PROGRAMME
ABSTRACTS
PARTICIPANTS
7th International Beaver Symposium
Voronezh, Russia, 14-17 September 2015
Voronezh 2015
Chairman
Roman Z. Kholod, Director of Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Honourable President
Vladimir G. Safonov, professor, corr.-member of RAS, Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Russia
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Peter Busher, Boston University, USA
Pjotr I. Danilov, Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of RAS, Russia
Glynnis Hood, University of Alberta, Canada
Boris V. Romashov, Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Alexander P. Saveljev, Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Russia
Alius Ulevičius, University of Vilnius, Lithuania
Nikolay A. Zavyalov, State Nature Reserve Rdeysky, Russia
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Vsevolod B. Stepanitsky Department of State Policy on Environmental Protection of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russian Federation, Russia
Igor A. Domsky Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Russia
Natalya Romashova - Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Yuri A. Gorshkov Volzhsko-Kamsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Karl-Andreas Nitsche Castor Research Society, Germany
Alekcej F. Kariakin Department of natural resources and ecology Voronezh region, Russia
Vladimir S. Klimov Department of natural resources and ecology Voronezh region, Russia
Natalia I. Troitskaya Nonprofit Partnership for Reserves, Russia
The Local Organizing Committee
Natalia Romashova Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia)
Eleva Starodubtseva Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Igor Vorobiov Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Olga Vengerova Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Ludmila Burdakina Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Vladimir Lavrov Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
Kat. Fonova Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia
PROGRAMME
Programme of the 7th International Beaver Symposium
13.09. Sunday
All the day arrival, accommodation
16:00-20:00 Registration
Welcome party?!
12:00-14:00 Short-time excursion about Voronezhky Reserve
16:00-18:00 Short-time excursion about Voronezhky Reserve
14. 09. Monday
9:00 – 10:00 Registration
10:00-12:00 Opening of the 7th International Beaver Symposium
10:20-10:25 other VIP speaker
10:25-10:30 other VIP speaker
10:30-10:35 other VIP speaker
10:35-10:40 other VIP speaker
10:40-11:05 Achievements of Voronezhsky Reserve in beavers research and preservation (dr. Natalia Romashova)
11:05-11:30 The trapping of beaver in Russia and Belarus – history and current status (prof. Vladimir Safonov)
11:30-12:00 - Film
11.00-11.30
12:00-14:00 Lunch
SESSION 1: Biocenotic Relation and Impact on Ecosystems
Chaired by prof. Vladimir Safonov & prof. Peter Busher
14:00-14:20 Beaver habitat characteristics and long-term occupation: a GIS based logistic regression analysis (Peter Busher)
14:20-14:40 Beavers in forest-steppe Russia – main features and impact on fish and amphibians (Ivan Bashinskiy)
14:40-15:00 The hydrogeomorphological impact of beaver (Castor fiber) activities on embanked water courses in Central Romania (Georgeta Ionescu)
15:00-15:20 Beavers as an ecological restoration tool: A cautionary tale (Glynnis Hood)
15:20-15:40 The effect of beaver, Castor fiber, activity on zooplankton community formation in beaver ponds: experimental studies (Irina Chalova)
15:40-16:00 coffee break
16:00-16:20 Riparian habitat remodeling in the context of beavers (Castor fiber) repopulation in Brașov – Romania (Claudiu Pasca)
16:20-16:40 Land cover characteristics of beaver sites in Lithuania (Alius Ulevičius)
16:40-17:00 Coinfluence beaver and wood area along Pechora – Volga meridian (Vladimir Brozdnyakov)
17:00-17:20 Mammals in beaver burrows (camera traps vs snap traps) (Arunas Samas)
17:30-19:00 Short-time excursion about Voronezhsky Reserve
19:00 individual dinner
15.09. Tuesday
SESSION 2: Genetics & Morphology
Chaired by dr Pavel Munclinger & dr Alius Ulevičius
9:00-9:20 Molecular ecology of beavers: where are we and where do we need to go? (Pavel Munclinger)
9:20-9:40 Reasons of polymorphism of beaver’s populations in space of Eurasia (Nikolai Korablev)
9:40-10:00 Genetic monitoring of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) reintroduction in Switzerland (Silvan Minnig)
10:00-10:20 Comparative craniometry of the young Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.) from the medieval Novgorod the Great - A case study (Andrei Zinoviev)
10:20 Photo session
10:40-11:00 Сoffee break
SESSION 3: Behavior & Ecology
Chaired by prof. Frank Rosell & prof. Yuri Gorshkov
11:00-11:20 Short-term effects of trapping on activity and movement patterns of Eurasian beavers Castor fiber (Patricia Maria Graf)
11:20-11:40 Factors affecting the length of territory occupation in a long-lived monogamous mammal (Martin Mayer)
11:40-12:00 Radiotelemetry in investigation of beaver population spatial structure (Yuri Gorshkov)
12:00 -14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:20 New data in sexual behavior and reproduction in beavers (Alexander Saveljev)
14:20-14:40 Knowing me, knowing you; the potential for long-term individual recognition in the Eurasian beaver (Helga Tinnesand)
14:40-15:00 Recent helminth fauna of beavers (Boris Romashov)
15:00-15:20 Self-eating in beavers – trophic opportunism or reaction on stress? The unique case from Mongolian extreme winter 2015 (Alexander Saveljev)
15:20-15:40 oral presentation
15:40-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:00 poster presentation
