Parasite diversity at the Holarctic nexus: species of Arostrilepis (Eucestoda: Hymenolepididae) in voles and lemmings (Cricetidae: Arvicolinae) from greater Beringia

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3608 (6) ◽  
pp. 401-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARSENY A. MAKARIKOV ◽  
KURT E. GALBREATH ◽  
ERIC P. HOBERG
Keyword(s):  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Rodent Host ◽  
North Central ◽  
Morphological Attributes ◽  
Pattern Shape ◽  
Holarctic Region ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Myodes Rufocanus

Previously unrecognized species of hymenolepidid cestodes attributable to Arostrilepis Mas-Coma & Tenora, 1997 in arvicoline rodents from the greater Beringian region and western North America are described. Discovery and characterization of these tapeworms contributes to the recognition of a complex of cryptic species distributed across the Holarctic region. Three species are proposed: Arostrilepis gulyaevi sp. n. is named for cestodes in Myodes rufocanus from the Republic of Buryatia, southeastern Siberia and from the Khabarovskiy Kray, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadanskaya Oblast’, Russian Far East (western Beringia); A. cooki sp. n. is named for cestodes in Myodes gapperi from British Columbia, Canada and Montana, USA; and A. rauschorum sp. n. is named for cestodes in Microtus oeconomus, M. longicaudus, M. pennsylvanicus and M. xanthognathus from the Brooks Range, Seward Peninsula, north-central interior, and Arctic coastal plains of Alaska (eastern Beringia) and Montana, USA. Consistent with recent studies defining diversity in the genus, the form, size, and spination (pattern, shape and size) of the cirrus are diagnostic; species are further distinguished by the relative position and length of the cirrus sac, and arrangement of the testes. Assessment of genetic data from the cytochrome b gene of mitochondrial DNA complements differentiation of this complex based on morphological attributes and confirms known species diversity within the genus. New data for geographical distribution and host specificity of known Arostrilepis spp. indicate that 3 of 12 recognized species have Holarctic distributions extending across Beringia. These include Arostrilepis beringiensis (Kontrimavichus & Smirnova, 1991) in lemmings (species of Lemmus and Synaptomys), A. cf. janickii Makarikov & Kontrimavichus, 2011 in root voles (M. oeconomus) MAKARIKOV ET AL. 402 · Zootaxa 3608 (6) © 2013 Magnolia Press and A. macrocirrosa Makarikov, Gulyaev & Kontrimavichus, 2011 in red backed voles (species of Myodes) and less often other rodent host species.

Prospects for development of the Russian energy projects on the Korean Peninsula

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-19
Author(s):  
O.V. Demina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Lines ◽  
Korean Peninsula ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Primary Energy ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
The Republic

The article assesses prospects of the Russian-Korean cooperation and analyzes risks and opportunities of the trilateral energy projects on the Korean Peninsula. The author noted that energy sector is the key area of bilateral cooperation between Russia and the Republic of Korea, but it’s mainly represented by the trade in primary energy resources. The study identified the export potential of Russian hydrocarbons to the market of the Republic of Korea. As for the DPRK, the paper shows that within bilateral relations geopolitical interests prevail over the economic ones. The small capacity of the DPRK's domestic market and the absence of fixation sources do not allow considering it as an independent full-fledged market for the Russian energy resources. The main goal of the energy strategy of Russia and the Russian Far East is increasing the volume of exports of the primary energy resources to the APR countries. Russian prospects for the new product niches in the energy markets of the Republic of Korea are associated with the implementation of trilateral energy projects among Russia, the DPRK and the Republic of Korea. It includes creation of the interstate power transmission lines and construction of a gas pipeline. All parties are interested in these projects. As for Russia, it is primarily the expansion of energy exports, including occupation of the commodity niches in new markets, and strengthening of the political role in the region. As for the Republic of Korea, these projects mean diversification of supplies and costs’ reduction of the import energy resources. And as for the DPRK, these projects imply an additional source of financing (as payment for transit), improvement of the country's energy infrastructure and reduction of the deficit of energy resources. Despite the prospects, the author determined that in the near future implementation of the projects is unlikely due to the unresolved transit risks.

