Georgiy A. Lada’s research while affiliated with Tambov State University and other places

This data file includes the list of articles and issues previously published in the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/). All articles are grouped by the research thematic. As an explanation of each article, a brief (one sentence) description is provided by highlighting its contents. The Archive of the journal is available here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal

The regular issue 9(1) of the journal «Nature Conservation Research» (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/47. The cover page shows a skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) in flight on the Haswell Archipelago, Davis Sea (Author: Dr. S.V. Golubev). This issue of the journal «Nature Conservation Research» contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups of animals, vascular plants, and ecosystems in Europe, Asia, South America, and Antarctica. This issue includes eight articles. Systematic position and conservation aspects of Melinaea mnasias thera and reference sites of riverine Atlantic forests have been studied in Brazil. Monitoring of the rookery of Eumetopias jubatus has been investigated on Matykil Island in the Magadan State Nature Reserve (Russia). The lateralisation of swans in response to anthropogenic disturbance was studied on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas. Research of the abundance of Numenius arquata in Northwestern Russia and Stercorarius maccormicki on the Haswell Archipelago (East Antarctica) have been carried out. Distribution modelling of Fritillaria latifolia has been carried out against the background of climate change. The applicability of various biodiversity databases for species distribution modelling has been demonstrated on example of orchids in the Czech Republic.

The regular issue 8(4) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: https://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/46. The cover page shows Momotus mexicanus Swainson, 1827 (Aves: Coraciiformes: Momotidae) in the Communal Natural Protected Area El Gavilán, Oaxaca state, Mexico (Author: PhD Jesús García-Grajales). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups of animals, vascular plants, and fungi in Europe, Asia, South America, and North America. This issue includes ten articles. Genetic structure of Solidago × niederederi (Asteraceae) population has been studied in the «Aleksin Bor» Natural Monument (European Russia). The diversity of birds and bivalves has been investigated in Protected Areas of Mexico. Macrozoobenthos distribution has been studied in two rivers basins of the Khabarovsky Krai (Far East of Russia). The nutritional conditions of Panulirus argus (Decapoda: Palinuridae) has been studied in Cuban Protected Areas. Widespread and seasonally variable observations of manatees ( Trichechus manatus manatus) have been studied in Northeast Brazil. Age structure and growth of threatened Bufo verrucosissimus (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) were studied on the basis of materials from the Caucasian State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Russia) collected at the end of the XX century. Within-group spatial positions of Saiga tatarica (Bovidae) individuals were demonstrated in the Stepnoi State Nature Sanctuary, Astrakhan Region, Russia. Ecological and physiological parameters of Myotis dasycneme (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) were studied in the Urals. Relationships between the seasonal dynamics of soil fungi biomass and environmental factors were demonstrated in predominating forest types in the Bryansk woodlands (European Russia).

The regular issue 8(3) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/45. The cover shows rocky outcrops on the Malaya Bakhilova Mount, as a habitat of the relic species, Chrysolina roddi (Jakobson, 1897) (Coleoptera) (Author: PhD S.V. Dedyukhin). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups of animals, vascular plants, algae, fungi, and soils in Europe and Asia. This issue includes eight articles. Taxa of mollusks, algae, and insects have been described for the first time from Morocco, European Russia, and Siberia, respectively. A Review Article is devoted to mammal taxa, classified as Extinct or Critically Endangered. Changes in activity in post-pyrogenic soils in the early succession stages have been studied in the Utrish State Nature Reserve (Russia). In the Visim State Nature Reserve (the Middle Urals), coupled variation of red-backed vole species has been investigated in biotopes disturbed by windfall and wildfire. The fauna and biotopic distribution of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) have been studied in the Zhiguli State Nature Reserve (Russia). In the Vodlozersky National Park (Russia), the biodiversity dynamics has been studied in primary mid-taiga spruce forests after total windthrow.

The regular issue 8(2) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/44. The cover shows Cuora bourreti (Obst & Reimann, 1994) in the Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam (Author: Benjamin Leprince). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups of animals, plants, and forest ecosystems in Europe and Asia. This issue includes nine articles. In the Central Forest State Nature Reserve (European Russia), the brown bear population density and abundance, and the dynamics of Picea abies mortality and carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from spruce trees decomposition have been estimated. The post-fire restoration of pine forests in the Tunkinskiy National Park (Russia) has been studied. Populations of Cephalanthera rubra and Calypso bulbosa have been investigated in European Russia. Cephalanthera caucasica has been rediscovered in Russia (Republic of Dagestan). Turtle communities have been assessed in Bach Ma National Park (Vietnam). One more paper presented Diptera species, new for the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, and Europe. Two nematode species of the genus Eutobrilus have been described for the first time for science from Lake Baikal (Russia).

The regular issue 8(1) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/43. The cover shows Saguinus leucopus, Silvery-brown tamarin, a Vulnerable and endemic species in the Peasant Reserve Zone-Cimitarra River, middle Magdalena Valley, Colombia (Author: Biologist Diego Dávila). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups of animals, remote sensing data, and needs of local peoples living around Protected Areas in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa. This issue includes eight articles. A review paper is devoted to the method of Random Encounter Model (REM), used for estimating the population density of unmarked mammals using camera traps. Distribution of Panorpa species (Mecoptera) has been studied in European Russia except the Caucasus. Hematological and biochemical parameters of Salamandrella keyserlingii (Amphibia) has been estimated. Another article presents the role of a campesine reserve zone in the Magdalena Valley (Colombia) in the conservation of endangered tropical rainforests. Tree attributes has been assessed in urban greenwood using ground-based LiDAR and multiseasonal aerial photography data. One article demonstrates structural-functional characteristics of two song types in Phylloscopus humei (Phylloscopidae). The first record of the Ferrissia californica (Mollusca, Gastropoda) has been made in Morocco. The socio-economic predictors of the local people’s needs and the link between biodiversity conservation and rural development have been presented for four Nigerian national parks.

