The Botanic Garden of the Irkutsk State University is a
botanic garden
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in
Irkutsk
Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...
,
Siberia
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,
Russia
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.
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It is the only botanic garden in Baikalian Siberia (the
Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
region) and is known as the Irkutsk Botanic Garden. Its mission is "to protect and enrich the flora of the Lake Baikal area and the world for people through public education, collection, propagation, research, and conservation of plants''.''" The garden is principally an educational and scientific tool for the university and maintains the largest living plant collection in the region (more than 5000 plant taxa), an
herbarium
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The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...
and a
seedbank
A seed bank (also seed banks or seeds bank) stores seeds to preserve genetic diversity; hence it is a type of gene bank. There are many reasons to store seeds. One is to preserve the genes that plant breeders need to increase yield, disease res ...
. It occupies within Irkutsk city, west of Lake Baikal. It has the status of being federal strictly protected land and a nature memorial of Irkutsk.
Irkutsk Botanic Garden is now used as a cross-disciplinary educational and research facility by different departments and faculties of
Irkutsk State University
Irkutsk State University (russian: Ирку́тский госуда́рственный университе́т) was founded in October 1918 in Irkutsk, Siberia. Nowadays Irkutsk State University is a large scientific and educational institu ...
and other universities of the Lake Baikal region, in a broad range of disciplines including
botany
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...
,
zoology
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
, ecology,
agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy has come to include research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and ...
,
soil science
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,
geography
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,
landscape architecture
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,
management
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,
economics
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,
mathematics
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, informatics, service and marketing,
psychology
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,
social sciences
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and
sociology
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, and tourism.
On the basis of environmental resources of the university Botanic Garden and Kaya Grove, the Irkutsk Mayor office along with the Irkutsk State University are going to establish a public Irkutsk Botanic Garden as ecological techno-park and tourism and recreation center on the territory of 100 hectares. It is a member of the BGCI (
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
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) and the EABGN (
East Asian Botanic Gardens Network
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Etymology
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).
Publications
Species-richness patterns of the living collections of the world's botanic gardens: a matter of socio-economics? Authors: Janice Golding, Sabine Gusewell, Holger Kreft,
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Victor Kuzevanov, Susanna Lehvavirta, Ingrid Parmentier and Marco Pautasso. - Annals of Botany 105: 689–696, 2010
BOTANIC GARDENS AS ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN A GLOBAL SYSTEM of SOCIAL COORDINATES.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Victor Kuzevanov. — Architectural magazine «LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN» (Moscow), vol. 29, No 2, p. 7-11, 2010.(Russian version
and English version
)
RAISING OF COMPETITIVENESS AND TOURIST ATTRACTIVENESS VIA INNOVATIVE ECOLOGICAL PROJECTS BASED ON A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. Authors: Nadezda Ya. Kalyuzhnova,
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Victor Ya. Kuzevanov, Elena V. Guby. - Journal of International Scientific Publication: Economy & Business (Bulgaria), Vol. 4, Part 2, P.37-61, 2010.
BOTANIC GARDEN FOR IRKUTSK. ABOUT RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN IN THE BAIKAL REGION. V.Ya.Kuzevanov, A.J.Parshin. — Architectural magazine « ARCHITECTURE. CONSTRUCTION. DESIGN» (Moscow), No 3, p. 80-83, 2010.
THE PROJECT OF THE IRKUTSK BOTANICAL GARDEN ON BASIS ЭКОЛОГИЗАЦИИ OF SYSTEM OF LAND TENURE IN CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF THE MARKET OF THE GROUND OF IRKUTSK.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, V. Ya. Kuzevanov. In: Land resources, housing construction and economic development of regions: Materials of the All-Russia scientific - practical conference (Irkutsk, March, 25 – 26, 2010). — Irkutsk: Publishing house IRGTU, p. 61-78, 2010.
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THE OASIS OF SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND RECREATION. M.Ogneva. The political newspaper "OBLASTNAYA", Irkutsk, on March 3, 2010.