Analysis of topological defects of land transport network of Siberia and Russian Far East’ regions

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-62
Author(s):  
S. A. Tarkhov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Topological Defects ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Spatial Isolation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Degree Of Isolation ◽  
Regional Land ◽  
Nenets Autonomous

The level of topological complexity of land transport networks (including roads, railways and winter seasonal roads) of 27 regions of Siberia and the Far East is analyzed on the basis of 16 topomorphometric parameters. The main types of topological defects in the structure of regional land transport networks were identified: spatial isolation (rupture), an increased level of branching, the presence of several cyclic cores and isolated cyclic elements, and multi-core topological tiers of cyclic cores. The highest degree of isolation is revealed in the transport networks of Kamchatka Territory, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Khabarovsk Territory and Tomsk Oblast. Transport networks of the Republic of Altai, the Kamchatka Territory, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Republics of Tuva and Buryatia, the Jewish Autonomous Okrug and of the Island of Sakhalin, as well as the main cyclic skeleton of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug’s winter seasonal roads have the highest level of branching. Multi- layeredness is characteristic of the transport network of the Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Districts, the Kemerovo Oblast, the Khabarovsk Territory and Buryatia. The multifocal nature of the second topological tier of the cyclic skeleton is a distinctive feature of land transport networks in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Irkutsk Oblast, the Republic of Yakutia, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Oblasts. The same feature is characteristic for the third topological tier of the communications’ network in the Altai Territory. According to the level of spatial reliability (vulnerability) of the topological structure, the following types of regional transport networks are distinguished: the most reliable (4 regions), highly reliable (8), medium reliable (5), highly vulnerable with a low level of spatial reliability (5), the most vulnerable with a minimum level of spatial reliability (5 regions).

New species and records of Beckidia Sæther (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Russian Far East

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1151 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
OKSA V. ZORINA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Amur River Basin ◽  
Generic Diagnosis ◽  
Amur River ◽  
The Amur River ◽  
Holarctic Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Russian Far East

Two new species of Beckidia Sæther, B. biraensis and B. connexa, from the Amur River Basin are described and figured as males. The male of B. tethys (Townes) is redescribed and figured and the species is recorded for the first time from Russia. The generic diagnosis is emended and a key to the males of Beckidia from the Holarctic Region is given.

scholarly journals Оценка сравнительного потенциала увеличения торговли регионов Дальнего Востока со странами АТР

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-20
Author(s):  
Дмитрий Изотов
Keyword(s):  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Trade Barriers ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Modern Approach ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Russian Far East

В рамках современного подхода к оценке гравитационных зависимостей, на основе применения метода квазимаксимального правдоподобия Пуассона, определены сравнительные значения торговых барьеров, а также сравнительный потенциал расширения торговли регионов Дальнего Востока с ключевыми экономиками Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона (далее 􀀐 АТР). При соотношении оценок, полученных в рамках традиционного и современного подходов к оценке гравитационных зависимостей, показаны схожие результаты и расхождения. Современный подход к оценке указал на заметный потенциал для расширения торговли регионов Дальнего Востока со странами Северо-Восточной Азии, что подтверждает выводы о наращивании торговых взаимодействий между крупными и близлежащими экономиками в результате либерализации торговли. The objective of the paper is to assess comparative trade barriers between the regions of the Russian Far East and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region based on the modern approach to assessing gravity models, as well as to assess the potential for increasing mutual trade. The author has shown that the countries of the Asia-Pacific region are the largest trading partners for the Russian Far East (RFE), characterizing perceptible differences in the geographical and regional structure of the trade interactions. Since the customs duties on RFE exports are high, it is the main source of the tariff burden on the mutual trade. The findings indicate the following similar results between the traditional and modern approaches: the lowest comparative value of the trade barriers is typical for the trade between the RFE and the Republic of Korea; the trade between the RFE on the one hand and China and the Republic of Korea on the other has intensified; reducing the tariff barriers was not sufficient to boost the trade between the RFE and the Asia-Pacific countries; trade restrictions initiated by the Russian side resulted in a transition from the tariff barriers to the institutional ones; the groups of the RFE regions with similar characteristics of the comparative potential for expanding trade relations with the Asia-Pacific countries were identified. The evaluation shows some differences in outcomes between the two approaches. First, under the traditional approach the trade barriers were generally overestimated, so the estimates using the modern approach were more realistic, reflecting the possible changes in the price of foreign goods. Second, using the modern assessment approach, expanding the trade between the RFE regions and the close markets in the Northeast Asia (Korea, China and Japan) has a greater potential than with the remote countries (USA and South-Asian countries). These assessments support the early findings that trade interactions between the large and neighboring economies has a high potential as a result of trade liberalization.

scholarly journals Small rural settlements of Yakutia: state and development problems

2021 ◽  
pp. 141-143
Author(s):  
Olga P., Monastyreva ◽  
Marianna M. Teryutina
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Russian Far East