17:00-19:00 Short-time excursion about Voronezhsky Reserve
19:00 individual dinner
16. 09. Wednesday
SESSION 4: Status and Dynamics of Populations
Chaired by prof. Pjotr Danilov & dr. Glynnis Hood
9:00-9:20 The history and implications of beaver return to the European North of Russia (Pjotr Danilov)
9:20-9:40 Long-term population dynamics of reintroduced Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) in the suboptimal and pessimal habitats of Russian nature reserves (Varos Petrosyan)
9:40-10:00 Beaver family size - are there any geographic variations? (Aleš Vorel)
10:00-10:15 Beavers invasion of the European origin in Republic of Tyva - real threat to a gene pool of the autochthonous Castor fiber tuvinicus (Nikolai Kartashov)
10:15-10:30 Beavers in Scotland: experiences to date, and the next steps (Martin Gaywood)
10:30-10:50 Update on the beavers in the River Tay, Scotland (Paul Ramsay)
10:50-11:20 Coffee break
SESSION 5: Management & Cultural
Chaired by prof. Efraim Lev & MSc Gerhard Schwab
11:20-11:40 Medicinal uses of the Eurasian beaver in the medieval Levant (Efraim Lev)
11:40-12:00 The story of human imagery of beavers from cave paintings to cartoons (Derek Gow)
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-14:20 The beaver is back! Status, experiences and challenges with beaver management in the Austrian provinces Upper Austria and Salzburg (Gundi Habenicht)
14:20-14:40 An adaptive National Beaver Management Plan – 16 years after reintroduction (Thomas Borup Svendsen)
14:40-15:20 Presentation (-ons) and choice of a venue of a next IBS
15:20-17:00 poster presentation
17:00 information for excursion
19:00 Farewell dinner. Closing ceremony of the 7IBS
17. 09. Thursday
8:30-19:00 excursion by busses
19:00 individual dinner
Departure of symposium participants
18. 09 Friday
Post-symp. excursion
Departure of symposium participants
Poster session (Sept. 15-16)
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Adiya, Yansanjav
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First results of beaver captive breeding in Mongolia
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Mongolia
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Adiya, Yansanjav,
Samiya, Ravchig,
Shar, Setev
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History of translocation and building of breeding unit for beavers in Mongolia
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Mongolia
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Albov, Sergei
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Behaviour of beavers (Castor fiber) in the drought in the Prioksko-Terrasnyi Nature Biosphere Reserve (Central European Russia)
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Russia
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Belkin, Vladimir,
Fyodorov, Fyodor
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Forest main drain canals as potential beaver feeding grounds
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Russia
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Bertelsen, Jørn Pagh
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Eurasian beavers; population, habitat selection and dispersal in a Danish cultural landscape
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Denmark
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Bobretsov, Anatoli,
Simakin, Leonid
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Beaver reintroduction in the Upper Pechora basin and current state of the population
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Russia
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Brozdnyakov, Vladimir
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Influence of anthropogenic pollution on beavers in Middle Volga
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Russia
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Emelyanov, Alexey
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Ecological characterization of stable beaver settlements
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Russia
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Fyodorov, Fyodor
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Beaver vs man: conflict of interest, its causes and prevention
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Russia
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Gorbunova, Yelena
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Beavers in the Altai Nature Reserve
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Russia
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Ivanova, Eugenia, Emelyanov, Alexey
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The phenomenon of multiple dendroactivity in Eurasian beavers
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Russia
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Kanshiev, Vladimir
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History and current status of beaver population in the National Park Vodlozersky
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Russia
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Kataev, Gennady
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Long-term observations over re-introduced beavers Castor fiber orientoeuropaeus on Kola Penninsula, NW Russia
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Russia
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Marchenko, Natalia,
Golovkov, Aleksandr,
Karpov, Nikolai
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History of settlement and current situation with beaver population in Khopersky Nature Zapovednik
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Russia
