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TOMSK, Oct 11 -
RIA Tomsk. Director of the Center for Excellence of
Tomsk State University (TSU) BioClimLand Sergey
Kirpotin will be the guest editor of the special issue of Water magazine; the
expert will edit the issue dedicated to the swamps of Siberia, the press
service of TSU reported on Monday.
Water is a peer-reviewed open-access journal on water
sciences and technologies (Q1), including ecology and water management, which
is published by MDPI (USA). It was previously reported that a guest editor in
scientific journals of this level should be highly qualified as a scientist,
have publications of significant articles or books and experience of peer
review in international journals.
"The expert will participate in the selection of
articles for the issue" Climatic and anthropogenic changes in the wetlands
of Siberia: past, present and future"... This topic is especially relevant
in the context of reducing the carbon footprint, since it is the wetlands -
primarily peatlands - that are the main sinks and storage of carbon," the
report said.
According to the press release, Kirpotin is the only
scientist from Russia invited to Water as a member of the editorial board; the
scientist is an expert in landscape ecology, life forms and adaptation of
organisms.
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"The wetlands of Siberia are an extremely
important ecosystem not only for Russia, but also for the whole planet. So, the
swamps act as its main cooler, help reduce the risks of floods, store and
purify fresh water, thereby providing environmental services to all
mankind...," Kirpotin quoted in the message.
It was also reported that a UNESCO department could be
established at TSU to study the impact of the Great Vasyugan mire on
the Earth's climate. The prospects for the creation of the department were
discussed during a working visit to the Vasyugan mire in
June 2021 by the heads of the TSU Siberian Institute of the Future (TSSW), the
university's research station Vasyugan and the state
reserve Vasyugansky.