In the summer of 2007, there are four expeditions sampling in Russia and three sampling on Spitsbergen. Instructions about sampling can be found here. Russia The Russian samples will be analysed with Russian counterparts and will stay in Russia. I have tried to generate contact addresses in several localities. |
Petersburg At the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg, we have the possibility to store samples in a -80 freezer. Our contact there is: Natalia Abramson, natalia_abr@mail.ru, Molecular Biology, Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg Russia |
Norilsk Kasim Layshev, tel. + (3919) 468700; + (3919) 461758 - home; mob. 8-9135034579; layshev@mail.ru This is the Director of the Extreme North Agricultural Research Institute |
Moskou: still not completely arranged I am trying to contact the ringing centre: Leninski Prospekt 86-310 Moskva 117313 tel: 095 138 2231 fax: 095 423 2613 mail: bird.ring.rus@gmail.com of ring@bird.msk.ru |
Spitsbergen / Svalbard Samples are gathered in Longyearbyen at UNIS. Local contact: Christiaane Hübner, Svalbard Science Forum, email: christiaane@npolar.no |