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Rekovets, L., L. Kuzmenko. 2026. Nizhyn school of theriologists: a summary of 100 years of activity. Novitates Theriologicae, 18: 139–146. https://doi.org/10.53452/nt1815

title

Nizhyn school of theriologists: a summary of 100 years of activity

author(s)

Leonid Rekovets (National Museum of Natural History, NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9934-7095
Liudmyla Kuzmenko (Mykola Gogol State University of Nizhyn, Nizhyn, Ukraine)
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7725-6514

abstract

Information on the formation, development and achievements of the theriologists of the Nizhyn University, which changed its name and status throughout its history, is provided. The school dates back to the 1930s, and its active functioning at the department of zoology belongs to its second half. Theriological studies had an ecological-faunistic orientation in the knowledge of biocenosis, mainly in the northern part of Ukraine. There were collected data on the history of the theriofauna of the region, its qualitative and quantitative composition, the current ecological state of biocenosis and issues of environmental protection. More than 75 species of mammals were noted, among which there are rare and endangered forms, for example, Desmana moschata, the influence of anthropogenic factors and prospects for maintaining the diversity of biota were analysed. Specialists have published more than 350 articles of various scientific importance about the theriofauna of the region. The result of many years of purposeful work is the creation of a zoological museum with an exposition and funds at the university, which are used actively in didactic and scientific processes.

language

Ukrainian, with English summary

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date

online: 30.01.2026; print: 30.01.2026