Dr Andrey Shcherbakov | Department of Higher Plants, Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov | Russia
Dr. Andrey Shcherbakov is a distinguished botanist with a career spanning over four decades at Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. He has made substantial contributions to the study of botany, particularly in the areas of comparative floristry and hydrophilic flora. Dr. Shcherbakov has authored over 400 scientific, methodological, educational, and popular science works. His expertise and dedication to the protection of vegetation and innovative educational methods in ecology and nature conservation are widely recognized.
Education
- Graduated: Department of Geobotany, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, 1979.
- Candidate of Biological Sciences: Dissertation on “Flora of reservoirs of the Moscow region,” 1992.
- Doctor of Biological Sciences: Dissertation on “Hydrophilic flora of vascular plants as a model object for inventory and analysis of flora (using the example of Tula and adjacent regions),” 2011.
Professional Experience
Since 1979, Dr. Andrey Shcherbakov has been affiliated with the Department of Morphology and Systematics of Higher Plants at the Biological Faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. Over the years, he has advanced to the position of leading researcher. His tenure at the university spans several decades, during which he has significantly contributed to the fields of botany and plant morphology.
Research focus
- Comparative floristry
- Flora of Central Russia
- Hydrophilic flora
- Protection of vegetation
- Interactive methods of education in applied ecology and nature conservation
Publication top notes
Flora of reservoirs of the Moscow region.
Hydrophilic flora of vascular plants as a model object for inventory and analysis of flora.