This site is about Russian and generally Eurasian nature, describing natural landscapes, main biomes and ecosystems, vegetation and wildlife, plants and animals, for those who are interested in biology, geography, nature trips and wildlife.

There is a Physical Geography section that describes Tectonics and Geology, Climatic Change, Climate, Soils, Rivers, Lakes, Seas, and Wetlands, Permafrost and Biodiversity.

There is a Biomes and Regions section that describes different natural zones of Russia and Eurasia: Arctic Environments, Boreal Forests, Mixed and Deciduous Forests, Steppe and Forest-steppe, Arid Environments, The Mountains of Northern Russia, The Mountains of Southern Siberia, The Caucasus, The Mountains of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Lake Baikal and The Far East.

There is Environmental Problems section that describes such themes of Northern Eurasian environment as: Radioactive Contamination, Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Development, Air Pollution, The Aral Sea Problems, Deforestation and Degradation of Forests, Nature Protection and Conservation.

There is an Images of Russian Nature section that contains scientific photographs of Eurasian nature - fungi, lichens, plants, animals and natural landscapes. All pictures are made by professional field biologists and geographers during their expeditions all over the Russia and former USSR countries. This section contains a few thousand of images that you can find using Geographic Index (all objects are separated by countries and nature geographical zones), Systematic Index (all objects are separated by their systematic position) and Alphabetical Index (all objects are separated by their scientific Latin names according to the alphabet).

There is a Russian Nature Protected Areas section that describes 134 nature protected areas of the Russian Federation: Nature Reserves (Zapovedniks) and National Parks.

You are welcome to browse our site!

Our books about nature investigation with students on Amazon.com:

"Investigating Nature Together" eBooks:

and Paperback: Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer

and

"Field Studies Techniques" eBooks:

and Paperback: Geography, Botany, Zoology, Hydrobiology, Bioindication

Educational Applications:

Ecological Field Studies Techniques       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
40 environmental study lessons and instructional videos how to conduct nature study research with kids and secondary school students on five main subjects: geography, botany, zoology, water ecology and environmental monitoring

Mobile Field Identification Guides:

Birds of North America: Songs and Calls Decoys       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
Voices of 227 North American birds – male songs, male and female calls, alarm and aggression calls, begging and juvenile calls and many other types of sounds.

Birds of Europe PRO: Field Identification Guide       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
Professional identification guide for 515 bird species inhabiting Europe - from the Atlantic Ocean to the Urals, and from the Arctic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

Birds of Russia PRO: Field Identification Guide       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
Professional identification guide for 680 bird species inhabiting Northern Eurasia - from Eastern Europe to the Russian Far East (Pacific Ocean) and from Arctic Ocean to China.

Birds of Russia Sounds PRO: Songs, Calls and Voices       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
Professional sound collection for 680 bird species inhabiting Northern Eurasia - from Eastern Europe to the Russian Far East (Pacific Ocean) and from Arctic Ocean to China.

European Bird Sounds PRO: Songs, Calls and Voices       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
Professional sound collection for 515 bird species inhabiting Europe - from the Atlantic Ocean to the Urals, and from the Arctic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

European Bird Sound Decoys: Songs, Calls, Voices       Already on Google Play! Download for Android
Voices of 192 European birds – male songs, male and female calls, alarm and aggression calls, begging and juvenile calls and many other types of sounds

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