycle of Aulacoseira baicalensis (K. Meyer) Simonsen, a principal Lake Baikal alga. Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands, 568(1):107-109.
2002. Nature of "aulocoseira years" in Lake Baikal . Gidrobiol. Zhurnal. 38(1): 3-12.
2001. Materials on flora of algae ( Centrophyceae,Bacillariophyta) in lakes of Pribaikal and Transbaikalia areas. Biologia Vnutrennikh Vod. (1):3-10.
2000. Model of 'stark waves' according to many years dinamics of Baikalian phytoplankton. Biophysika. 45(6): 1089-1095.
2000. On finding of cryophilic community in Lake Baikal. Doklady Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk . 371: 815-817.
1999. Floral shift in the phytoplankton of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Siberia: Recent dominance of Nizchia acicularis. J. Plankton. Biol. Ecol. 46(1): 18-23.
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E-mail address: evs@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: 42-82-18

Chebykin, Eugene Pavlovich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Chemistry
Ph. D. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
Research interests:
1. Paleoclimatology 2. ICP-MS 3. Geochronology. 4 Geochemistry
Selected publications:
2009. High-Performance Technique on the Base of ICP-MS for Obtaining High-Resolution Records of Climate-Sensitive Elements in Bottom Sediments of Lake Hovsgol (Mongolia). Chemistry for sustainable development (17):97-110.
2005. Uranium Signals of Paleoclimate Humidity Recorded in Sediments of Lake Baikal. Doklady Earth Sciences. 400(1):52-56.
2005. Scanning SRXF analysis and isotopes of uranium series from bottom sediments of Siberian lakes for high-resolution climate reconstructions. Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A. 543: 250-254
2004. Uranium-series isotopes as proxies of Late Pleistocene climate and geochronometers in bottom sediments of Lake Baikal. Russ. Geol. Geophys. 45(5): 497-513.
2002. Abrupt increase in precipitation and weathering of soils in East Siberia coincident with the end of the last glaciation (15 cal kyr BP). Earth. and Planet. Sci. Lett. 200(1-2): 167-175.
2001. Direct U-Th Dating of the Last Two Interglacials in Sediments of Lake Baikal. Doklady Earth Sciences. 381(8): 952-955.
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E-mail address: cheb@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: 42-53-12

Golobokova, Liudmila Petrovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of the Chemistry
Ph. D. - Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IWEP SB RAS), Barnaul.
Research interests:
1. Aerosols and gas admixtures 2. Chemistry of fresh waters 3. Geoecology
Selected publications:
2009. Dynamics of sulfur-containing admixtures in the atmosphere around the point source - the Baikal Pulp and Paper Plant (south-east of Baikal Lake. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana. 22(9): 853-858.
2008. Comparison of the techniques for estimating the contribution of continental and marine sources into ion composition of near-water aerosol of the White Sea. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana. 21(1):17-19.
2007. On Influence of Atmospheric Chemical Reactions on the Ion Composition of Aerosol Particles in the Baikal Region. Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics. 43(2): 234-245.
2005. Peculiarities in the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol against the background of extreme weather conditions in Southern Siberia. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana. 18 (8): 616-620.
2004. Atmospheric aerosol measurements at Baikal Lake during forest fire episodes. Journal.Aerosol Science. 35(2):1015-1016.
2004. Depth Water of Lake Baikal: A Natural Reference of Fresh Water. Chemistry for Sustainable Development. 12(4): 409-420.
2003. Some results of experimental observations and mathematical simulation of distribution of acidic atmospheric impurities in region of Southern Baikal. Proceedings of SPIE. 5027: 80-86
2001. Anomalies in the composition of Baikal pore waters. Geologia i Geophysika. 42(1-2):362-372.
2000. Determination of UV-Absorbing Anions in Environmental samples by Microcolumn High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 55(10): 1000-1002.
1999. Microcolumn High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Detection for the Determination of Anions in Environmental Materials. Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 54(9): 854-857
1997. Preliminary Results of the First scientific drilling on lake Baikal/ Buguldeika sity/ southeastern Siberia. Quaternary Inernational. 37: 3-17
1993. Ion composition of atmospheric aerosol near Lake Baikal. Atmospheric Environment. 27A(11): 1629-1633.
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E-mail address: lg@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Grachev, Mikhail Alexandrovich. Director of the Limnological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Graduated from the Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry
Ph. D. - Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
Doctor of Science - Moscow State University
Research interests:
1. Molecular enzymology 2. Paleoclimate 3. Analytical chemistry
Selected publications:
2008. Silicon nanotechnologies of pigmented heterokonts. BioEssays. Vol. 30.
2007. Cultivation and automatic counting of diatom algae cells in multi-well plastic plates, Diatom Research.Vol. 22(1):189-195.
2007. Detection of the Silicic Acid Transport Protein in the Freshwater Diatom Synedra acus by Immunoblotting and Immunoelectron Microscopy ). DAN, 417(1):113-116.
2007. A New Bromine-Containing Reagent for Cysteine Modification). Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry. 33(6):593-597.
2006. A Method for the Isolation of Pure DNA for PCR). Journal of Molecular Biology, 40(1):180-183.
2005. Conserved Motif CMLD in Silicic Acid Transport Proteins of Diatoms). Molecular Biology, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 269-280.
2005. Reversible sorption of phosphate anions by sediments of Lake Baikal . GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA; 69(10).
2005. A potential zinc -binding motif in silicic acid transport proteins of diatoms. Diatom Res.; 20(2):409-411.
2004. Depth Water of Lake Baikal: A Natural Reference of Fresh Water. Chemistry for Sustainable Development, 2004, N 4, v. 12, p. 409-420
2002. Elements of active center of proteins of transport of silicic acid in diatom algae. Molecular. Biologia. 36(4):1-3.
2001. Nucleotide Sequences of Fragments of 16S rRNA of the Baikal Natural Populations and Laboratory Cultures of Cyanobacteria. Molecular Biologia. 35(3):477-483.
2000. Combined SEM ultrastructure studies and PCR with individual diatom cells. - Diatom Research. 15 (2): 349-354.
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E-mail address: grachev@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-04

