History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back Ornithological researches in the Institute of Biology and Soil Science FEB, RAS: yesterday and today A.A. Nazarenko The contribution of the Laboratory of Ornithology it has been illustrated in the following fields: regional faunistics and historic biogeography of forest birds of extratropical East Asia; the study of marine birds, the problem of “red-data-book’s” bird species, including with in the framework of international cooperation. Current thematic of the Lab. it has been shortly considered as well: man economic activity as a determinant, including as growth factor, of regional bird biodiversity at eastern margin of Asia under conditions of the “changeable world”. The significance of international cooperation for continuation of monitoring studies of rare and threatened bird species and long term projects on study of bird seasonal migrations. Key words: ornithology; faunistics; historic biogeography; birds: marine, «red-data-book’s», seasonal migrations; Russian Far East; international cooperation. Contacts: E-mail: birds@ibss.dvo.ru Pp. 80-86.