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Jellyfish Invaders

Long Way of Marine Expeditions

Marine Research at SBS-IBSS: History and Personalities

Sevastopol Biological Station, 1871-1941

HISTORY OF MARINE BIOLOGY and MARINE EXPEDITIONS

During January - February 2010, 4Seas Events on the joint Theme "History of Marine Research and Marine Expeditions” were held in the assembly hall of the Institute of Biology of Southern Seas (Sevastopol, Ukraine) with wide public interested in the Marine Biology Research and Marine Expeditions

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Outdoor lessons "Wintering waterbirds of Sevastopol bays" to scholars

Outdoor lessons “Wintering waterbirds of Sevastopol Bays” were held by scientists of the Institute of Biology of Southern Seas for 12-15 years old scholars. 

 

 

 

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What is ZOOPLANKTON? (Video: Nelly Gavrylova, Antonina Khanaychenko, Oleg Kovtun, Olga Danilyuk)

ZOOPLANKTON is a diverse, graceful, beautiful animal community. The name “plankton” was proposed by the well-known German physiologist from Keel – Viktor Hensen who developed the sampling of plankton. The word “plankton” is derived from Greek and means “wanderer” or “drifter”.       Read more

Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)

The tufted duck (Lat. Aythya fuligula) is a medium-sized diving duck. The adult male is all black except of lily-white flanks, a blue-grey bill and yellow eyes. It has a head tuft that gives the species its name. The female is mostly brown with slightly paler flanks. Its head tuft is much smaller than the male's.
Tufted ducks breed on the lakes, ponds, slow flowing rivers, coastal lagoons and estuaries across Eurasia from Iceland to the Kamchatka Peninsula. Read more

WINTERING WATERBIRDS IN SEVASTOPOL BAYS

About 15 species of swimming birds winter in the bays of Sevastopol. Let's get acquainted with the most numerous and interesting of them!  Read more

Mysterious Dinoflagellates

Phytoplankton - microalgae – unicellular planktonic plants – can be seen only through microscope. But though so tiny they play the magnificent role in our own life, and in the life of the planet EARTH.

 

 

 

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