Dr. Liliya A. Dimeyeva

Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction
Kazakhstan

Abstract Title: Environmental Problems of the Northern Aral Sea Region and Vegetation Conservation

Biography:

Dr. Liliya Dimeyeva, Head of laboratory of Geobotany "Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction" (IBPh), Republic of Kazakhstan. Education: Dr Sci, Ecology. Botanical Institute RAS, Saint Petersburg/Russia, 2011; PhD, Biology, Institute of Botany, Kazakhstan, Alma-Ata, 1990. Work experience: more than 40 years in IBPh.

Research Interest:

mapping of vegetation and ecosystems, vegetation dynamics, ecological restoration, Nature conservation. Member of the editorial board of journals "Arid Ecosystems" (Moscow/Russia), "Botanical Journal" (Saint Petersburg, Russia). Member of scientific societies: Russian Botanical Society; IAVS; ABCD Net; Kazakhstan National Committee of the UNESCO program "MAB"; international expert on desertification. Published 250 articles including chapters in monographs.