Sergey N Kirpotin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4456778 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sergey N Kirpotin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sergey N |
| FAMILY NAME | Kirpotin |
| SIGNATURE | KIRPOTIN S N |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research Tomsk State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9889-3772 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Late Glacial and Holocene history of climate, vegetation landscapes and fires in South Taiga of Western Siberia based on radiocarbon dating and multi-proxy palaeoecological research of sediments from …
To investigate long-term relationships between climate, vegetation, landscape geochemistry and fires in the boreal forest zone of Western Siberia, a sediment core of 345 cm was collected from Shchuchye Lake (located in south taiga zone of southeast part of West Siberian plain) and investigated by spore-pollen, radiocarbon, LOI and charcoal analyses. Quantitative palaeoclimate was reconstructed based on pollen data. Investigation revealed 13.2 cal…
Great Vasyugan Mire
Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity and vegetation dynamics in Siberia
Siberian environmental change
Improving dialogue among researchers, local and indigenous peoples and decision-makers to address issues of climate change in the North
The Circumpolar North has been changing rapidly within the last decades, and the socioeconomic systems of the Eurasian Arctic and Siberia in particular have displayed the most dramatic changes. Here, anthropogenic drivers of environmental change such as migration and industrialization are added to climate-induced changes in the natural environment such as permafrost thawing and increased frequency of extreme events. Understanding and adapting to …
Russian–EU collaboration via the mega-transect approach for large-scale projects
The mega-transect approach is a unique infrastructure which was developed in Tomsk State University for environmental monitoring and landscape-ecological research. The approach can be followed in all seasons, for field sampling, ground-based research on the field stations in combination with remote sensing and ecosystem manipulations. The mega-transect was established as a framework for the concept of Western Siberia as a natural mega-facility, a…
Permafrost and lakes control river isotope composition across a boreal Arctic transect in the Western Siberian lowlands
The Western Siberian Lowlands (WSL) store large quantities of organic carbon that will be exposed and mobilized by the thawing of permafrost. The fate of mobilized carbon, however, is not well understood, partly because of inadequate knowledge of hydrological controls in the region which has a vast low-relief surface area, extensive lake and wetland coverage and gradually increasing permafrost influence. We used stable water isotopes to improve o…
Assessment of physical properties and pH of selected surface waters in the northern part of Western Siberia
One of the undisputed natural resources of Western Siberia is a countless number of surface waters. They can be found in the form of all sorts of lakes from the smallest thermokarst ones with a surface area of only 1 m2 to large post-glacial lakes or high-mountain lakes. Besides, the world’s largest wetland is the peat bogs in the Western Siberia. Other equally impressive forms of surface waters are streams and rivers with the Ob River at the hea…
Organic compounds in typical surface waters of the northern part of Western Siberia
The article presents the results of hydrochemical research conducted at the end of August 2014 and in spring 2013 in the northern part of Western Siberia. The research concerns unfiltered waters of small streams, medium-sized rivers, the Ob' River and two large thermokarst lakes. A special mobile laboratory enabled the research team to conduct many on-site analyses several hours after the collection of samples. The results have been assessed in t…
Public attitude to the development of nuclear power industry and ecological risks (the case of the Tomsk region)
This article summarises the attitude of the population to the perspectives of nuclear power development in the region where there is a nuclear energy company. Various groups of citizens understand potential threats and benefits controversially. The article identifies the factors accounting for the division of opinion about development of nuclear energy and ecological risks. Some groups can participate in rational discussion on the issues of nucle…
Environmental, economic and social risks of nuclear power engineering (the case of the southern part of the Ob-river basin)
The Siberian Chemical Combine, the largest nuclear plant not only in Russia but also in the world, which afforded ‘heat and electricity to our houses’, was built in 1954 in the south-east of Tomsk Oblast. Tomsk is in close proximity (10–12 km) to this plant located in the closed city of Severesk; hence the radiological situation in Tomsk may be estimated as potentially dangerous. The Russian Federation’s Ministry for Atomic Energy tries to contin…
The great Ob River basin
Selkup idols made of tree trunks and found on the Tym River
The study continues the attempt to summarise the information on the cult sculpture made of tree stumps. As a main resource for the study we use the materials collected during the field research by Y.I. Ozheredov in 1988 at the sacral places of the Selkups on the Tym River. We also consider the studies of the spiritual life of neighbouring ethnic groups to provide a deeper analysis of the matter. The belief in the power of the spirits fully contro…
Thermokarst lakes of Western Siberia
