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Ecosystem Productivity Laboratory: Dr. Vitali G. Tarasov--studies biogeochemical
cycles as a basis of productivity in coastal and extreme marine ecosystems;
Marine and Island Communities of the Far East State Marine Reserve: Dr.
Andris V. Ozolinsh--inventory and monitoring of marine and island communities of
the marine reserve and study and organization of these communities;
Physiological Ecology Laboratory: Academician Alexei V. Zhirmunskii--research
objectives include auto-ecological investigation of adaptation in invertebrates,
analysis of life cycles and organization of natural systems;
Shelf Communities Laboratory: Dr. Valeri I. Fadeev--study the composition,
structure and formation of shelf communities and fouling associations in the far
eastern seas;
Zooplankton Laboratory: Dr. Vladimir G. Chavtur--studies the systemization,
distribution and biology of common species of zooplankton.
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10. Far East State Marine Reserve: Manager V. V. Gorlach--established in 1978 to
protect coastal flora and fauna, to protect natural environments, to preserve animals
and plants of the reserved island areas, and to serve as a base for conducting major
field research in biological field stations located in:
Primorye, on Sakhalin and Kamchatka;
Marine Biological Field Station;
"Vostok": Manager V. A. Vorobjev--located in the southern Primorye in the vicinity of
Nakhodka--studies the ecology, biochemistry, genetics and embryology of marine
invertebrates;
Biological Field Station "Stark": Manager V. E. Rube--located on Popov Island near
Vladivostok--studies comparative physiology of marine animals, ecology,
physiology and biophysics of photosynthesis in marine algae;
Biological Field Station "Sokol": Curator A. A. Maximovich is located on Sakhalin
and researches population genetics of the Pacific Salmon;
Biological Station "Raduga": Manager V. V. Il'in--is located on Kamchatka---studies
the structure of the sockeye salmon population in Azabachje Lake;
Maritime Service: headed by A. V. Ramm;
Diving Service: headed by Iurii P. Popov.
(See: Ruble, Vol. I., pp. 295.) (Information provided by letter from
Academician Alexei V. Zhirmunskii dated 7 October 1991.)
(1996 update)
INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY
Palchevskiy str., 17
690041 Vladivostok-41, Russia
PHONE: 7(4232)310-905
FAX: 7(4232)310-900
E-mail: faribm@visenet.iasnet.com
SOME HISTORICAL INFORMATION
The Pacific waters of Russia are of special interest for marine biologists. These waters are
inhabited by flora and fauna of particular diversity, and the continental shelf of the
Pacific supports rich marine life. The necessity to expand our knowledge of marine
animals and plants and to meet economic needs connected with development of the
region were the main reasons for foundation of a scientific institution for
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