Granina, Liba Zalamanovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Chemistry
Ph. D. - Hydrochemical Institute, Rostov on Don
Research interests:
1. Geochemistry 2. Sedimentation and diagenesis 3. Chemical balance, cycles of the elements
Selected publications:
2009. Sedimentary: Fe/Mn layers buried deeply below the bottom surface in lake Baikal. Geophys. Research Abstracts; 11(EGU2009-6684-2):
2007. Bottom sediments and pore waters near a hydrothermal vent in lake baikal (Frolikha Bay). Russian Geology and Geophysics. 48(3):305-316.
2005. Ultra-thin window electron probe microanalysis of suspended particles in tributaries of Lake Baikal, Siberia. Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem.; 85(6):377-386.
2004. Origin and dynamics of Fe and Mn sedimentary layers in Lake Baikal. ELSEVIER Chemical Geology. 205(): 55-72.
2001. Anomalies in the composition of Baikal pore waters. Geologia i Geophysika. 42(1-2):362-372.
2000. A study of the chemical budget of Lake Baikal using neutron activation and synchrotron radiation. Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A. 448(1-2): 419-424.
2000. Oxygen, iron and manganese at the sediment-water interface in Lake Baikal. Terra Nostra. (9): 87-94.
1997. Formation of ferric iron crusts in Quaternary sediments of Lake Baikal, Russia, and implications for paleoclimate. Marine Geology. 139: 21-46.
1983. Iron and manganese in oxidised sediments of Lake Baikal. Geokhimiya. 12: 1756-1761.
Additional information:
E-mail address: liba@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Granin, Nikolay Grigorievich. Head of the Laboratory of Hydrology and hydrophysics
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Physics
Ph. D. - Institute of Geography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk
Research interests:
1. Hydrophysics 2. Vertical mixing 3. Gas hydrate and gas escape
Selected publications:
2010. Gas seeps in Lake Baikal-detection, distribution, and implications for water column mixing. Geo. - Mar. Lett. V. 30:399-409. DOI10.1007/s00367-010-0201-3.
2009. Effect of snow depth on under-ice irradiance and growth of Aulacoseira baicalensis in Lake Baikal. Aquatic Ecology, (43)::673-679.
2009. 2009 Окольцованный Байкал. Наука из первых рук; (3):22-23.
2008. Lake Baikal deepwater renewal mystery solved. Geophys. Research Letters, 35(L09605):1-5.
2008. Resting stages and ecology of the planktonic diatom Aulacoseira in lake Baikal. Limnology and Oceanography; 53:1125-1136.
2007 Sources and sinks of methane in Lake Baikal: A synthesis of measurements and modeling. Limnology and Oceanography; 52(5):1824-1837.
2005. Cold intrusions in Lake Baikal: Direct observational evidence for deep-water renewal. Limnology and Oceanography; 2005; 50(1):184-196
2003. Assessing the potential for developing internal diatom-based transfer functions for Lake Baikal. Limnology and Oceanography; 48(3):1183-1192
2003. Quantitative and qualitative relationships between planktonic diatom communities and diatom assemblages in sedimenting material and surface sediments in Lake Baikal, Siberia. Limnology and Oceanography; 48(4):1643-1661.
2002. Sublacustrine mud volcanoes and methane seeps caused by dissociation of gas hydrates in Lake Baikal.. Geology; 30(7):631-634.
2002. GAS HYDRATES AND GAS VENTING IN LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 43(7):629-637
2000. Small-scale turbulence and vertical mixing in Lake Baikal. Limnol. Oceanogr. 45: 159-173.
Additional information:
E-mail address: nick@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-57-68

Gorshkov, Alexandr Georgievich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Chemistry
Ph. D. - Limnological Institute of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk
Research interests:
1.Analytical chemistry of organic compounds (GC, GC-MS, HPLC) 2. Pollution of environment
Selected publications:
2010.Macroporous Liquid.Chromatography Matrices Based on Siliceous Valves of Diatoms. Doklady Chemistry, 2010, Vol. 432, Part 2, pp. 175-177
2010. Preparation of 13C-244nethylcholesta-5,24(28)-dien-3 (3-ol by cultivation of Baikal diatom Synedra acus in NaH13CO3. Russian Chemical Bulletin, International Edition, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 1, January, 2010
2008. Determination of Poly cyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Needles of a Scotch Pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.),a Biomonitor of Atmospheric Pollution). Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 63, No. 8, pp. 805-811
2004. Benzopyrene Isomer Ratio in Organic Fraction of Aerosols over Water Surface of lake Baikal. J.Aerosol Sci.; 35(2):1059-1060.
2001. Half-micro high-perfomance liguid chromatography as an instrument of organic synthesis optimization. DAN; 381(4):506-508.
2001. Determination of elemental sulfur in bottom sediments using High-perfomance liguid chromatography. Zhurnal Analytich. Khimii. 56(10): 1062-1066.
2000. Determination of bis-(2-ethyl-hexil)phthalate in water by method of High-Perfomance Liquid Chromatography with direct concentration in chromotographycal column. Zhurn. Analyticheskoi Khimii. 55(8): 834-839.
2000. Monitoring of ecotoxicants in Pribaikalia environmental objects. Part I. Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aerosols of industrial cities (examplified on Irkutsk city). Optika Atmosphery i Okeana. 13(10): 967-970.
2000. Qualitative determination of biologically active components of Rhododendron aureum Georgi by High-Perfomance Liquid Chromatography. Khim.-Pharm. Zhurn. 34(12): 30-32.
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E-mail address: andrew@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-47-70

Denikina, Natalia Nikolaevna. Senior Research Fellow, vice-director of the Limnological Institute
Graduated from the Kemerovo State University, Department of the Biology
Ph. D.Biologo-pochvennyy Institute, Vladivostok
Research interests:
1.Virusology 2. Molecular biology 3. Genetic engineering
Selected publications:
2010. Canine distemper virus diversity in Lake Baikal seal {Phoca sibirica) population. Veterinary Microbiology ; 144(1-2):192-197.
2002. Elements of active center of proteins of transport of silicic acid in diatom algae. Molecular. Biologia. 36(4):1-3.
1999. Morbillivirus, which caused eposootia in 1987, continues circulating among Baikal seal population. Sib. Ecol. Zhurn. (6):663-666
1996. Canine distember virus in 138): Lake Baikal seals (Phoca sibirica). Vet. Rec. 437-439.
1995. Characterisation of morbilliviruses isolated from Lake Baikal seals (Phoca sibirica). Vet. Microbiol. 44/2-4: Proceedings of an Int. Symp. 'Morbillivirus Infections'. : 251-259.
Additional information:
E-mail address: natnik@sherb.lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-29-23

Domischeva, Valentina Mikhailovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of the Chemistry
Ph. D. - Institute of Geography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk
Research interests:
1. Biochemistry 2. Biogenic elements
Selected publications:
2006. Assessing the acidification risk in the Lake Baikal region. Chemistry and Ecology ; 2006; 22(1):1-11.
2004. CLIMATE AND LONG-TERM SILICA DYNAMICS IN THE WATER OF LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 45(3):310-316.
2000. Vertical turbulent diffusion and upwelling in Lake Baikal estimated by inverse modeling of transient tracers. J. Geophys. Res.; 2000; 105(C2):3451-3464
2002. On day and night dynamics of free acid and oxigen concentration in Lake Baikal water. Geographia i Prirod. Resursy.1:73-78.
2000. Peculiarities of gas exchange of Lake Baikal with atmosphere at transition from spring to summer warming-up. Geographia i Prirod. Resursy 3: 55-62.
2000. On the vertical distribution of the microorganizms in Lake Baikal during spring deep-water renewal. Mikrobiologia. 69(3): 433-440.
2000. Processes of exchange and distribution of microorganizms in the deep water zone of Lake Baikal. DAN. 372(1): 138-141.
1999. Hydrophysical processes and distribution of dissolved silicon in Lake Baikal. Geologia i Geophisika. 40(10): 1502-1505.
Additional information:
E-mail address: hydrochem@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Drucker, Valentin Valerijanovich.Professor of the Irkutsk State University
Graduated from the Irkutsk State Medical Institute, Department of Hygiene
Doctor of Science - Institute of Limnology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg
Research interests:
1. Water microorganisms 2. Ecology 3. Water quality
Selected publications:
2008. Abundance and pigment type composition of picocyanobacteria in Barguzin Bay, Lake Baikal . Limnology ; 2008; 9(2):105-114.
2006. Potentially pathogenic bacteria in a microbial community of Lake Baikal . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands; 568(1):267-271.
2004. Bacterial Aggregates Formation After Addition of Glucose in Lake Baikal Water. J. of Microbiology; 42(4):357-360.
2002. Lake Baikal: a unigue place to study evolution of sponges and their stress response in an environment nearly unimpaired by anthropogenic perturbation. Cell Mol Biol; 48(4):359-371.
2000. On the vertical distribution of the microorganizms in Lake Baikal during spring deep-water renewal. Mikrobiologia. 69: 433-440.
1999. The bacterial community of southern Lake Baikal in winter. Mikrobiologia. 37(1):10-13.
1999. Phytoplankton blooms in Lake Baikal with reference to the lake`s present state of eutrophication. In: Ancient Lakes: Their Cultural and Biological Diversity. Kenobi Productions. Belgium. 217-225.
1994. Autotrophic picoplankton in Southern Lake Baikal: abundance growth and grazing mortality during summer. J.Plankton Research, 16: 945-959.
1988. Bacterioplankton of Yenisey River. Novosibirsk, Nauka: 96 pp.
Additional information:
E-mail address: drucker@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-54-15

