About the atlas project “Biodiversity of Russia”

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2024-2-30-23-36

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About the Authors

Tatiana V. Kotova

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,
E-mail: tatianav.kotova@yandex.ru

Galina N. Ogureeva

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,
E-mail: ogur02@yandex.ru

Alla A. Prisyazhnaya

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia,
E-mail: alla_pris@rambler.ru

Valery V. Snakin

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Museum of geosciences,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia,

E-mail: snakin@mail.ru

Vladislav R. Khrisanov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Museum of geosciences,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142290, Russia,

E-mail: hvr14@yandex.ru

Abstract

The paper considers the relevance and possibility of developing a new cartographic work—the “Biodiversity of Russia” atlas. The aim of the work is to present the fundamental role of biodiversity in the development of nature and its importance as a national treasure, as a basis for sustainability and prosperity of Russia—a huge part of our planet. The atlas is intended to combine the efforts of various specialists to summarize modern scientific data on the biological diversity of the country’s territory. Sections of the atlas will reflect the country’s biodiversity at different levels of biota organization, including genetic, species and broadly ecosystem (soils, wetlands, forests, landscapes, biomes) diversity, based on the use of geoinformation technologies and various means of content visualization, with the use of high-quality photographs in order to achieve the greatest informativeness and visibility. The problems of biodiversity protection and restoration are discussed in detail: loss of species, Red Books, the system of specially protected natural areas in Russia and its representativeness, the share of red-listed species in the total number of species in different regions of the Russian Federation. A special problem is the situation with biodiversity assessment and protection in new regions of the country. The development of the Atlas will provide a new body of scientific knowledge about the natural component of the country, its diversity, which will allow scientifically justified organization of both the use and protection of biological diversity. Purposeful unification of such complex material in one publication will give a new impetus to the development of research in the area under consideration. The visibility and accessibility of the publication will contribute to the realization of the importance of the biodiversity problem and the need to participate in its conservation.

Keywords

species diversity, ecosystem diversity, genetic diversity, biodiversity protection, Russian Federation

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For citation: Kotova T.V., Ogureeva G.N., Prisyazhnaya A.A., Snakin V.V., Khrisanov V.R. About the atlas project “Biodiversity of Russia”. InterCarto. InterGIS. GI support of sustainable development of territories: Proceedings of the International conference. Moscow: MSU, Faculty of Geography, 2024. V. 30. Part 2. P. 23–36. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2024-2-30-23-36 (in Russian)