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7Th International Beaver Symposium VORONEZHSKY BIOSPHERE RESERVE RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GAME MANAGEMENT AND FUR FARMING 7th International Beaver Symposium __________________________________________________________________________________ BEAVERS – FROM GENETIC VARIATION TO LANDSCAPE-LEVEL EFFECTS IN ECOSYSTEMS BOOK OF ABSTRACTS Voronezh, Russia, 14-17 September 2015 Voronezh 2015 UDC 599.322.3 Beavers – from genetic variation to landscape-level effects in ecosystems: 7th International Beaver Symposium Book of Abstracts (14-17 September 2015, Voronezh, Russia). – Voronezh : Biomik Active, 2015. – 84 pp. Editors: Peter Busher, Alexander Saveljev Technical Assistance: Elena Starodubtseva, Ekaterina Grebennikova Lable of Symposium: Karl-Andreas Nitsche ISBN 978-5-906389-08-4 © The Authors, 2015 © Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, 2015 I welcome all the participants of the 7th IBS. Voronezhsky reserve was established specifically for the protection of the beaver; it made significant contribution to the study and restoration of the population of this species. Our reserve has traditionally been the venue for major beaver meetings since 1948. Now beaver symposiums have the international status, they are held once in three years and are growing in strength. The most topical issues of the study and control of beaver populations are discussed at these meetings. The program of the symposium contains proceedings of about 100 experts from 21 countries. I hope that Symposium participants who came to “The Mecca of Castorologia” will not only share experience but also get a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the rich history and present- day achievements of Voronezhsky reserve. Director Roman Kholod Organized by: MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICY ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION VORONEZH REGION GOVERNMENT VORONEZHSKY BIOSPHERE RESERVE RUSSIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GAME MANAGEMENT AND FUR FARMING THERIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AT RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, BEAVER STUDY GROUP Sponsors and technical partners AGENCY OF SCIENTIFIC AND BUSINESS communications VORONEZH state Agricultural UNIVERSITY N.A EMPEROR PETER THE Great CHAIRMAN Roman Kholod Director of Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia HONOURABLE PRESIDENT Vladimir Safonov Professor, Corr.-member of RAS, Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Russia SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Peter Busher Boston University, USA Pjotr Danilov Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre of RAS, Russia Glynnis Hood University of Alberta, Canada Boris Romashov Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia Alexander Saveljev Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Russia Alius Uleviþius University of Vilnius, Lithuania Nikolay Zavyalov State Nature Reserve Rdeysky, Russia ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Vsevolod Stepanitsky Department of State Policy on Environmental Protection of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of Russian Federation, Russia Igor Domsky Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Russia Yuri Gorshkov Volzhsko-Kamsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia Karl-Andreas Nitsche Castor Research Society, Germany Alekcej Kariakin Department of Natural Resources and Ecology Voronezh region, Russia Vladimir Klimov Department of Natural Resources and Ecology Voronezh region, Russia Natalia Troitskaya Nonprofit Partnership for Reserves, Russia THE LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve, Russia) Natalya Romashova Ludmila Burdakina Elena Starodubtseva Vladimir Lavrov Igor Vorobyov Ekaterina Grebennikova Olga Vengerova PROGRAMME 7th International Beaver Symposium Sunday, 13 September 2015 All day: Arrival, Registration in Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve and Accommodation. 10:00 – 12:00: Short-time excursions about Voronezhsky Reserve: 9 «Museum of Nature», 9 «Beaver town» 12:00 – 14:00: Lunch 14:00-17:00: Short-time excursions about Voronezhsky Reserve: 9 «Museum of Nature», 9 «Beaver town» Monday, 14 September 2014 9:00 – 10:00: Registration 10:00 – 12:00: Opening of the 7th International Beaver Symposium Plenary: Achievements of Voronezhsky Reserve in beaver research and preservation (Natalya Romashova) Plenary: The trapping of beaver in Russia and Belarus – history and current status (Vladimir Safonov) 12:00 – 14:00: Lunch SESSION 1: Biocenotic Relation and Impact on Ecosystems Chaired by Prof. Vladimir Safonov & Dr. 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 modeling in the context of beavers (Castor fiber) repopulation in Bra܈ov – Romania (Claudiu Pasca) 16:20 – 16:40: Land cover characteristics of beaver sites in Lithuania (Alius Uleviþius) 16:40 – 17:00: Coinfluence beaver and wood area along Pechora – Volga meridian (Vladimir Brozdnyakov) 17:00 – 19:00: Short-time excursions about Voronezhsky Reserve: 9 "Museum of Nature " 9 “Beaver town” 9 Excursion along the ecological path "Turtle trail" 19:00 Individual dinner Tuesday, 15 September 2015 SESSION 2: Genetics & Morphology Chaired by Dr. Pavel Munclinger & Dr. Alius Uleviþius 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: ɋoffee break SESSION 3: Behavior & Ecology Chaired by Prof. Frank Rosell & Dr. 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 (Viɫtor Silchenko) 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: Mammals in beaver burrows (camera traps vs snap traps) (Arunas Samas) 15:20-15:40: Self-eating in beavers – trophic opportunism or reaction on stress? The unique case from Mongolian extreme winter 2015 (Alexander Saveljev) 15:40 - 16:00: Coffee break 16:00 - 17:00: Poster presentation 17:00 - 19:00: Short-time excursions about Voronezhsky Reserve: 9 "Museum of Nature " 9 “Beaver town” 9 Excursion along the ecological path "Turtle trail" 19:00: Individual dinner Wednesday, 16 September 2015 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 – 10:20: Beavers in Scotland: experiences to date, and the next steps (Martin Gaywood) 10:20 – 10:40: Update on the beavers in the River Tay, Scotland (Paul Ramsay) 10:40 – 11:00: Coffee break SESSION 5: Management & Cultural Chaired by Prof. Efraim Lev & MSc Gerhard Schwab 11:00 – 11:20: Medicinal uses of the Eurasian beaver in the medieval Levant (Efraim Lev) 11:20 – 11:40: The story of human imagery of beavers from cave paintings to cartoons (Derek Gow) 11:40 – 12:00: Beavers invasion of the European origin in Republic of Tyva - real threat to a gene pool of the autochthonous Castor fiber tuvinicus (Nikolai Kartashov) 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(s) and choice of a venue of a next IBS 15:20 – 16:30: poster presentation 16:30: Information for excursion 18:00: Farewell dinner. Closing ceremony of the 7IBS Thursday, 17 September 2015 8:30 – 19:00: Excursion on natural and cultural sights of Voronezh region 19:00: Individual dinner Departure of symposium participants Poster session Adiya, Yansanjav First results of beaver captive breeding in Mongolia Adiya, Yansanjav, History of translocation and building of breeding unit for beavers Samiya, Ravchig, in Mongolia Shar, Setev Albov, Sergei Behaviour of beavers (Castor fiber) in the drought in the Prioksko- Terrasnyi Nature Biosphere Reserve (Central European Russia) Belkin, Vladimir,
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