Sport and Exploration in the Far East: A Naturalist's Experiences in and around the Kurile Islands

The new species Dicranum ignatovii Tubanova & Fedosov is described from Sakhalin, South Kurile Islands and the Khabarovsk Territory based on the approach of integrative taxonomy. The species is characterized by the unique combination of (1) short leaves with broadly acute apex, (2) slightly recurved distal leaf lamina, (3) short-rectangular to transverse rectangular distal leaf cells, (4) proximal leaf cells abruptly shortened distally and thus occupying only the basalmost leaf portion, (5) costa ending before apex, and (6) presence of flagelliform branchlets in upper leaf axils. Based on nrITS 1, 2 & 5.8 rRNA gene sequences, molecular phylogenetic analysis was carried out. As a result, three studied specimens were found in a well supported clade, nested in a weakly supported clade where D. acutifolium, D. caesium, D. bardunovii, D. angustum, D. bonjeanii, D. scoparium and D. brevifolium were also found.

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Ecophysiology of deep simple epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of Gagea lutea (Liliaceae)

Seed Science Research ◽

10.1079/ssr2004182 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 371-378 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

T. Kondo ◽

T. Miura ◽

N. Okubo ◽

M. Shimada ◽

C. Baskin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Laboratory Experiments ◽

Far East ◽

Deciduous Forests ◽

Perennial Herb ◽

Morphophysiological Dormancy ◽

Kurile Islands ◽

The Far East ◽

Gagea Lutea ◽

Radicle Emergence ◽

Effects Of Temperature

The effects of temperature on embryo growth, radicle emergence and cotyledon emergence of Gagea lutea (Liliaceae), a perennial herb widely distributed in Europe, eastern Siberia, the Kurile Islands, Sakhalin and the Far East, were monitored outdoors and in laboratory tests. In Japan, this species inhabits open secondary grasslands and deciduous forests. Seeds with an underdeveloped embryo are dispersed in late May/early June in Hokkaido. The embryo elongates in autumn, and the radicle emerges from the seed in mid-October to mid-November, at temperatures of about 15/4°C. However, cotyledons do not emerge until April, after seeds with an emerged radicle are covered with snow (near 0°C) for about 4 months. In laboratory experiments, temperatures of 25/15°C or 20/10°C followed by 5–10°C were required for embryo growth and radicle emergence. Rate and percentage of cotyledon emergence were promoted by keeping seeds with an emerged radicle under snow. The optimum temperature for cotyledon emergence after 81 d under snow was 15/5°C. Thus, G. lutea has deep simple epicotyl morphophysiological dormancy, and this is the first report of epicotyl dormancy in the genus.

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Radiocarbon Chronology of Archaeological Sites of the Kurile Islands

Radiocarbon ◽

10.1017/s0033822200060549 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 507-510 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

G. I. Zaitseva ◽

S. G. Popov ◽

A. P. Krylov ◽

Yu. V. Knorozov ◽

A. B. Spevakovskiy

Keyword(s):

Sea Of Okhotsk ◽

New World ◽

Far East ◽

Aleutian Islands ◽

Archaeological Sites ◽

World Population ◽

The Sea Of Okhotsk ◽

Kurile Islands ◽

The Far East ◽

Radiocarbon Chronology

One of the theories of Paleo-Indian migration from Asia to America (Chard 1963) proposes that the most probable route was along the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk through Japan, Kamchatka and the Aleutian islands. To study the problem of New World population origins, we are attempting to correlate archaeological sites in this region. Our aim is to examine connections of the earliest cultures of the Far East and Siberia with the cultures of Sakhalin, the Kurile Islands, Japan and America.

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Military Service and Adventures in the Far East

10.1017/cbo9781139178747 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Henry Mackinnon

Keyword(s):

Military Service ◽

Far East ◽

The Far East

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Is there a regional culture in Russia? Opportunities of using a sociocultural approach in economics

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2020-7-108-126 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 108-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. A. Bryzgalin ◽

Е. N. Nikishina

Keyword(s):

Far East ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Regional Culture ◽

Russian Regions ◽

Geographical Patterns ◽

Cross Cultural Differences ◽

The Far East ◽

Sociocultural Approach ◽

Critical Issues ◽

Russian Universities

The paper investigates cross-cultural differences across Russian regions using the methodology of G. Hofstede. First, it discusses the most common approaches in measuring culture and the application of the Hofstede methodology in subnational studies. It identifies the critical issues in measuring culture at the regional level and suggests several strategies to address them. Secondly, the paper introduces subregional data on individualism and uncertainty avoidance using a survey of students across 27 Russian universities. The data allow to establish geographical patterns of individualism in Russia. It is demonstrated that collectivism is most prevalent in the Volga region, while individualism characteristic becomes stronger towards the Far East. The findings are robust to the inclusion of various controls and different specifications of the regression model. Finally, the paper provides a discussion about the potential of applying the sociocultural approach in economics.

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