Western Siberia’s thermokarst lakes are highly dynamic hydrochemical systems that receive chemical elements from the surrounding peat soil and exchange greenhouse gases with the atmosphere, delivering dissolved carbon and metals to adjacent hydrological systems. Climate warming is likely to intensify the magnitude of these processes, thus seriously affecting the biogeochemical fluxes both on land and in the coastal zone of the Arctic Ocean. In th…
Nature that is thawing before our eyes
220 dated April 09, 2010, under Agreement no. 14.В25.31.0001 with Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated June 24, 2013 (BIO-GEO-CLIM)
Western Siberia in a changing climate
A special word of thanks to the translating team and to the Editor, Dr Michael Brett-Crowther, a long-distance friend of Russia
Features of the elemental composition of plants of northern Western Siberian palsas
This paper reports the current state of lake and wetland ecosystems in the north of Western Siberia and describes the mechanisms of their formation and succession. Elemental composition of lake water and macrophytes of the four most typical subarctic lake ecosystems in Western Siberia were analysed using ICP MS. We selected the species of Menyanthes trifoliata L. as an example of the biogeochemical system. The general dynamics of concentration of…
The ‘tyranny of discounting’ in economic efficiency evaluation of capital investment projects susceptible to ecological and climatic changes
In this article, we consider the question of barriers to increasing investment activity in the Boreal and Arctic regions of Siberia, taking into account the factors of ecological and climatic changes. We investigate the current tendencies of large Russian companies in financing environmental policy measures. This is studied mainly in the dynamic of the ratio of ‘current expenditures to investments’ for environmental protection. It is essential to…
Forecasting the local and global socio-economic impact of climate change in the Boreal and Arctic regions of Siberia
Climate change in Siberia, though local, is a problem of global concern. This article examines some of the negative consequences of climate change in the Boreal and Arctic regions of Siberia. Forecasting the local and global socio-economic impacts of climate change in this region includes assessing the potential for adaptation. Forecasting and solving climate-related issues are possible only on the basis of a multidisciplinary approach, consisten…
The Post Carbon Reader
edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch, Watershed Media, Healdsburg, 2010, 523 pp., $24.95 (ISBN: 9780970950062). This enormous book demands thoughtful and attentive reading. It is far from bo
West Siberian palsa peatlands
Palsa peatlands occupy extensive areas in Western Siberia which is one of the most paludified flat lowlands of the world. Climatic changes in Western Siberia are more dramatic compared with other northern regions, and changes in palsa landscapes are more notable due to the severe continental climate here. The distribution, peculiarities and climate-indication capacities of West Siberian palsas are poorly known outside Russia. Thus, Western Siberi…
Use of symmetry theory in studying the morphogenesis of life forms
It is well known that life forms reflect the impact of the environment. An interesting task in ecology is to study the connection between the morphological characteristics of life forms and physical and geographical processes, taking place in the environment. This study may profit from the application of symmetry theory which is a universal methodology in science. According to this theory both the object, that is, life form, and the environment a…
The modern hydrological regime of the northern part of Western Siberia from in situ and satellite observations
We studied the hydrological regime of the rivers Poluy, Nadym, Pur and Taz in the Northern part of Western Siberia. Compared to their large neighbours – Ob′ and Yenisey – these four rivers are characterised by more homogeneous natural conditions. This makes them a reliable indicator of climate variability in the Arctic part of Western Siberia. First we present seasonal and interannual variability of river discharge from historical observations. N…
Heterotrophic bacterio‐plankton in thawed lakes of the northern part of Western Siberia controls the CO 2 flux to the atmosphere
This work reports on results of bacterio‐plankton characterisation in thaw lakes of the northern part of Western Siberia via measurement the number of various groups of heterotrophic bacteria and the intensity of primary production/respiration in the water column. The eutrophic systems at the beginning of lake formation (permafrost thawing) are being replaced by essentially oligotrophic systems at the final, mature stage of the lake development (…
Abrupt changes of thermokarst lakes in Western Siberia
Peatlands situated in a permafrost zone and consisting of thin layers of frozen peat, especially palsas in the sub‐arctic region of Western Siberia, are a very sensitive indicator of climatic changes, such that any changes of climate in the direction of warming lead to increased activity in a thermokarst process over extensive areas. Thermokarst lakes as an invariable element of the palsa mire complex are the most convenient object for distant mo…
Siberian environmental change
Improving dialogue among researchers, local and indigenous peoples and decision-makers to address issues of climate change in the North
