Vsevolod V. Somov

Teaching courses

  • General ecology;
  • Organism and environment;
  • Concepts of modern natural science;
  • Technogenesis and human health;
  • Protection of natural environment in XXI century;
  • The modern concept of socio-ecological and economic development;
  • Atmosphere pollution;

Field practices:

  • Landscape and ecological mapping (using bioindication methods);
  • Applied landscape and ecological mapping (using bioindication methods);
  •  Field ecological research.

Position

Senior lecturer, Department of Geoecology

E-mail: v.somov@spbu.ru

Phone: (812) 323-85-52

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • 2014, Geoecological monitoring, SPSU, Department of geoecology and nature management
  • 2018, PhD in geography, topic of thesis – «Migration and accumulation of heavy metals in natural and anthropogenically transformed landscapes of the Bashkirian Transurals»; speciality – geoecology (environmental science)

Research IDs


Research interests

Biogeochemistry; speciation of chemical elements in soils and bottom sediments; influence of mining industry on processes in ecosystems


Key publications

  1. Opekunova M., Opekunov A., Somov V., Kukushkin S., Papyan E., 2020. Transformation of metals migration and biogeochemical cycling under the influence of copper mining production (the Southern Urals). Catena, Vol. 189, 104512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2020.104512.
  2. Opekunova M.G., Somov V.V., Papyan E.E., 2017. Soil contamination in the impact zone of mining enterprises in the Bashkir Transural region. Eurasian Soil Science. Vol. 50, Is. 6. 732-745 pp. DOI: 10.1134/S1064229317060084.
  3. Opekunov A.Y., Opekunova M.G., Somov V.V., Mitrofanova E.S., Kukushkin S.Y. Influence of the exploitation of Sibay deposit (the Southern Urals) on the transformation of metal migration in subordinate landscapes. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2018. Is. 1. 14-24 pp.
  4. Opekunova M.G., Opekunov A.J., Somov V.V., Papyan E.E., 2017. Phytoindicational properties of the vegetation in landscape transformation studies on Sibay chalcopyrite deposits (Southern Urals). Contemporary Problems of Ecology. Vol. 10, Is. 3. 301-314 pp. DOI: 10.1134/S1995425517030076.
  5. Opekunov A.Y., Opekunova M.G., Somov V.V. (2017). Pecularities of heavy metals migration and accumulation in the environment of the lake Kultuban (the Southern Ural). International Research Journal. Is. 02 (56). 52-55 pp. DOI: 10.23670/IRJ.2017.56.082.
  6. Opekunova M., Opekunov A., Somov V., Kukushkin S., Arestova I., Lisenkov S., Nikulina A., 2022. Natural and anthropogenic factors of soils chemical composition on Shikotan island (Kuril islands). Eurasian Soil Science. 55. 1891-1908. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1064229322700077

The Head of Current Research Fundings

  • Grant of Russian Science Foundation 22-77-00017 « Mobility and translocation of metals in steppe landscapes affected by mining industry», 2022-2024. 

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