Fedotov, Andrey Petrovich. Doctor of Science
Graduated from the Irkutsk State Technical University, Department of Geological Survey Ph. D. – Institute of Earth Crust. Irkutsk
Research interests:
1. Bottom sediments 2. Quarternary geology 3. Paleoclimate
Selected publications:
2008. Integration of reflection seismic and sediment grain-size data from Lake Khubsugul (Northern Mongolia): a reply to Prokopenko and Kendall. J Paleolimnol; 2008; (40):1193-1199.
2008. A 450-ka long record of glaciation in Northern Mongolia based on studies at Lake Khubsugul: high-resolution reflection seismic data and grain-size variations in cored sediments. J. Paleolimnology; 2008; (39):335-348.
2006. Chronology of the Baikal Rift System. Eos, 20 June ; 2006; 87(25):246,250.
2006. Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental record of the Late Pleistocene record of Lake Khubsugul (Mongolia) based on ostracod remains. J. Paleolimnol; (36):133-149.
2003. Evidence of Lake Khubsugul Volume Decrease Due to Climate Aridization in Upper Pleistocene. Berliner Palaobiologische Abhandlungen. ; 2003; 4, 89-95.
2002. Seismic profiling of Lake Khubsugul sediments. DAN. 382(2): 261-263.
2001. Sediments of Lake Hovsgol as a record of paleoclimates of the Holocene and Late Pleistocene. Geologia i Geophysika. 42(1-2): 384-390.
2000. Potential value of bottom sediments of Lake Khubsugul (Mongolia) for paleoclimate reconstructions. Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen E. A(205): 107-112.
1999. Garnets in bottom sediments at Academicheskii ridge (Lake Baikal) – indicators of mechanizms of transport and sources of clastogenec materials drift. Geologia i Geophisika. 40(9): 1342-1353.
Additional information:
E-mail address: mix@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-53-15

Kamaltynov, Ravil Massalimovich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of the Biology
Ph. D. - Irkutsk State University.
Research interests:
1. Systematic of amphypods of Lake Baikal 2. Phylogeny, evolution and ecology of the amphipods 3. Benthic communities of Lake Baikal
Selected publications:
2009. Systematics of the Baikalian Babr (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Pallaseidae). Zootaxa. (2276):49-68
2005. Population Structure of the Baikalian Amphipod Gmelinoides fasciatus (Stebbing)). Genetika. 41(8):1108-1114.
2004. Macrozoobenthic communities of underwater landscapes in the shallow-water zone of southern Lake Baikal. Hydrobiologia; (522):193-205
2000. Genetic defferentiation among gammarid (Eulimnogammarus cyaneus) populations in Lake Baikal, East Siberia. Arch. Hydrobiol. 148(2): 249-261
1999. On the evolution of Lake Baikal amphipods. Crustaceana. 72(8): 921-931.
1999. On the higher classification of Lake Baikal amphipods. Crustaceana. 72(8): 933-944.
1999. On the phylogeny of Lake Baikal amphipods in the light of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. Crustaceana. 72(8): 911-919.
1993. The consortium of the sponge Lubomirskia baikalensis in Lake Baikal, East Siberia. Hydrobiologia. 271: 179-189.
Additional information:
E-mail address: ravil@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-29-23

Khodzher, Tamara Victorovna. Vice-director. Head of the Laboratory of Hydrochemistry and Chemistry of Atmosphere
Graduated from the Buryat State University, Department of the Chemistry
Ph. D. - The Main Geophysical Observatory, St.-Petersburg
Research interests:
1. Atmospheric aerosol and precipitation 2. Water chemistry 3. General limnology
Selected publications:
2010. Atmospheric methanethiol emitted from a pulp and paper plant on the shore of Lake Baikal. Atmospheric Environment; 44(20):2427-2433.
2010. Air-quality modelling in the lake Baikal region. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ; 165(1-4):665-674
2007 INFLUENCE OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICAL REACTIONS ON THE ION COMPOSITION OF AEROSOL PARTICLES IN THE BAIKAL REGION. Izvestiya, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, 43(2):234-245. 2006. Assessing the acidification risk in the Lake Baikal region. Chemistry and Ecology; 22(1):1-11
2003. Regional background ozone and carbon monoxide variations in remote Siberia/East Asia. J. Geophys. Res., 108(Dl) 4028, doi:10.1029/2001JD001412 p. 1-18.
2001. (Rare-earth elements in eolian and river suspensions in the region of Lake Baikal.). Geologia i Geophysika. 42(1-2): 267-277.
2000. A study of trace elements in atmospheric aerosols of the Eastern Siberia using neutron activation and synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence analysis./ Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A. 448(1-2): 413-418.
2000. Seasonal variation of primary biological aerosol particles in the remote continental region of Lake Baikal/Siberia. Atmosph. Environ. (34): 3805-3811.
1999. The composition of aerosol over the East Siberia. J. Aerosol Science. 30, Suppl.1.: 271-272.
1999. On the role of the atmosphere in formation of chemical composition in Lake Baikal water. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana; 12(6): 512-515.
1996. Composition of individual aerosol particles above Lake Baikal, Siberia J. Atmospheric Environment. 30: 1453-1465.
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E-mail address: khodzher@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 51-13-14

Kirilchik, Sergey Vasil'evich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of the Biology
Ph. D. - Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
Research interests:
1. Molecular biology 2. Evolution 3. Adaptation
Selected publications:
2008. Description of Three Microsatellite Loci of the Baikal Omul Coregonus migratorius (Georgi). Genetika. 44(3):423-426.
2005. Genetic Polymorphism of a Pelagic Fish Species,Little Baikal Oilfish Comephorus dybowski, Deduced from Analysis of Microsatellite Loci). Genetika. 41(7):919-924.
2003. Endemic diversification of the monophyletic cottoid fish species flock in Lake Baikal explored with mtDNA sequencing . Molecular Phylogen. and Evolution; 2003; 27():143-155.
1999. New data on restriction analysis of mtDNA of Baikalian omul population of Coregonus autumnalis migratorius (Georgi). Sib. Ecol. Zhurn. (6): 655-658.
1998. Phylogenetic relationships of the baikalian Aulacoseira diatoms inferred from comparison of partial 18s RNA sequences. Molekulyarnaya Biologya. 32(4): 735-740.
1997. Evolution of the cytochrome b gene fragment from mitochondrial DNA in some baikalian and non-baikalian cottoidei fishes. Molekulyarnaya Biologya. 31(1): 168-175.
1995. Investigation of divergence of spawning stocks in the Baikal sculpin Cottocomephorus grewingki (Dybowski) by mtDNA restriction analysis. Genetika. 31(1): 111-117.
Additional information:
E-mail address: kir@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-26-95