«BOTANIC GARDEN» OF V.N.BASNIN. In: Connection of times: Basnins in a history of Irkutsk / Eds. S.I.Medvedev, E.M.Pospehova, V.N.Chebykina. — Irkutsk:Printing house «On Chekhova», 2008. — p. 48-61.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, V. Ya. Kuzevanov. The article about the botanical garden first in Siberia created in Irkutsk by a merchant Vasily Nikolaevich Basnin with assistance classics of botany of Nikolay Stepanovich Turczaninov in the middle of the 19th century.
«THE CATALOGUE OF PLANTS OF THE V.N.BASNIN'S GARDEN».
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, V. Ya. Kuzevanov. In: Connection of times: Basnins in a history of Irkutsk / Eds. S.I.Medvedev, E.M.Pospehova, V.N.Chebykina. — Irkutsk:Printing house «On Chekhova», 2008. — p. 128-138.
THE KAYA HERITAGE. Part 1.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Victor Kuzevanov. PROJECT BAIKAL (Journal of Irkutsk Branch of the Union of Architects of Russia), № 19, 2009, p. 52-59.
THE KAYA HERITAGE. Part 2 (continuation).
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Victor Kuzevanov and Svetlana Sizykh. PROJECT BAIKAL (Journal of Irkutsk Branch of the Union of Architects of Russia), № 20, 2009, p. 38-45.
RESOURCES of the BOTANICAL GARDEN of IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY: scientific, educational and socio-ecological aspects.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, V. Ya. Kuzevanov, S.V.Sizykh. Irkutsk: Publishing house of Irkutsk State University, 2005.-243 pages.
UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDENS IN SYSTEM ECO-EDUCATION. The concept of development of ecological education in the Russian Federation in view of a key role of university botanical gardens as unique scientific-educational objects.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, V. Ya. Kuzevanov, A.R.Vodyanik. The All-Russia conference by ecological education, Moscow, on October, 21 – 23, 2009 — the Electronic resource in State Public Scientific Technical Library
UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN AS THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE BAIKAL REGION: material and non-material aspects. Proceedings of 6th international congress BGCI on education in botanical gardens, on September, 10 – 14, 2006, Oxford
HORTICULTURAL THERAPY: Use of botanic garden resources for social adaptation and rehabilitation. The reference manual. Irkutsk: Publishing house of Irkutsk State University, 2006.- 48 pages.
EDEM IN THE CITY MASTER-PLAN. (Newspaper «The East-Siberian Truth» № 25518, February 21, 2007)
MISSION OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN TO THE BAIKAL REGION. Proceedings of the 3-rd Global Congress of Botanic Gardens, Wuhan, China, 2007
RESOURCES OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN: LINKAGE OF THE BIODIVERSITY AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE. Proceedings of the 3-rd Global Congress of Botanic Gardens, Wuhan, China, 2007
ABOUT THE PROJECT OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRKUTSK BOTANICAL GARDEN, Magazine « Science from First-Hand», Number 1, 13 (2007), p 10-11 (Photos by V.A.Korotkoruchko)
BOTANIC GARDENS RESOURCES: TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASPECTS OF LINKING BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN WELL-BEING, Hiroshima Peace Science Journal, 28 (2006), p 113-134
SPECIES-RICHNESS PATTERNS OF THE LIVING COLLECTIONS OF THE WORLD'S BOTANIC GARDENS: A MATTER OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS? Janice Golding, Sabine Güsewell, Holger Kreft,
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Victor Ya. Kuzevanov, Susanna Lehvävirta, Ingrid Parmentier and Marco Pautasso, Annals of Botany 105: 689–696, 2010
BOTANIC GARDENS AS ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEM OF SOCIAL COORDINATES.
w:ru:Кузеванов, Виктор Яковлевич, Kuzevanov V .Ya., Sizykh E.V., Gubiy E.V. In: Economic and environmental problems in the changing world (The collective monography). S.-Petersburg: Publishing house NPK "Rost". 2010. p. 158-167
References
External links
English site Russian site
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Review articleof Kuzevanov V.Ya., Sizykh S.V. "Botanic Gardens Resources: Tangible and Intangible Aspects of Linking Biodiversity and Human Well-Being", Hiroshima Peace Science ''Journal'', 28 (2006), pp. 113–134. Download from the site
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