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August 4-18, 2009
Session for undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists engaged in
different fields of biological scientific research
Objectives:
- Support of scientific creativity and organization of students’ leisure
activities, ecological education and enlightenment.
- Experience with the conduct of scientific field work in a harsh
environment*.
- Development of Kamchatka ecotourism as an alternative to nature
destructing forms of economy.
- Youths’ international cooperation development.
- Youths’ acquaintance with the wild world nature heritage and with
technologies of its study and conservation.
- Attraction of the youths into socially meaningful activities and healthy
way of life.
- Shaping of conceptions of ecological significance of the world natural
heritage and of scientifically grounded of ecological outlook.
Expedition is held at the camping site of the Kamchatka Regional
State Institution “Nature Park “Nalychevo”.
Participants must be in good health, be capable undertaking long,
strenuous hikes carrying substantial loads, and be willing to camp under
primitive and remote conditions.
Programme of the camp includes:
Young Researchers School (YRS) (lectures, practical classes on methods of
conducting field works for flora and fauna studying):
· Studying of the Nature Park “Nalychevo” ecosystems.
· Studying of the river salmon ecosystem, and biology of salmon.
· Species definition of the littoral zone.
· Goebotanical and phenological research.
· Zoological and ornithological excursions in nature.
! Basic conversational ability in either English or Russian is
required.
! The organization fee for participation is 18000 rub per person
(travel cost Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - the Nature Park “Nalychevo” –
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, living, meals).
 Application form
Janna Tolstenko, the Assistant for Foreign Contacts, Scientific
Research Department,
Vitus Bering Kamchatka State University, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia;
tel./fax: (415-2)433743; e-mail: nio@kamgu.ru
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