Likhoshway, Yelena Valentinovna. Head of the Laboratory of Ultrastructure, Systematics and Evolution of Algae
Graduated from the Novosibirsk State University, Department of the Natural Sciences
Doctor of Science
Research interests:
1. Taxonomy and systematics of centric diatom algae 2. Evolution of Aulocoseira genus 3. Methods of the visualisation of intracellular processes
Selected publications:
2008. Visualization of the Silicon Biomineralization in Cyanobacteria, Sponges and Diatoms . Biosphere Origin and Evolution; (XX):219-230.
2008. Silicon nanotechnologies of pigmented heterokonts. BioEssays ; (30):328-337.
2006. Detection of the Gene Responsible for Silicic Acid Transport in Chrysophycean Algae. DAN. 408(6):845-849
2006. Silicon Mineralization in the Culture of Cyanobacteria from Hot Springs. DAN 407(4):556-560
2005. DISTRIBUTION OF DIATOMS IN SURFACEAL SEDIMENTS OF LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 46(1):34-49.
2003. Morphology and identity of AULACOSEIRA ITALICA and typification of AULACOSEIRA (BACILLARIOPHYTA). Diatom Research; 18(1):1-19.
2000. The VER-98-1-3 core, Academician Ridge, Lake Baikal: Preliminary data about the bulk mineralogy, geochemistry and sedimentology of the last 250,000 years. Terra Nostra. (9): 238-242.
2000. Combined ultrastructure SEM studies and PCR with individual diatom cells. Diatom Research. 15(2) : 349-354.
1999. The frustule structure of original material of Aulacoseira distans (Ehrenberg) Simonsen. Diatom Research. 14(2): 239-250.
1998. A high resolution diatom record of the paleoclimates of East Siberia for the last 2.5 My from Lake Baikal. Quaternary Sci. Reviews. 17: 1101-106.
1995. The distribution of diatom algae near a thermal bar in Lake Baikal. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 22: 5-14.
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E-mail address: yel@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 51-14-50

Makukhin, Vladimir Leonidovich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Geography
Ph. D. – Irkutsk State технический University
Research interests:
1. Meteorology 2. Distribution of compounds in the atmosphere 3. Mathematical modelling
Selected publications:
2009. The estimation of the influence of the emission of the Tayshet Aluminium Factory under construction on the media ambient ) . Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics. 22(9):859-861.
2006. Influence of forest fires on the transport and transformation of atmospheric admixtures over Lake Baikal). Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics. 19(6):518-521
2004. Influence of meteorological conditions on the spreading and transformation processes of aerosol and gas components in the Lake Baikal region). Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics. 2004; 17(4):322-324.
2001. Digital modelling of distribution of pine pollen (Pinus silvestris) in near soil layer of the atmosphere of South Pribaikalia. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana .14(6-7): 569-571.
2000. Makukhin V.L., Potemkin V. L. Numerical simulation of sulfur and nitrogen compounds distribution near the Lake Baikal.J. Aerosol Science. 31, Suppl. 1.: 424-425.
2000. Accumulation modelling on podstilauschei poverchnosti of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in South Baikal area. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana. 13(6-7): 631-632
1999. Modelling of distribution of hydrocarbons in near soil layer of the atmosphere of South Pribaikalia Optika Atmosphery i Okeana. 12(6): 544-546.
1998. Modelling of vertical distribution of concentration of sulfur and nitrogen compounds in near soil layer of the atmosphere of South Pribaikalia. Optika Atmosphery i Okeana.11(6): 594- 597
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E-mail address: aerosol@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Mizandrontsev, Igor Borisovich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Chemistry
Dr. of Sciences - Institute of Hydrochemistry of Rosgidromet, Rostov-on-Don
Research interests:
1. Carbon and oxygen cycles in lakes and modelling of processes occurring in lakes 2. Chemical processes in bottom sediments 3.Gas exchange between lakes and atmosphere
Selected publications:
2007. Sources and sinks of methane in Lake Baikal: A synthesis of measurements and modeling. Limnology and Oceanography. 52(5): 1824-1837.
2006. Changes in the Lake Baikal ecosystem during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1): 259-263.
2006. Postembryonic development and growth dynamics of Baikaiobia guttata (Gerstfeldt, 1858) (Plathelminthes): first report on the life cycle of endemic Tricladida from Lake Baikal . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1): 239-245.
2004. RECONSTRUCTION OF LATE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE АВIOTIС CONDITIONS IN LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 45(5): 557-564.
2002. On 24-hours concentration dinamics of free carbonic acid and oxigen in water of Lake Baikal Geographya i Prirodnye Resursy.1: 73-78.
2001. The oxigen exchange in Lake Baikal Vodnye Resursy. 28(5): 552-558.
1995. The gas exchange between water and atmosphere (exemplified on Lake Baikal). Vodnye resursy. 22(4): 439-445.
1993. The formation of freon vertical distribution in deep-water basins. Dokl. Akad. Nauk. 332(6): 783-785.
1990. The chemical processes in bottom sediments of lake basins. Novosibirsk, Nauka: 173 pp.
1983. The bottom sediments. In: The elements of Lake Baikal ecosystem. Novosibirsk, Nauka: 46 - 99 pp.
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E-mail address: mizandr@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Paradina, Ludmila Filippovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Physics
Ph. D. – Rostov–on–Don State University
Research interests:
1. Research of environment samples by X-ray microanalysis, flame photometry, ICP-MS 2.Quality of water
Selected publications:
2009.The Role of Water Lichens in the Biogeochemical Processes in the Lake Baikal Stony Littoral. Biologiya Vnutrennikh Vod. (2):41-46.
2005. Microelements Migration from Industrial-Household Sewage Deposits Applied as Organic Fertilizers in Forestry. Chemistry for Sustainable Development. 13(5): 613-618.
2004. Sampling, sample preparation and ICP-MS - Chemical analysis of Lake Baikal sponges. GEOSTAND GEOANAL RES. (J.Geostandards Newsletter.). 28(2):225-232.
2003. The Distribution of Chemical Elements in Sponges of the Family Lubomirskiidae in Lake Baikal . Berliner Palaobiologische Abhandlungen. 4():: 151-156.
2003. Preparation and assessment of a candidate reference sample of lake BAIKAL deep water. Spectrochimica Acta Part B. 58(): 277-288.
2001. Electron probe microanalysis of enviromental samples: preparation of reference materials, correction for particle size effects and representative results on sediments recovered from snow, power station fly ash and bone samples. J. of Geostandarts and Geoanalysis. 25(2-3): 1-11
1999. The microprobe determination of Ba, Sr and Sc impurities in a vitreous substance. Zh. Analit. Khimii 54(1): 78-82.
1999. Determination of microelements in water from Lake Baikal by inductively-coupled plasma mass-spectrometry. Zh.Analit khimii.54(9): 943-948.
1998. Ecological and technological estimation of coal ashes using in building industry. Zh. Ecotechnologii i Resursosberezhenie. 3: 52-57.
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E-mail address: paradina@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-64-09

Parfenova, Valentina Vladimirovna. Head of the Laboratory of Aquatic Microbiology. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. – Institute for Micribiology and Virusology, Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata
Research interests:
1. Biodiversity of bacteria 2. Fermentative microbiological activity 3. Classical and molecular biology 4. Biodegradation
Selected publications:
2009. Studies on the Local Anthropic Influence on the Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Microorganisms in the Water of Lake Baikal. Hydrobiological Journal. 45(2):51-62.
2008. Specific ecological features of the distribution of iron and manganese oxidizing bacteria in bottom sediments of Lake Baikal. Journal Ecology & Safety. International Scientific Publications. 2(1):313-322.
2007. Spatial Distribution and Species Composition of Prosthecate Bacteria in Lake Baikal. Microbiology. 76(4):545-551.
2007. A method for cultivation of microorganisms oxidizing iron and manganese in bottom sediments of Lake Baikal. BIOLOGY BULLETIN 34(3). 236-241.
2006. Antagonistic Activity of Actinomycetes of Lake Baikal. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 42(2):195-199.
2003. Microbial Biodiversity in the Water of Lake Baikal. Microbiology. 72(2):239-249.
2003. Degradation of bis-(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate by Microorganisms of the Water and Bottom Sediments of the Selenga River and Lake Baikal under Experimental Conditions. Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 39(6):665-669(585-589).
2002. The Biodiversity of Actinomycetes in Lake Baikal. Microbiology. 71(3):404-408.
2001. Control of Bacterial Motilily by Environmental Factors in Polarly Flagellated and Peritrichous Bacteria Isolated from Lake Baikal. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(9): 3852-3859.
2000. Processes of exchange and distribution of microorganizms in the deep water zone of Lake Baikal. DAN. 372(1): 138-141.
2000. On the vertical distribution of the microorganisms in Lake Baikal during spring deep-water renewal. Microbiology. 69(3): 433-440.
1999. Near slope processes and distribution of microorganizms in Lake Baikal. Sib. Ecol. Zhurn.h (6): 613-618.
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E-mail address: parfenova@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-54-15

