Maria Kataeva

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Academic degree, academic title: Ph.D.

Position: Research Assistant

E-mail: MKataeva@binran.ru

Research interests:

Tundra – northern taiga biogeocenology.
Landscape geochemistry.
Plants hyperaccumulators of metals.
Technogenic pollution.

Keywords: Geochemical ecology, biogeochemistry, ecology

Education and work experience:

1989-1994 – Saint-Petersburg State University, the Faculty of Geography and Geoecology.
2006 – Ph.D. thesis «Ecological differentiation of plant species of the Polar Urals in contrast geochemical conditions of environment», Komarov Botanical Institute RAS.
2006-2009 – Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, University of Pretoria RSA.

1995 – until now – employee of Komarov Botanical Institute RAS.

Grants and research projects:

Project leader:

2001. RFBR № 01-04-58610 – participation in Symposium «Biogeochemical Processes and Cycling of Elements in the Environment».
2001. Federal Program «Integration»120-1.7 2001.

Member of research team:

2003. RFBR № 03-04-49563-а «Differentiation of flora and vegetation on acidic, basic and ultrabasic mountain ranges in the basins of the B. Paipudyn and Makar-Ruz rivers (Polar Urals)».
2000. RFBR № 00-04-48562-а «Limestone flora of the Polar Urals: ecological and biogeochemical differentiation of species».
1997. RFBR № 97-04-49586-а «Serpentinite flora of the Polar Urals: ecological and biogeochemical differentiation of species».

Conferences and workshops:

Attendee:

International Scientific Conference «Comprehensive Research of the Natural Environment of the Arctic and Antarctic». Russia, Saint Petersburg, March 2-4, 2020. SSC RF AARI. Poster.
9 International Mycological Congress (IMC 9) «The Biology of Fungi». UK, Edinburgh, August 1-6, 2010. Poster.
International Conference «Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance». Austria, Vienna, February 8-11, 2009. Poster.
«Biological diversity of northern ecosystems in a changing climate». Russia, Apatity, June 10-12, 2009. Oral report.
ISEB 18, «Environmental Biogeochemistry at the Extremes». New Zealand, Taupo, November 10-15, 2007. Poster.
International Seminar on Soil Genotoxicity. University of Western Illinois, Macomb, USA, 2004.
International scientific conference «Modern problems of soil pollution». Russia, Moscow, Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov, 2004. Poster.
ISEB 15, «Biogeochemical Processes and Cycling of Elements in the Environment». Poland, Wroclaw, 2001. Poster.
3rd Russian Biogeochemical School «Geochemical ecology and biogeochemical study of taxons of the biosphere». Russia, Gorno-Altaisk, 2000. Oral report.

Selected publications:

Kataeva M.N., Belyaeva A.I. Accumulation of heavy metals in epiphytic lichens in spruce forest of middle taiga subzone. International Journal of applied and fundamental research. 2021. 7: 17-21.

Kataeva M.N., Belyaeva A.I. Trace element concentrations in some epiphytic lichens of the south-eastern Ladoga region. Plant Resources. 2018. 54(4): 542-558.

Kataeva M.N., Belyaeva A.I. Mineral composition of several Pedicularis species (SCROPHULARIACEAE) of the Polar Urals and the Kola Peninsula. Plant Resources. 2015. 51(2): 198-206.

Kataeva M.N. Availability of elements in tundra soils on acidic and ultramafic rocks in the Polar Urals. Eurasian Soil Science. 2013. 46(2): 158-167.

Kataeva M.N. Growth conditions and mineral composition of plants in the ecotopes of the Rai-Iz plateau (Polar Urals). Materials of the XII Perfiliev Scientific Meeting "Study, protection and rational use of the vegetation cover of the Arctic and adjacent territories". Arkhangelsk. 2012. 138-140.

Yurtsev B.A., Alekseeva-Popova N.V., Drozdova I.V., Kataeva M.N. Characteristics of vegetation and soils of Polar Urals in contrast geochemical conditions: calciphytic and acidophytic communities. Botanicheskyi Zhurnal. 2004. 89(1): 28-41.

Kataeva M.N., Alexeeva-Popova N.V., Drozdova I.V., Beljaeva A.I. Chemical composition of soils and plant species in the Polar Urals as influenced by rock type. Geoderma. 2004. 122(2-4): 257-268.