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This article (part 2/1) presents data on the taxonomy of birds of the Kaliningrad region in comparison with the taxonomic reviews of birds in Belarus, the Baltic States, Poland, and other European territories. It is the second part of the work that discusses the issue of subspecies affiliation of some breeding species of the order Passeriformes. Based on the study of extensive data collections and an analysis of publications, the author provides an overview of subspecies affiliation of 23 nesting...

This article describes the features of quantitative distribution of glucocorticoid steroid hormones — hydrocortisone and corticosterone – at different stages of the life cycle of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and the European flat oyster (Ostrea eduliss). The author identifies a common pattern of hormone dynamics consisting in a reduction in the level of hormones in molluscs in the course of maturation. Interspecies differences in the ratio of hormone levels are described....

This article presents data on the taxonomy of birds in the Kaliningrad region in comparison to the materials of taxonomic surveys of birds in Belarus and other areas in Europe. It is the first part of the work focusing on the issue of subspecies affiliation of some breeding species of the orders Falconiformes, Galliformes, Gruiformes, Charadriiformes, Strigiformes, Piciformes. The second part, which is to be published ...

The drought conditions in the 1995—2012 vegetation period in Ukraine are estimated using the fields of Selyaninov hydrothermal coefficient (SHC). The analog method helps identify the most probable seasonal and monthly SHC fields. The lowest SHC values are observed in the steppe regions and Crimea. Frequency of drought months reaches 60—70 % in the southern regions. The most severe seasonal droughts occurred in 2007 and 2009 with a spread area of over 35 % of the country’s territory. 1. Багров Н...

The object of research presented in the article is maritime transport as a system building type of the Baltic transborder transport region identified within the Baltic region. The author describes maritime transport as a key element of the transnational transport region ensuring the activation and development of new forms of international cooperation in the Baltic area. 1. Йонниеми П. Стратегия ЕС для региона Балтийского моря: чего мы достигли? // Балтийский регион. 2010. Вып. 2(4). С. 44—47...

... Урбанизация и птицы города // Экополис 2000: экология и устойчивое развитие города. М., 2000. С. 159—161. 2. Tomiałojć L. The urban population of the Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnaeus,1758, in Europe — its origin, increase and distribution // Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia.1976. Vol. 21, № 18. Р. 585—632. 3. Астафьева Т. В., Гришанов Г. В., Лыков Е. Л. История формирования и современное ...

... manual. Bangor, 2005 : [site of ICP Vegetation]. URL: http://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/manuals/moss_ survey.html (дата обращения: 10.01.2011). 8. Harmens H., Norris D. Spatial and temporal trends in heavy metal accumulation in mosses in Europe (1990—2005). Bangor, 2008 : [site ICP Vegetation]. URL: http://icpvegetation.ceh.ac.uk/major_results/documents/Final_moss_survey_report_2005—6.pdf (дата обращения: 10.01.2011). 9. Berg T., Steinnes E. Use of mosses (Hylocomium ...

The territory of the Kaliningrad regions offers a solid basis for the development of a strong transport cluster with a potential to integrate into the transport system o the Baltic region and ensure cargo and passenger transit between world economic centres – the Pacific Rim and the European Union. The article offers a characteristic of main means of transport forming the transport structure of the region and identifies the basic problems peculiar to the regional transport complex as a whole and...

A series extraction of platinum metals (Pd and Rh) from natural sedimentary samples near the trunk-roads of Rhine-Westphalia was conducted. The authors make an assumption about the mechanism of influence of environmental conditions on the mobility of elements studied. 1. Claus T., Zereini F., Urban H. Verteilung und Konzetrationen von Platin, Palladium und Rhodium in Umweltmaterialien an der Bundesautobahn A5 (Akm 458-Akm 524) // Emissionen von Platinmetallen / hrsg. F. Zereini, F. Alt. Berlin,...

... И. Чистобаева ; СПб НЦ РАН, ВВМ. СПб., 2005. 10. Khudoley V. V. Environmental factors: car nogenic risk to humans and cancer incidence in St.-Petersburg // Proc. Jtern. Symp. Environm. Health Hazards in Central and Eastern Europe. Sosnowiec, 1994. P. 12.

This article presents the first attempt to study lichens in 6 state protected parks in memorial country estates of the Pskov region. The authors distinguished 111 lichen species, among which 7 were proved to be rare and 4 – new to the Pskov region, and performed taxonomic analysis and the analysis of lichen life forms. Special attention was paid to the epyphite group predominant in the parks. 1. Выявление и обследование биологически ценных лесов на Северо-Западе Европейской части России / отв...

