Extended Evaluation of Viral Diversity in Lake Baikal through Metagenomics [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Lake Baikal is a unique oligotrophic freshwater lake with unusually cold conditions and amazing biological diversity. Studies of the lake’s viral communities have begun recently, and their full diversity is not elucidated yet.
Tatyana V. Butina +5 more
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New and Interesting Taxa from the Diatom Genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg in Shallow, Nearshore Sites on the Eastern Coast of Lake Baikal [PDF]
Plants, 2023 During this investigation, sixteen species from the genus Gomphonema were found in a shallow bay (near Oimur, Kabansky District) located on the eastern shore of Lake Baikal. Eleven of these taxa have been described previously.
Maxim S. Kulikovskiy +4 more
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Computer Vision-Assisted Semiautomatic Analysis of Zooplankton in a Longitudinal Study of the Ecological State of Lake Baikal [PDF]
BiologyStudying zooplankton in freshwater ecosystems is crucial for ecological research, providing insight into ecosystem health, biodiversity, and water quality.
Olga Olegovna Rusanovskaya +7 more
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The Viral Fraction Metatranscriptomes of Lake Baikal. [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 This article characterises viral fraction metatranscriptomes (smaller than 0.2 µm) from the pelagic zone of oligotrophic Lake Baikal (Russia). The study revealed the dominance of transcripts of DNA viruses: bacteriophages and algal viruses. We identified transcripts similar to Pithovirus sibericum, a nucleocytoplasmic large DNA virus (NCLDV) isolated ...
Potapov S +5 more
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Near the Lake and around the Lake: Artists and Baikal
Проект Байкал, 2013 The article considers several aspects of how Lake Baikal influences artists’ work: • Baikal as a theme for painting and exhibiting; • Creative events at Baikal; • Baikal as a place where artists live; • Half-amateur paintings for sale.
Marina Tkacheva, Iraida Fedchina
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Changing nutrient cycling in Lake Baikal, the world's oldest lake. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2020 Significance Lake Baikal (Siberia) is the world’s oldest and deepest lake and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Containing an exceptionally high level of biodiversity and endemism, in addition to a fifth of global freshwater not stored in ice sheets, the lake has been cited by UNESCO as the “most outstanding example of a freshwater ecosystem ...
Swann GEA +13 more
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Urban planning for the territory of Baikal
Проект Байкал, 2023 The Irkutsk region, the Republic of Buryatia and Zabaikalsky Krai are part of the Baikal macroregion. Without understanding the settlement tasks in the area of Lake Baikal it is impossible to fully implement the complex of measures provided by the Law ...
Александр Колесников
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Introduction of a new method of measuring the water level when creating a digital monitoring system of the Baikal water area [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 In this article, the solution of the tasks of monitoring the Baikal natural water area is supplemented by the introduction of a new method of measuring the water level.
Nikolaev Andrey +3 more
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Historical changes of biodiversity in Baikal Siberia and dynamics of nest settlements of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo L., 1758) in the first quarter of the XXI century [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The article presents the history of nesting, disappearance from the fauna and the current spatial distribution of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo L., 1758) breeding colonies in Baikal Siberia.
Yelayev Erdeni N. +4 more
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Requiem for Baikal as a warning [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Baikal, the “sacred sea”, a unique natural phenomenon with fresh water resources for the entire planet, is threatened with turning into a muddy puddle.
Tkachev Valentin, Dagaev Yurii
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