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The A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | |  | Academic | | | Governmental, national | | | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : 2, Nakhimov av.
99011 Sevastopol
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Phone :
+7 8692 54 41 10
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Director :
Dr Roman Vyacheslavo Gorbunov
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 132 | | | others : 211 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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| coastal ecology, ecotoxicology, environmental impact assessment, radioactive processes, environmental monitoring, modelling (growing producents of BAS) |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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| no | | yes (number of seats : 100 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
R/V 'Professor Vodyanitskiy' : length 68,77 m ; depth 6,03 m ; tonnage 117269 rt ; labs 11 ; echo-sounder EK-500 ; computer center ; tocken-ring network ; GPS navigator ; CTD profiler ; neil brown water sampler MK II bathometers ; nets ; dredge etc. |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * 11 laboratories-
specialized radio-biological building for work with radioisotopes, specialized laboratory building with aquarial complex, aquarium-museum, tanks and aquaria, lab cultures of algae, reference collection of algae and animals, luminoscan, fluoroscan 2, bioscreen C labsystems, microcalorimeter (LKB), ATP-luminometer 1250 (LKB), soctrade/fiastar 5010 system |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | to brackish / estuarine waters |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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ichthyofauna, ichthyoplankton, phytoplankton, zooplankton, macro & meiobenthos, macro & microphytobenthos |
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| yes | | no |
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Training courses
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| yes | | no | |
workshops |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| science library was founded in 1871 ; more than 1000 rare books including books published in Russia and abroad in 1766-1880 ; the scientific literature stock represents a rich diversity of disciplines and related aspects, with 150 000 titles including 75 000 in foreign languages |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 01/02/2020
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