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TOMSK, Sep 14 – RIA Tomsk. Tomsk State University
(TSU) signed the contract with FSBI Taymyr Reserves under which protection
there are three reserves and two wildlife areas; the parties plan to conduct
joint researches in biodiversity, climate changes, studying of anthropogenous influence
and environmental monitoring, the press service of the university reports on
Wednesday.
It is noted that scientists of TSU Biological
Institute (BI) conduct researches on Taimyr not for the first year: they study
flora and fauna, change of a specific variety and the strategy of survival of
types in severe conditions of permafrost and considerable anthropogenous
loading. Thanks to the agreement, these researches can become systematic and
complex.
"Studying of blood-sicking insects of the Polar
region, including measures for control of their number with not only
traditional methods, but also by means of the potential biological agents
harmless to a person and the environment will become one of the TSU and
"Taimyr Reserves" joint projects", – it is said in the message.
It is noted that this problem is very urgent for
Taimyr, however more than 15 years nobody was engaged in it. Meanwhile,
blood-sicking insects are carriers of dangerous diseases. "For example,
gadflies and midges can transfer anthrax in the mechanical way", – the
press service quotes the associate professor of TSU BI Anastasia Simakova.
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It is added that the parties plan to get access to the
research stations located in reserves: Putorana Plateau (lake Ayan), the
station near Dickson (bay Jellyfish) and Pura. It is supposed that they will
become base for natural-science researches, monitoring of climate and dynamics
of natural processes, ethnocultural researches of the people of Far North, and
scientific practician of pupils of the higher education institution.
As the press service notes, the research of Taimyr is
included into the program of implementation of strategic academic unit of TSU
"Trans-Siberian Scientific Way" which task is complex studying of the
territory of Siberia including studying of climate change in the region.