Researches of the Botany Chair Dagestan State University and Peculiarities of Training Specialists-Botanists
The Department of Botany of Dagestan State University deals with the problems of studying and preserving biodiversity in all its components: vegetation and flora of individual districts and local territories of Dagestan; distribution and origin; composition of endemic and relict flora, climatic and anthropogenic changes. Fodder and other groups of useful plants are investigated, unique natural land-scapes and phytocenoses are identified, population studies of rare and adventitious plant species are being conducted, individual taxa are being studied, and conservation measures are developed in the article. Studying at the Faculty of Biology involves both fundamental training in biology and specialization. In combination, this provides ample opportunities for scientific research and good employment prospects.