Popovskaya, Galina Ivanovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Doctor of Science - the Central Siberian Botanic Garden of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
Research interests:
1. Ecology of algae 2. Biodiversity of algae of Lake Baikal 3. Morphology, taxonomy of diatoms of Lake Baikal
Selected publications:
2008. Morphological variability of CYCLOTELLA OCELLATA from lake Khubsugul (Mongolia). Diatom Research. 23(1):75-91.
2006. The role of endemic diatom algae in the phytoplankton of Lake Baikal. Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):87-94.
2004. Sterols of marine microalgae Pyramimonas cf. cordata (Prasinophyta), Attheya ussurensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta) and a spring diatom bloom from Lake Baikal. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. Part B. 138():: 65-70.
2002. Chapter 3. Freshwater Ecosystems. Biodiversity Research Methods. IBOY in Western Pacific and Asia. ():216.
2001. On study of Thalassiosira Faurii (Gasse) Hasle (Bacillariophyta) morphology. Algology. 11(2): 175-179.
2001. On morphology and taxonomy of Pliocaenicus costatus (Log., Lupik. et Churs.) Flower, Ozornina et Kuzmina (Bacillariophyta). Biologia vnutrennikh vod.(2): 53-64.
2000. Ecological monitoring of phytoplankton in Lake Baikal. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. (3): 215-225
1996. New data on morphology of some centric algae (Bacillariophyta) from Lake N’yasa (East Africa). Algologia. 6(2): 117-121.
1991. New data on frustule morphology of Aulacoseira islandica (Bacillariophyta). Diatom Research. 6(2): 255-266.
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E-mail address: yel@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 51-14-50

Pomazkina, Galina Vladimirovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. - Irkutsk State University
Research interests:
1. Hydrobiology 2. Systematics of algae 3. Ecology of plankton and benthic algae
Selected publications:
2008. MICROPHYTOBENTHOS IN SOUTHERN BAIKAL. Algology. 18(2):160-172.
2005. DISTRIBUTION OF DIATOMS IN SURFACEAL SEDIMENTS OF LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 46(1):34-49.
2003. Observation on Stomach Contents, Food Uptake and Feeding Strategies of Endemic Baikalian Gastropods. Berliner Palaobiologische Abhandlungen. 4():: 151-156.
1997. Centric diatoms from the Miocene deposits in the Baikal rift zone (Tunka Valley). Russian Geology and Geophysics. 38(9) : 1445-1452.
1996. Spatial distribution of phytoplankton in Baikal, spring 1991. Freshwater Biology. 35(3): 517-523.
1996. Chrystophycean cysts (stomatocysts) from Lake Baikal and Irkutsk Reservoir, Siberia. J. Paleolimnol. 15: 271-277.
1992. Zonal distribution of microphytobenthos in the Southern Lake Baikal. Algologia. 2: 76-82.
Additional information:
E-mail address: galina@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 51-14-50

Potemkin, Vladimir L'vovich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Novosibirsk State University, Department of Physics
Ph. D – State Hydrometeorological Insstitute, Leningrad
Research interests:
1.The climatology 2. The physics of atmosphere 3. 3.Aerosols and gas admixtures
Selected publications:
2010. Atmospheric methanethiol emitted from a pulp and paper plant on the shore of Lake Baikal. Atmospheric Environment. 44(20):2427-2433.
2009. Dynamics of sulfur-containing admixtures in the atmosphere around the point source - the Baikal Pulp and Paper Plant (south-east of Baikal Lake). Atmos. Oceanic Opt. 22(9):853-858.
2006. The impact of large lakes on climate in the past : a possible scennario for Lake Baikal . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):249-252.
2005. Study of characteristics of the Asian High and its effect on atmospheric pollution in the Lake Baikal region. Atmos. Oceanic Opt. 18(5-6):466-469.
2003. Regional background ozone and carbon monoxide variations in remote Siberia/East Asia. J. Geophys. Res., 108(Dl) 4028, doi:10.1029/2001JD001412. (): 1-18.
2001. Study of distribution of geophysical factors in Frolikha underwater source area (Lake Baikal). Geographia i Prirodnii Resursy. (3): 130-132.
2000. Temperature of Maximal Density and Thermobaric Properties of Deep Fresh Water: Evidence from Lake Baikal . DAN. 375(8): 1318.
1999. Long-term observations on ozone and carbon monoxide concentrations in East Siberia. Sibirsk. Ecol. Zh. 6: 601-603.
1999. Regarding the role of the atmosphere in the formation of the chemical composition of the waters of Lake Baikal. Atmos. Oceanic Opt. 12(6): 493-496.
1998. The impact large lakes on climate : in past and present. The Second Int. Confer. On Climate and Water. Espoo. Finland. 3 : 1217-1221.
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E-mail address: klimat@lin.irk.ru

Rozhkova, Natalia Anatolevna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. – Irkutsk State University
Research interests:
1. Trichopterology 2. Hydrobioloy 3.Ecology of Trichopteras
Selected publications:
2008. Seasonal Dynamics of Growth and Feeding of Big-headed Sculpin Batrachocotttus baicalensis (Cottidae) in the Cape Berezovyi Area (Southern Baikal)). Voprosy Ikhtiologii. 48(2):203-210.
2006. The formation of a fouling community on artificial substrate in Lake Baikal. Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):51-55.
2004. Types of Interactions in Consortia of Baikalian Sponges. Boll. Mus. Ist. Biol. Univ. Genova. (68):655-663.
2004. Macrozoobenthic communities of underwater landscapes in the shallow-water zone of southern Lake Baikal. Hydrobiologia. (522):193-205.
2003. Biogeochemical Processes on the Stony Litoral - Unlimited Element and Nutrient Source for Baikal Ecosystem. Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen. 4():: 129-139.
2001. Flora and fauna of protected areas. / Flora and fauna of water reservoirs and water flows of protected area at Lake Baikal. Moscow; Publication. 92. p. 82.
2000. Flora and fauna of protected areas./ Flora and fauna of water reservoirs and water flows of Barguzin protected area. Moscow; Publication. 91 p. 180.
1998. Fauna of caddis fly (Trichoptera) of Lake Khubsugul basin. Biodiversity of water ecosystems of Transbaikalia area: species structure of hydrobiocenosis of lakes and rivers on mountainous territories. Novosibirsk: SB RAS publication; pp. 138-145.
1996. A new endemic caddis fly (Trichoptera, Limnephilidae) from Lake Baikal. Freshwater Biol. 35(3): 647-648.
1995. Caddis fly (Insecta, Trichoptera) of Irkut river basin. Ecological-geographic characteristics of zoocenosis of Pribaikal: Sbornik nauch. trudov. / IPI. Irkutsk; pp. 50-58.
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E-mail address: info@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-82-18

