Seminar 鈥淟ife phase in urban soils and sediments鈥�
The Research center “Smart technologies for sustainable development of the urban environment in the global change” Agrarian and Technological Institute RUDN University organizes an international scientific seminar “Life phase in urban soils and sediments”.
During the seminar, experts and participants will discuss the properties of the soil microbiome of urban and industrially polluted areas of different climatic zones (subarctic, temperate and others). Particular attention will be paid to the issues of biodiversity of microbial communities, their functioning in anthropogenically modified soils and assessment of ecosystem services provided by microorganisms.
The working language is Russian and English.
Event program:
December 6th
17:30 — 18:00
Microbial communities of SUITMAs in the Russian Arctic. Korneykova M.V.
18:00 — 18:30
Functional and structural response of urban vegetation and microbial communities to air pollution. Gavrichkova O.V.
18:30 — 19:00
Discussion
December 7th
17:30 — 18:00
The content and composition of fungal particles in ground-level aerosol and dust of a number of Moscow territories" A.E. Ivanova.
18:00 — 18:30
The dual nature of soil structure: the unity of aggregates and pores. Kuzyakov Ya.V.
18:30 — 19:00
Discussion
December 8th
17:30 — 18:00
Changes in the composition of oil hydrocarbons under the influence of microbiota of coastal substrates in different climatic zones (Barents, Baltic and Caspian seas). Murzayeva M.Sh.
18:00 — 18:30
Effect of elevated phosphorus concentrations in urban soils on plants Robert A.E.
18:30 — 19:00
Discussion