Collections of Kuril Plants and Animals in Russian Institutions

Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok

Plants.--Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences (IBSS), Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: the largest collection of Kuril Island plants in Russia, including more than 25,000 herbarium sheets. Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: approximately 3,000 herbarium sheets, primarily material collected from Paramushir and Kunashir (a duplicate set of all species is maintained at IBSS). Principal Botanical Garden, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow: some 2,000 sheets, primarily material collected from Kunashir (a duplicate set of all species is maintained at IBSS).

Aquatic Insects.--Trichoptera: Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: about 530 specimens; Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: 20 specimens. Megaloptera: Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: 93 specimens; Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: 26 specimens. Plecoptera: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sc iences, St. Petersburg: some 300 specimens; Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: 150 specimens. Ephemeroptera: Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sc iences, Vladivostok: some 800 specimens; Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: some 200 specimens; St. Petersburg State University: about 100 specimens.

Spiders.--Zoological Museum, Moscow State University: some 2,000 specimens. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: some 500 specimens. Biological Institute, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk: some 600 specimens. Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan: some 700 samples.

Mollusks.--Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: more than 200 specimens. Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: some 50 specimens. Zoological Museum, Mosc ow State University: some 15 specimens.

Freshwater Fishes.--Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: 40-50 specimens. Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Magadan: several dozen samples from the southern Kuril Islands. Institute of Marine Biology, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Vladivostok: a few specimens of charrs collected from the southern Kuril Islands.

Amphibians and Reptiles.--Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: about 50 amphibians and 50 reptiles. Zoological Museum, Moscow State University: about 50 amphibians and 50 reptiles. Institute of Marine Geology and G eophysics, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Science, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: only a few samples.

Birds.--Institute of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: some 400 samples. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: more than 200 specimens. Zoological Museum , Moscow State University: some 200 specimens. Zoological Institute, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev: some 100 samples. Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: more than 50 specimens. Bi ological Institute, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk: some 50 specimens.

Mammals.--Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok: the largest collection of mammals from the Kurils in Russia, including more than 2,500 specimens, mainly rodents and insectivores from Shi kotan; also two specimens of bats. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg: some 500 specimens, mainly insectivores. Zoological Museum, Moscow State University: some 150-200 specimens. Institute of Marine Geology and Geophys ics, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: only a few samples. Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan: only a few samples.