Semenov, Michail Yurievich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. – Institute of General and Experimental Biology in Ulan-Ude
Research interests:
1. Geochemistry 2. Soil science 3. Hydrochemistry 4. Paleoclimate
Selected publications:
2009. A Surface water chemistry: the key to partitioning dissolved matter sources and assessing carbon cycle parameters . Chemistry and Ecology. 25(5):325-336.
2008. The use of some parameters of carbon cycle in assessing the functional organization levels of landscapes (using the Lake Baikal watershed basin as an example). Geography and Natural Resources. - 2008. - V. 29. - P. 237-241.
2007. Assessing the size-dependent chemical speciation of soil particles using electron probe X-ray microanalysis . Microchimica Acta. 157(3-4):121-126.
2007. Base Cation Fluxes in Mountain Landscapes of Lake Baikal Southern Shore. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. (38):2635-2646.
2006. Assessing the acidification risk in the Lake Baikal region. Chemistry and Ecology. 22(1):1-11.
2005. Ultra-thin window electron probe microanalysis of suspended particles in tributaries of Lake Baikal, Siberia. Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 85(6):377-386.
2005.COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SOIL WEATHERING RATES IN TH E LANDSCAPES OF THE NORTHERN SLOPE OF THE KHAMAR-DABAN RIDGE). Russian Geology and Geophysics. 2005; 46(1):50-59
2002. Critical loads of acidities on land ecosystems of Baikal region. Sib. Ecol. Zhurn. (1):85-94.
2001. Critical loads of acidity for forest ecosystems of North Asia. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. (130): 1193-1198.
2000. Application of Biogeochemical Model "Profile" for Assessment of North Asian Ecosystem Sensitivity to Acid Deposition. Asian Journal of Energy& Environment . 1(2): 143-162.
1999. Determination of forest ecosystems stability of West Siberia to acid deposition. Geographia i Prirod. Resursi. (4): 44-52.
Additional information:
E-mail address: semenov@irigs.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Sinyukovich, Valeriy Nikolaevich. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Geography
Ph. D. - Institute of Geography of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences (Irkutsk)
Research interests:
1. Hydrology of rivers and reservoirs. 2. Water balance. 3. Water quality.
Selected publications:
2009. The entry of sulfates and nitrogen into Lake Baikal with the waters of its influent rivers. Geography and Natural Resources 30(): 35-39.
2008. The water balance of the Selenga river basin. Geography and Natural Resources 29() 54-56.
2007. Formation of Waters of the Selenga Shallow Waters Taking Account of the Seasonal Variations in River Runoff, Thermal. Water Resources. 34(40): 408-414.
2003. Relationships between Water Flow and Dissolved Solids Discharge in the Major Tributaries of Lake Baikal. Water Resources. 30(2):186-190.
2002. Climate and hydrological process on Lake Baikal in ?? centure. Meteorologia i Gidrologia. (3): 71-78.
2001. Inflow of biogenic elements and organic maters into Lake Baikal together with water flows and from atmospheric depositions. Meteorologia i Gidrologia. (4):78-86
2001. The winter outflow prognoze for main tributaries of Lake Baikal. Meteorologia i Gidrologia. 1: 92-100.
2000. Formation of ion outflow of Selenga river in modern conditions. Vod. Resursi. 27(5): 560-565.
1998. Peculiarities of dissolved silicon input into Lake Baikal. Geograf i Prirod. Resursy. 2: 66-70.
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E-mail address: info@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-57-68

Sitnikova, Tatjana Yakovlevna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Doctor of Science –Leningrad State University, S-Petersburg
Research interests:
1. Gastropod mollusks and polychaets of Lake Baikal. 2. Taxonomy, morphology, ecology and evolution of gastropod and mollusks.
Selected publications:
2006. On gastropod mollusks from Lake Hovsgol. The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hovsgol (Mongolia). 15():233-252.
2006. Endemic gastropod distribution in Baikal . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):207-211.
2006. On the reproduction and growth of some endemic gastropods of Lake Baikal . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):115-127
2006. Paleoecological and paleoenvironmental record of the Late Pleistocene record of Lake Khubsugul (Mongolia) based on ostracod remains. J. Paleolimnol. (36):133-149.
2006. Size, age and sex ratio in Maackia herdeliana ( Gerstfeldt, 1859) (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Baicaliidae) from South Baikal lake. Ruthenica. 16(1-2):97-104.
2003. Morphology of the protoconch, adult shell and radula of some species of endemic Baikalian Acroloxidae (Pulmonata: Planorbidae). Ruthenica. 13(2):115-138.
2003. Observation on Stomach Contents, Food Uptake and Feeding Strategies of Endemic Baikalian Gastropods . Berliner Palaobiologische Abhandlungen. 4():: 151-156.
2002. Comparative sperm ultrastructure of Baikalian endemic prosobranch gastropods. J. Moll. Stud. (68):111-126.
2001. Deep-water "dwarfs" and "giants" among endemic Baikal gastropods). Zhurn. Obshei Biologii. 62(3): 226-238.
2001. Reproduction, duration, of embryogenesis egg capsules and protoconchs of the family Baicaliidae (Gaenogastropoda) endemic to Lake Baikal. Malacologia. 43(1-2): 59-85.
1998. The Lists of species of animals and plants inhabiting in Baikal. Mollusca. Lake Baikal: evolution and biodiversity. ed. Leiden, The Netherlands: Backuys Publishers: 404-413.
1997. On taxonomic status of polychaetes of the genus Manayunkia (Sabellidae Fabriciinae) from the open lake Baikal. Zoolog. Zh., 76(1): 16-27.
1994. Recent views on the history and diversity of the Baikalian malacofauna. Arch. Hydrobiol. Beih. Ergebn. Limnol. 44: 319-326.
Additional information:
E-mail address: sit@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-82-18

Slugina, Zoya Vasilievna. Senior Research Fellow.
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. – Irkutsk State University
Research interests:
1. Fauna, systematics and ecology of bivalves
Selected publications:
2006. Endemic Bivalvia in ancient lakes . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):213-217.
2006. Fauna of bivalvia in Lake Hovsgol. The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hovsgol (Mongolia).Chapter 16. ():253-258.
2004. Macrozoobenthic communities of underwater landscapes in the shallow-water zone of southern Lake Baikal. Hydrobiologia. (522):193-205.
2001. New species of bivalves Euglesa (Casertiana) mongolica sp. nov. from Lake Khubsugul. Ruthenica. 11(1): 43-45
2001. Comparative analysis of bivalves from Lake Baikal and Lake Khubsugul. Ruthenica.11(1): 37-41.
1999. Guide and key the Bivalveses of Lake Baikal. Novosibirsk, O.I.G.G.M: 144 pp.
1999. Bivalves (Bivalvia) in the Chivyrkuisky Gulf of Lake Baikal. Zoolog. Zh. 78(10): 1157-1171.
1995. Distribution of clams (Bivalvia) in the shallow part of Southern Baikal. Zoolog. Zh. 74(8): 27-41.
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E-mail address: slugina@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-82-18

Sherbakov, Dmitri Yur'evich. Head of the Laboratory of Molecular Systematics. Associate Professor of the Irkutsk State University.
Graduated from the Novosibirsk State University, Department of Natural Sciences
Ph. D. – Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
Research interests:
1. Molecular evolution. 2. Comparative study of evolutionary histories of invertebrate species flocks of Lake Baikal, connection of evolutionary events with changes in the ecosystem of Lake Baikal. 3. Interactions within benthic communities and their impact on co-evolution of species flocks.
Selected publications:
2009. Evolution of the Phosphofructokinase Gene Introne in Gastropods of Family Baicalidae. Molecular Biology. 43(5):838-844.
2004. Genetic Traces Of Environmental Variations In Ancient Lakes . NATO Science Series IV. Earth and Environmental Science. 36():341-358.
2003. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Choanomphalus (Pulmonata: Planorbidae). Ruthenica. 13(1):75-80.
2000. Genetic defferentiation among gammarid (Eulimnogammarus cyaneus) populations in Lake Baikal, East Siberia. Arch. Hydrobiol. 148(2): 249-261.
2000. Verheyen E. Rapidly evolving lineages impede the resolution of phylogenetic relationships among Clitellata (Annelida). Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 15(3): 355-368.
1999. Molecular phylogenetic studies on the origin of biodiversity in Lake Baikal. Trends in Ecology ? Evolution. 14: 92-94.
1999. On the phylogeny of Lake Baikal amphypods in the light of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. Crustaceana. 72(8): 911-919.
1998. Patterns of evolutionary change in Baikalian Gammaridae inferred from DNA sequences (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 10: 160-167.
Additional information:
E-mail address: sherb@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-29-23