In this article, the author examines the state and various development problems faced by small settlements, whose livelihoods and very existence are completely dependent on agricultural production. This issue is not fashionable and widespread in the scientific community, but at the same time, it is very relevant for Russian realities. The author conducts his research on the material of the village Ogusur (Teya) of the Syl Nasleg of the Churapchinsky ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). This is a very sparsely populated locality located in the Central part of the Republic. At the same time, all the problems that the residents of this village have to solve are typical for many in the largest region of the Russian Federation. Further socio-economic development of such settlements has always looked problematic, and in connection with the transition to the market economy of our country, their very existence is called into question. But for people who have lived on these lands for centuries, this is the only most fertile and desirable place that they will not exchange for any. From the author’s point of view, when certain conditions are created, first of all, the arrangement of their accessibility, these harsh regions can be attractive for young families. The events of recent months show that over time, such places in the Russian far East, where vast territories still remain sparsely populated, may prove very promising for the life of Russians and the upbringing of the younger generation on ecologically clean and free lands.

scholarly journals Sensory Perception of Rock Art in East Siberia and the Far East

Sibirica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-76
Author(s):  
Donatas Brandišauskas
Keyword(s):  
Rock Art ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Sensory Perception ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Indigenous Worldviews ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Art Research ◽  
The Russian Far East

This article shows how the sensory perception of rock art guided both archeologists’ interpretations as well as indigenous worldviews in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East. The research is based on the author’s ethnographic fieldwork research among indigenous communities of the Olekma, Chara, Aldan, and Amur, and Vitim river basins in the Sakha Republic, the Amur and Zabaikalskii regions, and the Republic of Buriatiia. The article discusses Evenki herders’ and hunters’ interactions with the rock art sites and demonstrates how these sites have served as a source of ritual and cosmological inspiration. Rock art research has also been inseparable from intuitive and embodied experiences for researchers in the field who interact with rock art.

scholarly journals ТИХООКЕАНСКАЯ РОССИЯ В ФОКУСЕ ПОЛИТИКИ СЕУЛА НА РУБЕЖЕ XX–XXI ВВ.

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-125
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Industrial Complex ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Northern Policy ◽  
Future Growth ◽  
Port Of Vladivostok

Рассматриваются исторические этапы сближения двух стран, установление дипломатических отношений между Республикой Корея и СССР, формирование определённой политики Республики Корея по отношению к Дальнему Востоку России. Авторы приводят примеры сотрудничества, такие как строительство корейско-российского промышленного комплекса в свободной экономической зоне «Находка», расширение инвестиций в рыбный и сельскохозяйственный секторы, использование передовых технологий на Дальнем Востоке и в Сибири и др. Подчёркивается значимость тесной связи корейского порта Пусан и российского порта Владивосток в успешном развитии торгово-экономических отношений двух стран. Приводится мнение Комитета экономического сотрудничества по северному направлению при президенте Кореи о том, что 2020 г. станет Годом активного со-трудничества по северному направлению, если сконцентрировать все возможности для достижения целей «Новой северной политики» по формированию механизма будущего роста, а также по созданию основы для объединения двух Корей. Ключевые слова: дипломатические отношения, политика мирного сосущест-вования, взаимодополняющие потенциалы двух стран, расширение торгово-экономического и культурного сотрудничества, отношения взаимного доверия и всестороннего партнёрства, создание новых рынков и новых рабочих мест, порт Пусан, порт Владивосток. The historical stages of the rapprochement of the two countries, the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the USSR, the formation of a certain policy of the Republic of Korea in relation to the Russian Far East are examined. The authors give examples of successful cooperation: the construction of the Korean-Russian industrial complex in the Nakhodka Free Economic Zone, the expansion of investments in the fishing and agricultural sectors, advanced technologies in the Far East and Siberia, etc. The importance of the close connection of the Korean port of Busan and the Russian port of Vladivostok is emphasized. Vladivostok in the successful development of trade and economic relations between the two countries. The opinion of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation is suggested that 2020 will be the Year of the New Northern Cooperation, if we concentrate all the possibilities to achieve the goals of the “New Northern Policy” to create engines of future growth, as well as create the basis for the unification of the two Koreas. Keywords: diplomatic relations, the policy of peaceful coexistence, complementary potentials of the two countries, the expansion of trade, economic and cultural cooperation, relations of mutual trust and comprehensive partnership, the creation of new markets and new jobs, the port of Busan, the port of Vladivostok.

scholarly journals State of Uncertainty

Transfers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 175-194
Author(s):  
Sigrid Irene Wentzel
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
The State ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Russian Far East

Abstract In July 2019, the village of Nizhniy Bestyakh in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutiya), the Russian Far East, was finally able to celebrate the opening of an eagerly awaited railroad passenger connection. Through analysis of rich ethnographic data, this article explores the “state of uncertainty” caused by repeated delays in construction of the railroad prior to this and focuses on the effect of these delays on students of a local transportation college. This college prepares young people for railroad jobs and careers, promising a steady income and a place in the Republic's wider modernization project. The research also reveals how the state of uncertainty led to unforeseen consequences, such as the seeding of doubt among students about their desire to be a part of the Republic's industrialization drive.

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