Ksenia A. Bakhmatova

Teaching courses

  • "Soil Science and Soil Geography",
  • "Soil Classification",
  • "Vegetation and Soil research methods",
  • "Soil Ecology",
  • "Fundamentals of Ecology" (for the program "Environmental Design"),
  • "Forest soil science and forest melioration,
  • "Forest melioration of landscapes ”,
  • summer field training in soil science.

Position

Associate professor, Department of Biogeography & Environmental Protection

E-mail: k.bahmatova@spbu.ru

Phone: (812) 323-85-51

Education, scientific degrees and titles

  • 1993, agrochemistry and soil science, Saint Petersburg State University, Department of Soil Science and Soil Ecology;
  • 1997, candidate of agricultural sciences (Soil Science), topic of thesis: “Agrogenetic characteristics of soils of Prinevskaya lowland”;
  • 1997-2009 - lab. of Soil Geography of the Biological Research Institute of St. Petersburg State University (the latest position - senior researcher).
  • 1998-2002 – assistant, department of soil science and soil ecology St. Petersburg State University
  • 2004-2007 - doctoral studies at the Faculty of Biology and Soil Science, St. Petersburg State University
  • 2009-2012 – senior teacher, Dep. of Biogeography and Environmental Protection
  • Since 2012 - Associate Professor Dep. of Biogeography and Environmental Protection

Research IDs


Research interests

Soil genesis, soil geography, soil geochemistry, soil ecology, urban soils


Key publications

  1. Soils of the Summer Garden (Saint Petersburg). Eurasian soil science, 2017, 50(6), 637-645 (co-authored Matinian N.N., Korenzvit V.A.)
  2. Urban soils of Saint Petersburg (Russia). Europaische Akademie der Naturwissenschaften, Hannover, 2016. 28 p. (co-authored Matinian N.N.)
  3. Anthropogenic and natural soils of urban and suburban parks of Saint Petersburg, Russia// Urbanization: Challenge and Opportunity for Soil Function and Ecosystem Services. Conference proceedings, SUITMA 2017. Eds.: V.I. Vasenev, E. Dovletyarova, Z.Cheng et al. Book series Springer Geography. Springer Int. Publ., 2019. P. 212-220. (co-authored Matinian N.N., Sheshukova A.A.)
  4. Soils of the Pavlovsk Park (Saint Petersburg). Eurasian Soil Science, 2019, vol. 52, № 11, pp.1311-1320 (co-authored Matinian N.N., Gorbunova V.S., Sheshukova A.A.)
  5. Determination of water-soluble fraction in soils// Processes and Phenomena on the Boundary Between Biogenic and Abiogenic Nature. Eds.: O.V. Frank-Kamenetskaya, D.Yu. Vlasov, E.G.Panova, S.N. Lessovaia. //Lecture Notes in Earth System Sciences. Springer-Verlag, 2020. С. 155-178. (co-authored Panova E.G., Matinian N.N., Oleynikova G.A.)
  6. Urban Soils in the Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg (Russia)// Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation. Eds.: Saljnikov, E., Mueller, L., Lavrishchev, A., Eulenstein, F. Springer Nature, 2021. P. 755-774 (co-authored Matinian N.N., , Sheshukova A.A.)
  7. Anthropogenic Soils of Urban Parks: A Review //Eurasian Soil Science, 2022, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 64–80 ((co-authored Matinian N.N., , Sheshukova A.A.) 

Awards and honors

  • 2015, St. Petersburg State University Prize "For Scientific Works"


Other professional activities

  • Member of  Dokuchaev Soil Science Society  and the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)

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