Shimaraev, Mikhail Nickolaevich. Head of the Laboratory of Hydrology and Hydrophysics.
Graduated from the Leningrad State University, Department of Geography
Doctor of Science – Institute of Geography of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk
Research interests:
1. Glacial-thermal processes 2. Thermal and mass exchange in reservoirs 3. The role of hydrophysical processes in functioning of the ecosystem of Lake Baikal
Selected publications:
2009. Modern climate changes and deep water temperature of Lake Baikal. Doklady Earth Sciences,V. 426, №5. P.685-689
2008. Ice and Snow Cover of Continental Water Bodies from Simultaneous Radar Altimetry and Radiometry Observations. J. Surveys of Geophysics (2008) 29, p. 271-295.
2007. The ice regime of Lake Baikal from historical and satellite data: Relationship to air temperature, dynamical, and other factors. Limnol Oceanogr. 52(3):1268-1286.
2007. Observations of Lake Baikal ice from satellite altimetry and radiometry. Remote Sensing of Environment. (108):240-253.
2006. Changes in the Lake Baikal ecosystem during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):259-263.
2006. Relationship between Salinity and the 3H-3He Age in dEEP water of lake Baikal. DAN. 408(3):404-407.
2004. RECONSTRUCTION OF LATE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE АВIOTIС CONDITIONS IN LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 45(5):551-558.
2004. CLIMATE AND LONG-TERM SILICA DYNAMICS IN THE WATER OF LAKE BAIKAL. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 45(3):310-316.
2002. On demostration of the climate global changes at Lake Baikal in ?? century. DAN. 383(3): 397-400.
2000. Processes of changes and distribution of microorganizms in deep water zone of Lake Baikal. DAN. 372(1): 138-141.
1999. Hydrophysical processes and distribution of dissolved silicon in Lake Baikal. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 40(10): 1502-1505.
1997. Processes of deep-water renewal in Lake Baikal. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42(5): 841-855.
1991. Temperature stratification and the mechanisms of convection in Lake Baikal. Dokl. Akad. nauk SSSR. 321: 381-385.
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E-mail address: shimarae@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-57-68

Sherstyankin, Pavel Pavlovich. Senior Research Fellow.
Graduated from the Moscow State University, Department of Physics
Doctor of Science – Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Research interests:
1.Limnology 2. Oceanology 3. Hydrophysics, thermodynamics, acoustics, state equations and other properties of deep waters.
Selected publications:
2009. Optical-Thermal Fronts Under Ice Cover of Lake Baikal and Their Connection with the Bottom Water Renewal. Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics. 22(2):227-233.
2007. Estimate of Maximal Vertical Velocities of Convection in Natural Waters with Lake Baikal as an Example. Doklady Earth Sciences. 415(5):799-803.
2007. Formation of Waters of the Selenga Shallow Waters Taking Account of the Seasonal Variations in River Runoff, Thermal. Water Resources. 34(4):408-414.
2006. Hydrophysical processes in Lake Baikal in its transition from subtropical to modern climates . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):253-257.
2002. The Formation of the Convergence Zone Front under Ice in Lake Baikal. Doklady Earth Sciences. 383(2): 201-205.
2002. Sound Velocity in Lake Baikal. Doklady Earth Sciences. 386(7):799-803.
2002. Thermobaric Stability and Instability of Deep Natural Watersin Lake Baikal). Doklady Earth Sciences. 385(5). 604-608.
2001. Potential temperature and density of deep water reservoirs examplified on Lake Baikal. DAN. 2001; 378(1): 98-102.
2001. Calculations of the potential temperature of natural waters. Izv. AN SSSR. Physiks of Atmosper.i Ocean. 37(3): 407-410.
2000. Temperature of Maximal Density and Thermobaric Properties of Deep Fresh Water: Evidence from Lake Baikal . DAN . 375(8): 1318.
1996. Lake Baikal, Potable water, sustainable development : today and in the 21stcentury. Khim. V interes. Ustoich. razvitiya( Chemistry of Sustainable Development). 5: 415-423.
1975. Experimental Investigations of the Under-Ice Field of Lake Baikal. Nauka. Moscow. 91 pp.
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E-mail address: ppsherst@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-57-68

Sorokovikova, Larisa Mikhailovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph. D. - Institute of Hydrochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Rostov)
Research interests:
1. hydrochemistry of rivers and reservoirs 2. Quality of water. 3. Chemical balance of water.
Selected publications:
2009. Sorokovikova LM, Popovskaya GI, Tomberg IV, Bashenkhaeva NV. Spatial and temporal variability of the content of nutrients and organic matters and phytoplankton in the water of the Selenga River and its delta channels. Vodnye resursy (Water Resources) 36 (4). P. 465-474
2009. The entry of sulfates and nitrogen into Lake Baikal with the waters of its influent rivers). Geography and Natural Resources V.1 p.:61-65.
2004. Effect of atmospheric precipitation on the chemical composition of river waters in the South Baikal region). Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics.; 17(5-6):423-427
2001. Biogenic elements and organic matters income into Lake Baikal with river flows and atmospheric precipitation. Meteorologia i Gidrologia. (4): 78-86.
2001. Peculiarities of hydrochemical regime of rivers in basin of South Lake Baikal at higher humidity. Geographia i Prirod. Resursy. (4): 54-59.
2000. Formation of ion outflow of Selenga river in modern conditions. Vod. Resursy. 27(5): 560-565.
2000. Eutrophic processes and water quality of Yenisey river. Vod. Resursy 27(4): 498-503.
1998. Peculiarities of dissolved silicon input into Lake Baikal. Geografiya i Prirodnya Resursy. 2: 66-70.
1997. Sorokovikova LM, Andrulaytis LD, Domysheva VM. Change in the mercury concentration in natural objects of the ecosystem of Kureisky reservoir. Geografiya i prirodny resursy (Geography and Natural Resources). № 1. P. 55-60
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E-mail address: r431@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-65-02