The Circumpolar North has been changing rapidly within the last decades, and the socioeconomic systems of the Eurasian Arctic and Siberia in particular have displayed the most dramatic changes. Here, anthropogenic drivers of environmental change such as migration and industrialization are added to climate-induced changes in the natural environment such as permafrost thawing and increased frequency of extreme events. Understanding and adapting to …
Great Vasyugan Mire
Impacts of environmental change on biodiversity and vegetation dynamics in Siberia
One of the possible mechanisms of thermokarst lakes drainage in West‐Siberian North
During the 2008 expedition carried out within the framework of the Russian–French network project CAR‐WET‐SIB, one of the possible mechanisms of drainage of thermokarst lakes in the north of Western Siberia was revealed. The discovered natural process is significantly amplified by climate warming and gains special urgency in this regard
The modern hydrological regime of the northern part of Western Siberia from in situ and satellite observations
We studied the hydrological regime of the rivers Poluy, Nadym, Pur and Taz in the Northern part of Western Siberia. Compared to their large neighbours – Ob′ and Yenisey – these four rivers are characterised by more homogeneous natural conditions. This makes them a reliable indicator of climate variability in the Arctic part of Western Siberia. First we present seasonal and interannual variability of river discharge from historical observations. N…
Heterotrophic bacterio‐plankton in thawed lakes of the northern part of Western Siberia controls the CO 2 flux to the atmosphere
This work reports on results of bacterio‐plankton characterisation in thaw lakes of the northern part of Western Siberia via measurement the number of various groups of heterotrophic bacteria and the intensity of primary production/respiration in the water column. The eutrophic systems at the beginning of lake formation (permafrost thawing) are being replaced by essentially oligotrophic systems at the final, mature stage of the lake development (…
Abrupt changes of thermokarst lakes in Western Siberia
Peatlands situated in a permafrost zone and consisting of thin layers of frozen peat, especially palsas in the sub‐arctic region of Western Siberia, are a very sensitive indicator of climatic changes, such that any changes of climate in the direction of warming lead to increased activity in a thermokarst process over extensive areas. Thermokarst lakes as an invariable element of the palsa mire complex are the most convenient object for distant mo…
Western Siberia wetlands as indicator and regulator of climate change on the global scale
Western Siberia is a unique bog region. Siberian peatlands have been a major sink of atmospheric carbon since the last deglaciation and, on the other hand, in some epochs – like the present – they are the most powerful source of methane emission. About 104 Mha of Russian peatlands are located in Western Siberia, which consists almost completely of pristine peatland ecosystems. This paper considers the role of the Western Siberian peatlands in a g…
Western Siberia special issue
Use of symmetry theory in studying the morphogenesis of life forms
It is well known that life forms reflect the impact of the environment. An interesting task in ecology is to study the connection between the morphological characteristics of life forms and physical and geographical processes, taking place in the environment. This study may profit from the application of symmetry theory which is a universal methodology in science. According to this theory both the object, that is, life form, and the environment a…
West Siberian palsa peatlands
Palsa peatlands occupy extensive areas in Western Siberia which is one of the most paludified flat lowlands of the world. Climatic changes in Western Siberia are more dramatic compared with other northern regions, and changes in palsa landscapes are more notable due to the severe continental climate here. The distribution, peculiarities and climate-indication capacities of West Siberian palsas are poorly known outside Russia. Thus, Western Siberi…
The Post Carbon Reader
edited by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch, Watershed Media, Healdsburg, 2010, 523 pp., $24.95 (ISBN: 9780970950062). This enormous book demands thoughtful and attentive reading. It is far from bo
Thermokarst lakes of Western Siberia
Western Siberia’s thermokarst lakes are highly dynamic hydrochemical systems that receive chemical elements from the surrounding peat soil and exchange greenhouse gases with the atmosphere, delivering dissolved carbon and metals to adjacent hydrological systems. Climate warming is likely to intensify the magnitude of these processes, thus seriously affecting the biogeochemical fluxes both on land and in the coastal zone of the Arctic Ocean. In th…
Nature that is thawing before our eyes
220 dated April 09, 2010, under Agreement no. 14.В25.31.0001 with Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated June 24, 2013 (BIO-GEO-CLIM)
Western Siberia in a changing climate
A special word of thanks to the translating team and to the Editor, Dr Michael Brett-Crowther, a long-distance friend of Russia
Features of the elemental composition of plants of northern Western Siberian palsas
This paper reports the current state of lake and wetland ecosystems in the north of Western Siberia and describes the mechanisms of their formation and succession. Elemental composition of lake water and macrophytes of the four most typical subarctic lake ecosystems in Western Siberia were analysed using ICP MS. We selected the species of Menyanthes trifoliata L. as an example of the biogeochemical system. The general dynamics of concentration of…
The ‘tyranny of discounting’ in economic efficiency evaluation of capital investment projects susceptible to ecological and climatic changes
