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December 21, 2023
Ethnographers and mathematicians working on an online map of place names of Karelia
Karelian scientists are creating a toponymic web service TopKar. The system will contain full information on place names and enable searching for and displaying objects on the map. The project is implemented by specialists from the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History (ILLH) KarRC RAS and Institute of Applied Mathematical Research (IAMR) KarRC RAS. The TopKar database currently includes 1 377 place names with geographic coordinates and 52 thousand completed electronic place name forms. All in all, ILLH KarRC RAS card index contains 300 thousand place names. The database regularly gets augmented.
Karelian scientists are creating a toponymic web service TopKar. The system will contain full information on place names and enable searching for and displaying objects on the map. The project is implemented by specialists from the Institute of Linguistics, Literature and History (ILLH) KarRC RAS and Institute of Applied Mathematical Research (IAMR) KarRC RAS. The TopKar database currently includes 1 377 place names with geographic coordinates and 52 thousand completed electronic place name forms. All in all, ILLH KarRC RAS card index contains 300 thousand place names. The database regularly gets augmented.
December 18, 2023
The future of the Ladoga Skerries national park discussed at KarRC RAS
Development of recreational activities in the Ladoga Skerries National Park was discussed at a seminar on December 16th. The participants of the event were Karelian scientists, CEOs of the national park, representatives of the Karelian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Information and Analytical Center for Protected Areas (Roszapovedtsentr), municipalities, and business project leaders.
Development of recreational activities in the Ladoga Skerries National Park was discussed at a seminar on December 16th. The participants of the event were Karelian scientists, CEOs of the national park, representatives of the Karelian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Information and Analytical Center for Protected Areas (Roszapovedtsentr), municipalities, and business project leaders.
December 11, 2023
Karelian scientists find traces of ancient petroleum in Yalguba lavas, Prionezhye area
Traces of volcanic eruptions in Yalguba area, Karelia, have been known to geologists for more than a hundred years. However, recently, during the construction of the Yalgora ski center, globular lavas containing residual quantities of ancient petroleum about 2 billion years old were discovered. Researchers at the Institute of Geology of the Karelian Research Center RAS are investigating how it could have appeared and been preserved in the lavas.
Traces of volcanic eruptions in Yalguba area, Karelia, have been known to geologists for more than a hundred years. However, recently, during the construction of the Yalgora ski center, globular lavas containing residual quantities of ancient petroleum about 2 billion years old were discovered. Researchers at the Institute of Geology of the Karelian Research Center RAS are investigating how it could have appeared and been preserved in the lavas.
December 6, 2023
World Soil Day celebrated at Karelian Research Centre RAS
The World Soil Day is celebrated annually on December 5. Events are held worldwide to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable use of soil resources. The Karelian soil science school has operated for more than 50 years already. Specialists investigate basic questions of soil genesis, study the composition and properties of soils, handle applied-science problems.
The World Soil Day is celebrated annually on December 5. Events are held worldwide to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable use of soil resources. The Karelian soil science school has operated for more than 50 years already. Specialists investigate basic questions of soil genesis, study the composition and properties of soils, handle applied-science problems.
December 4, 2023
Karelia to get the first bird guide for a general readership
Ornithologists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS Maria Matantseva and Sergey Simonov took part in creating the “Birds of Karelia” booklet. The researchers worked on texts for this guide, which was illustrated by one of Russia’s leading ornithologists and a professional animal artist Vadim Ryabitsev.
Ornithologists from the Karelian Research Centre RAS Maria Matantseva and Sergey Simonov took part in creating the “Birds of Karelia” booklet. The researchers worked on texts for this guide, which was illustrated by one of Russia’s leading ornithologists and a professional animal artist Vadim Ryabitsev.
December 1, 2023
Regeneration of berry subshrubs in the periphery of cut-over sites studied by scientists from Karelia and Arkhangelsk Region
The study of changes in the vegetation of ecotones - zones of transition between cut-over sites and forest - is an emerging research area. A special microclimate is formed in such strips as they remain under some impact of the forest canopy. These habitats are favorable for typical forest plant species. Thus, bilberry and cowberry actively bear fruit in cut-over edge sites. Their fruits attract not only berry pickers, but also animals and birds. The regeneration of the subshrubs in the first post-logging years is studied by scientists from Karelia and the Arkhangelsk Region.
The study of changes in the vegetation of ecotones - zones of transition between cut-over sites and forest - is an emerging research area. A special microclimate is formed in such strips as they remain under some impact of the forest canopy. These habitats are favorable for typical forest plant species. Thus, bilberry and cowberry actively bear fruit in cut-over edge sites. Their fruits attract not only berry pickers, but also animals and birds. The regeneration of the subshrubs in the first post-logging years is studied by scientists from Karelia and the Arkhangelsk Region.