Timoshkin, Oleg Anatolievich. Head of the Laboratory of Biology of Freshwater Invertebrates, vice-director of the Limnological Institute
Graduated from the Kazan’ State University, Department of Zoology of invertebrates
Doctor of Science – Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.-Petersburg
Research interests:
1. Speciation in ancient lakes. 2. Origin of endemic faunas and invertebrates. 3. Zoobenthos ecology. Turbellaria, Baikal, Biwa, Khubsugul, Ohrid
Selected publications:
2010. Distribution of Gastropoda in the Littoral Zone of Lake Baikal. Hydrobiological Journal, ISSN: 0018-8166, Vol: 46(3), P. 3-20.
2009. Novye vidy mikroskopicheskikh psammofil'nykh Turbellyarii roda OPISTHOCYSTIS (PLATHELMINTHES, KALYPTORHYNCHIA) iz ozera Baikal. Zoologicheskii zhurnal T.88, № 4, 2009, P. 398-413
2006. Karyotypes and current approaches to the systematics of endemic Baikal representatives of Bdellocephala genus (Turbellaria, Dendrocoelidae) . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands; 568(1):183-191
2006. The under-ice and bottom periods in the life cycle of Aulacoseira baicalensis (K. Meyer) Simonsen, a principal Lake Baikal alga . Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands; 568(1):107-109.
2005. Is the concept of a universal monitoring system realitic? Landscape - ecological investigations on Lake Baikal (East Siberia) as a possible model. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol.; 2005; 29: 315-320.
2004. Index of Animal Species Inhabiting Lake BBaikal and Its catchment Area: In 2 vol. - Novosibirsk: Nauka. 1679 p.( Guide and Key to Identification of Fauna and Flora of Lake Baikal).
2000. A new species of Pachycordyle (Hydrozoa, Clavidae) from Lake Biwa (Japan), with remarks on this and related clavid genera. Sciencia Marina (Barcelona). 64(Suppl.1): 225-236.
2000. Diversity, origin, ecology of fauna and sedimentology in Lake Baikal: What could we learn from their synthesis? Terra Nostra. (9): 94-108.
2001. Taxonomic redescription of Phagocata sibirica and comparison with Phagocata vivida (Tricladida, Paludicola).Belgian Journal of Zoology. April(131): 93-199.
1999. Biology of Lake Baikal: “White spots” and progress in research. Berliner geowiss. Abh., E30: 333-348.
1997. Biodiversity of Baikal fauna: state of the art (Preliminary analysis). New Scope on Boreal Ecosystems in East Siberia: Proc. of the Intern. Workshop, Kyoto, Jap. 23-25 Nov. 1994 (DIWPA Ser.). Wada E. et al. ed. Novosibirsk: Russ. Akad. of Sci. Siberian Branch. 2: 35-76.
1995. Guide and Key to pelagic animals of the Lake Baikal with ecological notes. Timoshkin (Ed.) Novosibirsk. Nauka Publ. 694 p. (in Russian with parallel English translations of the Contents, several chapters, figure legends, keys to species and genera etc.).
Additional information:
E-mail: tim@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-82-18

Vorob'yeva, Svetlana Semyonovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduate of the Irkutsk State University, Biological Department
Ph. D. – Irkutsk State University
Research interests:
1. Hydrobiology 2. Stratigraphy of diatoms
Selected publications:
2007. RESULTS OF RESEARCH INTO HOLOCENE SEDIMENTS OF THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL BASINS OF LAKE BAIKAL (BDP-97 and short cores). Russian Geology and Geophysics. 48(4):401-413.
2007. Comparative molecular biological analysis of the microbial community of the Holocene and Pleistocene deposits of Posol'skaya Shoal, Lake Baikal. Microbiology; 76(1):116-125.
2005. Uranium Signals of Paleoclimate Humidity Recorded in Sediments of Lake Baikal) . Dokl. RAN; 400(1):72-77
2003. CHARACTER OF SEDIMENTATION IN LAKE BAIKAL IN THE HOLOCENE. Russian Geology and Geophysics. 2003; 44(5):407-421.
2001. Sediments of Lake Khubsugul as the record of paleoclimates of Holocene and Late Pleistocene. Geologia i Geophysika. 42(1-2): 384-390.
1999. Spicule analysis: possible prospects of its using for studying of Lake Baikal bottom sediments. Geologia i Geophisika. 40(8): 1258-1261.
1998. A high-resolution diatom record at the paleoclimates of East Siberia for the last 2,5 My from Lake Baikal Quaternary Sci. Reviews. 17: 1101-1106.
1996. Chrysophycean cysts (Estomatocysts) from Lake Baikal and Irkutsk Reservoir. Siberia. J Paleolimnology, 15: 271-277.
1995. Phytoplankton of Angara reservoirs. Novosibirsk, Nauka: 126 pp.
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E-mail: info@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-53-12

Yakhnenko, Vera Mikhailovna. Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State Pedagogical institute, Department of Geology
Ph. D. - Limnological Institute of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk
Research interests:
1. Population genetics of fish. 2. Phylogeny of fish. 3. Morphological and physiological adaptation of fish (haematology and kariology)
Selected publications:
2008. East -Siberian coregonit fishes: their occurence, evolution and present status. Environmental Biotechnology. 4(2):1-13.
2006. Haematological parameters of Lake Baikal oilfish (golomyanka) (Comephorus dybowskii and Comephorus baicalensis). Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):233-237.
2006. Genetic-Biochemical Analysis of Hybrids between Arctic Cisco Coregonus autumnalis migratorius and Lake-River Whitefish С lavaretus pidschian from Lake Baikal. Voprosy Ikhtiologii. 46(4):495-502.
2002. The genetic differentiation of the least Cisco (Coregonus sardinella Valenciennes, 1848) from Lake Baunt and the Lena River. Arch. Hydrobiol. Spec. Issues Advanc. Limnol. 57(Januar):56-63.
1998. Comparative isozyme analysis of whitefish from Lake Baikal and Lake Baunt. Sibirski ecological journal 5(5): 441-443.
1998. Iso-enzyme polymorphism of omul from Lake Baikal. Arch. Hydrobiol. 50: 375-381
1998. Mitochondrial DNA variation in whitefish from Lake Baikal as revealed by restriction analysis. Arch. Hydrobiol. 50: 357-362
1995. Ecological, morphological and isozyme differentiation of coregonid population in Lake Baikal. Arch. Hydrobiol. 46: 13-23
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E-mail address: vera@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-26-95

Zemskaya, Tamara Ivanovna. Scientific secretary, Senior Research Fellow
Graduated from the Irkutsk State University, Department of Biology
Ph.D. - Institute of Microbiology and Virusology, Alma-Aty, Kazachstan
Research interests:
1. Microbiology 2. Bacterial ecology 3. Anaerobic bacteria in bottom sediments
Selected publications:
2010. Geochemical and microbiological characteristics of sediments near the Malenky mud volcano (Lake Baikal, Russia), with evidence of Archaea intermediate between the marine anaerobic methanotrophs ANME-2 and ANME-3. GEO-MARINE LETTERS V. 30(3-4), P. 411-425
2010. Isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon in subsurface sediments of gas hydrate-bearing mud volcanoes, Lake Baikal: implications for methane and carbonate origin. GEO-MARINE LETTERS Volume: 30 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 427-437
2008. Microbial Community of the Water Column of the Selenga River-Lake Baikal Biogeochemical Barrier. Microbiology. (5):660-667.
2006. The functioning of the microbial community in bottom sediments of Lake Baikal, with special regard to hydrothermal and gas hydrate regions. Hydrobiologia, Springer Netherlands. 568(1):83-85.
2003. Methane hydrate in the near-bottom deep-water sediment of lake Baikal. Dokl. RAN. V. 393. № 6. P. 822-826.
2001. Special distribution of bacteria of different physiological groups in underwater thermal source area in Frolikha Bay, Northern Baikal. Microbiology.70(3): 429-431.
2001. Ecophysiological peculiarities of mat-forming bacteria Thioploca in bottom sediments of Frolikha Bay, Northern Baikal. Microbiology. 70( 3): 391-397.
2000. Microbiological processes of carbon circulation in Lake Baikal bottom sediments. Novosibirsk: SB RAS Publication, Filial "GEO"; p. 160.
1997. Microorganisms of Lake Baikal bottom sediments and environmental conditions. Ecology, 1: 40- 44.
1996. Identification of taxonomic position of bacteria from Lake Baikal using method of sequence analysis of the fragments of 16S rRNA. Microbiology, 65(6): 855-864.
Additional information:
E-mail address: tzema@lin.irk.ru
Telephone: (3952) 42-30-53