In this article, we consider the question of barriers to increasing investment activity in the Boreal and Arctic regions of Siberia, taking into account the factors of ecological and climatic changes. We investigate the current tendencies of large Russian companies in financing environmental policy measures. This is studied mainly in the dynamic of the ratio of ‘current expenditures to investments’ for environmental protection. It is essential to…
Forecasting the local and global socio-economic impact of climate change in the Boreal and Arctic regions of Siberia
Climate change in Siberia, though local, is a problem of global concern. This article examines some of the negative consequences of climate change in the Boreal and Arctic regions of Siberia. Forecasting the local and global socio-economic impacts of climate change in this region includes assessing the potential for adaptation. Forecasting and solving climate-related issues are possible only on the basis of a multidisciplinary approach, consisten…
Assessment of physical properties and pH of selected surface waters in the northern part of Western Siberia
One of the undisputed natural resources of Western Siberia is a countless number of surface waters. They can be found in the form of all sorts of lakes from the smallest thermokarst ones with a surface area of only 1 m2 to large post-glacial lakes or high-mountain lakes. Besides, the world’s largest wetland is the peat bogs in the Western Siberia. Other equally impressive forms of surface waters are streams and rivers with the Ob River at the hea…
Organic compounds in typical surface waters of the northern part of Western Siberia
The article presents the results of hydrochemical research conducted at the end of August 2014 and in spring 2013 in the northern part of Western Siberia. The research concerns unfiltered waters of small streams, medium-sized rivers, the Ob' River and two large thermokarst lakes. A special mobile laboratory enabled the research team to conduct many on-site analyses several hours after the collection of samples. The results have been assessed in t…
Public attitude to the development of nuclear power industry and ecological risks (the case of the Tomsk region)
This article summarises the attitude of the population to the perspectives of nuclear power development in the region where there is a nuclear energy company. Various groups of citizens understand potential threats and benefits controversially. The article identifies the factors accounting for the division of opinion about development of nuclear energy and ecological risks. Some groups can participate in rational discussion on the issues of nucle…
Environmental, economic and social risks of nuclear power engineering (the case of the southern part of the Ob-river basin)
The Siberian Chemical Combine, the largest nuclear plant not only in Russia but also in the world, which afforded ‘heat and electricity to our houses’, was built in 1954 in the south-east of Tomsk Oblast. Tomsk is in close proximity (10–12 km) to this plant located in the closed city of Severesk; hence the radiological situation in Tomsk may be estimated as potentially dangerous. The Russian Federation’s Ministry for Atomic Energy tries to contin…
The great Ob River basin
Selkup idols made of tree trunks and found on the Tym River
The study continues the attempt to summarise the information on the cult sculpture made of tree stumps. As a main resource for the study we use the materials collected during the field research by Y.I. Ozheredov in 1988 at the sacral places of the Selkups on the Tym River. We also consider the studies of the spiritual life of neighbouring ethnic groups to provide a deeper analysis of the matter. The belief in the power of the spirits fully contro…
Russian–EU collaboration via the mega-transect approach for large-scale projects
The mega-transect approach is a unique infrastructure which was developed in Tomsk State University for environmental monitoring and landscape-ecological research. The approach can be followed in all seasons, for field sampling, ground-based research on the field stations in combination with remote sensing and ecosystem manipulations. The mega-transect was established as a framework for the concept of Western Siberia as a natural mega-facility, a…
Permafrost and lakes control river isotope composition across a boreal Arctic transect in the Western Siberian lowlands
The Western Siberian Lowlands (WSL) store large quantities of organic carbon that will be exposed and mobilized by the thawing of permafrost. The fate of mobilized carbon, however, is not well understood, partly because of inadequate knowledge of hydrological controls in the region which has a vast low-relief surface area, extensive lake and wetland coverage and gradually increasing permafrost influence. We used stable water isotopes to improve o…
Improving dialogue among researchers, local and indigenous peoples and decision-makers to address issues of climate change in the North
The Circumpolar North has been changing rapidly within the last decades, and the socioeconomic systems of the Eurasian Arctic and Siberia in particular have displayed the most dramatic changes. Here, anthropogenic drivers of environmental change such as migration and industrialization are added to climate-induced changes in the natural environment such as permafrost thawing and increased frequency of extreme events. Understanding and adapting to …
Great Vasyugan Mire
Geography (25 works) · Environmental Science (21 works) · Ecology (18 works) · Ecology (17 works) · Climate change and permafrost (15 works) · Geology (15 works) · Physical geography (14 works) · Geology (13 works) · Oceanography (13 works) · Oceanography (11 works)