The article explores the development of the transboundary spatial planningn as the key aspects of cross-border cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. 1.  Давидов Д., Чекалина Т. Калининград: плюсы и минусы эксклавности // Космополис. 2008. №   2(21). С. 144. 2.  Чекалина Т.   Н. Использование сетевого подхода в методике анализа транс­граничного сотрудничества // Вестник Российского государственного универ­ситета им. И . Канта . 2007. №   7. С. 92—97. 3.  A VASAB Long Term Perspective...

The article is devoted to the study of euroregional development hystory. It also explores the analysis of foreign countries experience in crossborder cooperation. Importance of Euroregions is identified. Euroregion «Baltic» and the Balic euroregional network. 1.   EESC Opinions . UR L :   http :// eescopinion . eesc . europa . eu 2.  Устав Еврорегиона «Балтика». UR L:   http://www.ln.mid.ru/bull.nsf/ 3.  Перспективы развития межрегионального сотрудничества: Калининград­ская область...

The article presents generalised data on internationally important staging sites of Greylag Goose (Anser anser), Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus), Bean Goose (Anser fabalis), Whooper Swans (Cygnus Cygnus) and Bewick’s Swans (Cygnus bewickii) in the Neman River delta shared by Russia and Lithuania.The authors indicate the decrease in the population of Bean Geese alongside with the increase in the population of Greylag Geese, Whooper Swans...

The Vistula Lagoon of the Baltic Sea is one the most productive water bodies in Europe. The Pregolya River comprises the main part of the Vistula Lagoon's catchment area where the biggest cities and towns of the Kaliningrad Region are situated. The aim of the research is to estimate the nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) flux from ...

... distinguish the anthropogenic and natural components in moss pollution. 1. Protocol on heavy metals: [site of UNECE]. URL: http://www.unece. org/env/lrtap/hm_h1.htm ( дата обращения : 01.04.2010). 2. Atmospheric Heavy Metal Deposition in Europe 1995—1996. Copenhagen, 1998. 3. Баринова Г.   М. Калининградская область. Климат . Калининград , 2002. 4. Heavy Metals in European Mosses: 2005/2006 Survey. Monitoring Manual, Bangor, ...

The Kaliningrad Region is an area of intensive international cooperation including that in the field of environmental education. The article offers an overview of joint projects implemented by educational institutions, NGOs, and local authorities and analyses the prerequisites for their efficiency. 1. Дедков В.   П., Зотов С.   И., Краснов Е.   В. и др. Экологическое образование для устойчивого развития // Экология — здоровье — развитие: материалы Меж­дународной конференции «Общественное...

... The EBCC atlas of European breeding birds: their distribution and abundance / eds. W. Hagemeijer, J. Blair. T., A. Poyser. L., 1997. P. 384—385. 2. Tomiałojć L. The urban population of the Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lin­naeus, 1758, in Europe — its origin, increase and distribution // acta zoologica cra­co­vien­sia. T. 21, №   18. 1976. С. 585—632. 3.  Приедниекс Я., Куресоо А., Курлавичюс П. Рекомендации к орнитологиче­скому ...

This article analyses the 2009—2010 data on woodcock roding. The authors assess the impact of meteorological conditions, light level, food availability, and other factors on the duration and intensity of woodcock roding in the Kaliningrad region. A direct correlation was established between the duration of daylight hours and the basic parameters of woodcock roding. Other environmental factors may also affect woodcock roding. 1. Travecchia G., Pradel R., Gossman F. et al. Temporal variation in...

This article estimates the number of insect species on the territory of the Kaliningrad region by order. The authors estimate the number of species at 9—13,1 thousand. The article addresses the development of regional entomofauna and entomology studies. The current level of research on biodiversity in the region is considered as insufficient. 1. Конвенция о биологическом разнообразии: программа ООН по окружаю­щей среде ЮНЕП. Рио-де-Жанейро, 1992. 2. Bercio H ., Folwaczny B . Verzeichnis der...

This article presents a method to assess the resistance of groundwater resources to anthropogenic impact and the fresh groundwater withdrawal as well as the results of such assessment for different territories of the country ranging from a federal district or a region to an artesian basin. The assessment was carried out with the help of the system of indicators and indexes of groundwater resource sustainability under the influence of groundwater withdrawal developed by the author. 1. Белоусова...

... Provinz Ostpreussen // Nachr. Bl. dtsch. malak. 1903. Ges. 35. S. 1—6. 22.   Son M.   O., Nabozhenko M.   V., Shokhin I.   V. The Don River Basin Is a New Stage of Expansion of Potamopyrgus jenkinsi (Smith, 1889) (Gastropoda, Hydrobioidea) in Europe // Doklady Akademii Nauk. 2008. Vol. 419, N. 3 . P. 572—573. 23.   Szidat L. Beiträge zur Faunistik und Biologie des Kurischen Haffs // Schrif­ten der Königlichen physikalisch-ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Könisberg. 1926. N   65. ...