Institute of the biological problems of the North FEB RAS

Description

Institute of Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS was founded on February 1, 1972. Over the vast territory of the Far-Eastern North of Russia, IBPN FEB RAS is the only academic institution, which has been carrying out fundamental investigations on different problems of contemporary biology. Today the Institute conducts investigations, defined by the three basic trends:  study of functioning, organization principles and adaptive strategies of the northern populations, communities and ecosystems;  study of biological diversity on the territory of the North-East of Asia;  development of scientific principles of conservation, reproduction and rational use of biological resources of the North. Herbarium of IBPN FEB RAS was found in 1970; it consists of collection of vascular plants, fungi, lichens and muscoids. International index of herbarium is MAG (assigned in 1997). Herbarium of vascular plants includes collections from 1970 to present time, and earlier samples (of 1940-1960), obtained from land survey expedition, and has being constantly completed by new samples. Over 1700 species of vascular plants are represented in herbarium. Total number of sheets is over 110000. The most part of the collection is represented by samples from Magadan region and adjoining territories – Primorye, Kamchatka, Chukotka, Commander Islands and others. Vascular plants are arranged according to Engler system, genera are given numbers by Dalla Torre, inside genera – in alphabetical order. Besides, geographical principle of distribution is observed. Electronic catalogue of herbarium labels is presented for several families and genera. Since 2006 new collections of plants have been added to catalog. Collection of seeds and fruits numbers over 3600 specimens, representing over 2000 species of plants from Siberia and the Far East. Mycological herbarium contains over 10000 specimens of over 700 species of fungi-macromycete. Herbarium of lichens includes over 4700 specimens of about 270 species. Herbarium of muscoids numbers about 4400 specimens of 390 species of mosses and liverworts.

Contacts

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Eugeniy Alimov
email: givadmin@ibpn.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Maria Khoreva
Telephone: 84132634421
email: mkhoreva@ibpn.ru

Institute of the biological problems of the North FEB RAS
Portovaya, 18
Magadan
685000
Magadanskaya oblast
RU
email: office@ibpn.ru