The regular issue 6(4) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released today. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/42. The cover shows calve of Procarpa gutturosa Pallas, 1777 (Bovidae) in the buffer zone of the Daursky State Nature Reserve, Russia (Author: Dr. Galina S. Alekseeva). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups of animals, algae, environmental conditions of Europe, Asia, South America, as well as the review of the publishing activity of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” at present time. This issue includes the review paper of the publishing activity and actual indicators of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” and a number of research papers. One paper is devoted to the taxonomic and functional diversity of fishes in Lake Mamo (Orinoco River floodplain, Venezuela). Impact of changes in average temperature and land cover on components of the water balance has been studied in the Teatinos River basin, Páramo Rabanal, Colombia. Fauna and biotopic distribution of weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) has been studied in the Zhiguli State Nature Reserve, Russia. It was tested, whether Protected Areas influence populations of the threatened red alga Phyllophora crispa along the southwestern coast of Crimea (the Black Sea). Influence of climatic conditions and occurrence of pathogens on the Body mass of Procarpa gutturosa (Bovidae) calves has been studied in the Daursky State Nature Reserve (Russia). Finally, the state of the Panthera tigris altaica (Felidae) population was compared between the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve and the adjacent non-protected area (Far East of Russia).

The regular issue 7(3) of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/41. The cover shows Orchis canariensis (Orchidaceae) from la Caldera de los Marteles, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain (Author: Dr. Jacopo Calevo). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups in Europe and South America. It includes research articles and short communications, devoted to vascular plants, lichens, insects, parasites, and issues of the Protected Area management. The helminth fauna of two bats (Myotis brandtii and Myotis mystacinus) in the Samarskaya Luka National Park and one fish species (Coregonus lavaretus) in the Kostomuksha Reserve was studied. The negative impact of forest fires on Pteridium arachnoideum in the Brazilian savanna is shown. The influence of climatic factors on dates of the mass flowering of Bulbocodium versicolor on the southeastern border of its range (Volgograd Region, Russia) was studied. It is shown that the Kologriv Forest State Nature Reserve meets the criteria for recognition it as a lichen diversity hotspot. For high alpine narrow endemic, Carabus cychroides, a population decline is predicted in the coming decades due to climate warming. Using methods of the seed micromorphology research, the independence of an endemic species, Orchis canariensis, previously considered an intraspecific taxon of Orchis patens, was confirmed. For Brazilian Protected Areas, it has been shown that mammals and birds are the main umbrella species, providing shelter (protection) for a greater diversity of other species compared to other taxonomic groups.

The regular issue 7(2) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released. It is stored here: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/40. The cover shows staminate flowers of Baccharis macrophylla (Asteraceae) from the high altitude grasslands in the Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil (Author: Dr. Gustavo Heiden). This issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains articles devoted to various taxonomic groups in Europe, Asia, South America, and North America. It includes review articles, research articles, short communications, and research notes, devoted to vascular plants, lichens, mammals, birds, and nematodes. A new nematode species, Miconchus prokini Gagarin & Gusakov, 2022, was described from Lake Elgygytgyn (Chukotka, Russia). The findings of 6 lichenised and lichenicolous fungi new to the lichen flora of Russia and Eastern Europe are presented. Results of the translocation of the fern Polystichum craspedosorum in the Amur Region (Russia) for preserving the species populations have been published. Data on localities of C. macranthos and C. × ventricosum in Eastern Europe are critically summarised by referring to original information sources. Based on phenological observations and counting route monitoring of bird communities, a decrease in the number and the timing shift of the bird arrival in the North-Eastern Baikal Region was shown. The character and dynamics of the spatial distribution of the Eurasian otter were studied, based in forest watercourses of the Kaluzhskie Zaseki State Nature Reserve (Russia). The role of the shrub Baccharis dracunculifolia in the short-term restoration of plant communities in the tropical forests of Brazil is shown. In a Protected Area of Mexico, zoonotic intestinal parasites have been identified in feral dogs, and the high risk to public health through transmission of some parasites through skin and visceral migratory larvae was highlighted. The effectiveness of conservation translocation of five threatened long-lived trees in China was evaluated based on long-term (20–35 years) population studies.

The special issue 7(Suppl.1) of the journal "Nature Conservation Research" (http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/) has been released: http://ncr-journal.bear-land.org/journal/39. This issue is entitled “Biodiversity Informatics for Protected Areas” by containing papers based on biodiversity data management methods and (or) methods for consolidated data analysis. The cover shows the Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus (Pallas, 1811) on Chaivo bay (Northeast of Sakhalin Island, Russia) (Photo: PhD Vladimir B. Masterov). This special issue of the journal “Nature Conservation Research” contains six research articles. The first paper presents results data on the status of two Haliaeetus pelagicus populations, breeding on Sakhalin Island, and the lower reaches of the River Amur, Russian Far East. The updated data on distribution of 271 rare plants were presented based on dataset of the Red Data Book vascular plants of Transbaikalia. Results of testing of a multiscale approach to evaluate the structure of diversity of Collembola in boreo-nemoral forests of the Russian Plain are demonstrated. One more paper provides data on 30-year stand dynamics in an old-growth broad-leaved forest in the Kaluzhskie Zaseki State Nature Reserve, Russia. Tree stand assessment was performed before and after windthrow in the old-growth hemiboreal forests of the Kologrivsky Forest State Nature Reserve (Russia). Finally, the analysis of crowdsourcing data of observations of fungi and myxomycetes uploaded by 24.02.2022 on iNaturalist.org has been conducted in Northwestern Siberia.