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January 9, 2018
The Ladoga Skerries National Park with a total of 122 000 ha on the northern and north-western coast of Lake Ladoga was established by the Russian Federation Government Ordinance #1684 of December 28, 2017.
The aim of the national park designation is to conserve the unique natural ecosystems of the Lake Ladoga skerries region, which have no analogues in Russia or Europe. A major contribution to the design and promotion of the Ladoga Skerries NP concept was made by researchers from KarRC RAS.
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August 19, 2026
The seventh issue of the journal Transactions of KarRC RAS, ecological studies, released
The 2026 seventh issue of the journal Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre RAS (Ecological Studies series) has been released. The issue contains 16 original articles covering a wide range of scientific topics, such as modeling under-canopy radiation regime, diversity of coastal plant communities in the estuaries of the White and Barents Seas, Sphagnum productivity dynamics in mid-boreal mires of Karelia, etc. The Bereavements feature commemorates the outstanding Russian geobotanist and mire scientist, Tatyana Yurkovskaya.
The 2026 seventh issue of the journal Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre RAS (Ecological Studies series) has been released. The issue contains 16 original articles covering a wide range of scientific topics, such as modeling under-canopy radiation regime, diversity of coastal plant communities in the estuaries of the White and Barents Seas, Sphagnum productivity dynamics in mid-boreal mires of Karelia, etc. The Bereavements feature commemorates the outstanding Russian geobotanist and mire scientist, Tatyana Yurkovskaya.