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Minnig, Silvan,
Balet, Anthony,
Jacob, Gwenaël
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Noninvasive genetic analyses from castoreum and anal gland secretions
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Switzerland
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Mishin, Alexander,
Trenkov, Ivan
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Dry beaver ponds – attractive habitats for large mammals
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Russia
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Nimje, Priyank,
Rosell, Frank
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Extra pair copulation in Eurasian beavers
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India,
Norway
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Nitsche, Karl-Andreas
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A statistical survey on International Beaver Symposiums from 1997 to 2012
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Germany
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Nitsche, Karl-Andreas
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The wolf (Canis lupus) as natural predator of the beavers (Castor fiber et Castor canadensis)
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Germany
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Oliger, Tatyana
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Beaver activity as one of the main environment-forming factor in Nizhne-Svirsky Nature Reserve
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Russia
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Pankov, Alexey,
Pankova, Nadezhda
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Habitat selection by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.) in inundated lands of Oksky Nature Reserve
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Russia
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Podshivalina, Valentina
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The zooplankton in small beaver inhabited rivers on the territory of nature reserves in Middle Volga region
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Russia
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Polaz, Sviatlana,
Anisimava, Alena,
Yurchanka, Darya
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The control of epizootic situation and the preventive action against of helminthiasis beaver
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Republic of Belarus
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Puzachenko, Yuri,
Korablev, Nikolai
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Allometry and morphological diversity in one autochthonous and two reintroduced populations of Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber)
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Russia
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Röber, Günther,
Baumann, Hans,
Nitsche, Karl-Andreas
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Elbe-Beavers (Castor fiber albicus) in opencast-mining landscapes near Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
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Germany
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Saveljev, Alexander,
Lavrov, Vladimir
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“A spectre is hauting Europe – the spectre …” from Siberia. Verification of ways of penetration of genes of West Siberian beavers Castor fiber pohlei into Austria
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Russia
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Sivkov, Andrey
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Role of beavers in natural complex of Pinezhsky Nature Reserve
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Russia
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Trenkov, Ivan
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Portable video-cameras in studying of beavers – first experience from Southern Siberia
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Russia
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Vasin, Alexander
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Restoration of West Siberian beavers (Castor fiber pohlei Serebrennikov 1929)
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Russia
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Yanuta, Rygory,
Anisimava, Alena,
Velihurau, Pavel,
Polaz, Sviatlana,
Balсerak, Marek
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Population dynamics of beaver in Belarus and its determining factors
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Republic of Belarus, Poland
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Zarubin, Boris,
Makarov, Valeri,
Safonov, Vladimir
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Current status of beaver fur market in Russia
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Russia
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Zavyalov, Nikolai
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Beavers (Castor fiber) in the Rdeysky Nature Reserve (NW Russia): results of 10-year monitoring
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Russia
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Zavyalov, Nikolai,
Artaev, Oleg,
Potapov, Sergei,
Petrosyan, Varos
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Beavers (Castor fiber) of Mordovia Nature Reserve Central European Russia: population history, modern state, and their further prospects
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Russia
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