IOBFS Directory Form

The goal of IOBFS is to assist field stations worldwide by promoting communication among field stations and communication between stations and the general public.  This information gathered from this form will serve as a source of information for the International Directory of Field Stations, published and distributed by IOBFS. After completing, please email to OBFS International Committee Chairman  Dr. Richard L. Wyman, (as Word or HTML file attachment) or mail to The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station, PO Box 189, Rensselaerville, NY 12147 USA.

1. Station Name: The White Sea Biological Station named by A.N. Pertsov of the Moscow State University

2. Mailing Address: White Sea Biological Station, Pojakonda Post Office, MURMANSK OBLAST, 184000 RUSSIA

3. Phone: (007) 815 33 64516, (007) 495 9394233       Fax: (007) 815 33 64516, (007) 495 9394495 Email: wsbs@hotbox.ru

4. Web Site URL: http://wsbs-msu.ru

5. Contact person:  Anna Zhadan

6. Address (if different):   Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology, Biological faculty, Moscow State university, Moscow, 119992, Russia.
E-mail: azhadan@mail.ru

7. Year of establishment: 1938

8. Geographic location:

latitude: 66o 34' N
longitude: 33o 08' E
elevation: 0-15 m

9. Area (hectares): 15

10. Affiliations: Biological Faculty of Moscow State University

11. Is the Field Station already part of a regional organization? Yes. Basin Council of Northern-Karelian Coast

12. Is the Field Station open all year? If not, which months? Yes

13. Permanent Staff:

Scientific: 14

Technical: 28

14. Emphasis of Field Station (i.e. research, education, preservation): Education and research

15. Does your field station have a specialized area of study? If so, what is it?  Marine ecology, invertebrate zoology, ichthyology, geobotany.

16. Is the Field Station available to visiting scientists and/or students? Yes

17. Is the Field Station involved with University-level classes? Yes

18. Are Research Grants available? No

19. Are Internships available? Yes

20. Describe the Biotic communities available at the Field Station? Station village is surrounded by northern taiga, by the mosaic of coniferous and deciduous forests, wetlands and small lakes. Along the shore there are some grass meadows. The station is located on the shore of Velikaja Salma, a strait that the station from Veliky Island, the largest island of the Kandalaksha Nature Reserve. Velikaja Salma is characterized by an especially rich fauna and flora, which is in part a result of the strong tidal currents that form in the narrow strait. These currents prevent the formation of the ice and make it possible for research activities to be continued throughout the year.

21. Which facilities are available at the Field Station? (Check those which apply)

Lab Space: 150 working spaces

Dorms:  2                            Number of Beds: 118

Cabins:  20                          Number of Beds: 62

Meals: 3 meals/day. The dining-room works for the summer months only.

Kitchenettes: in some rooms.

22. Describe significant equipment and/or special equipment  available at the Field Station:

Chemical Lab: No

Temperature controlled rooms: No

Sampling equipment: trawl, box-corer, plankton nets

Boats: 4 ships, 5 motorboats, 8 pair-oar boats

Special equipment (please list): diving equipment (compressor, tanks, weights, BCDs, regulators). Optics (microscopes and stereomicroscopes). Small laboratory equipment (pincers, needles, pipettes, Petri dishes etc).  Centrifuge, pH-meter. 

23. Are there recreational opportunities (i.e., beaches, trails, etc.)?  Boating, fishing, swimming, gathering of mushrooms and berries, sports (volleyball, ping-pong).

24. IOBFS would like to form a working group to steer its development. If you would like to be involved, please tell us. We are looking for people with an interest in the future of biological field stations and a willingness to share their ideas for field station development. Any other comments would also be appreciated:  We are interested in any kind of cooperation with biological stations and universities.

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