Viktor Demchenko
D.Sc.(Biol.), Senior Researcher
Vice-director on scientific activities
Head of department
+380676124942
e-mail: demvik.fish@gmail.com
Researcher ID: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/2113054
Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57214867316
Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.ua/citations?user=7ADar8cAAAAJ&hl=ru
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Viktor-Demchenko
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0225-3207
Research Interests:
- Species diversity of marine and freshwater fishes, its number and distribution, population structure model fish species, fishery importance of water bodies, fish resources management, protection of rare and endangered species, ecological problems of non-native species.
- Ecoton management, development systems of marine and river ecosystems control.
- Development organization projects of natural protected areas, assessment of the protection system, scientific research, monitoring of the protected areas.
Education:
2000 – Melitopol State Pedagogical institute.
Defense of dissertations:
DSc «The regularities of the Sea of Azov ichthyofauna transformation under natural and anthropogenic factors impact», 2013, Yurii Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Chernivtsi.
PhD «Ichthyofauna and water quality indices in Molochny Liman in connection with usage of this water body for fish industry needs», 2004, Institute of Hydrobiology of NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv.
Professional career:
2001–2003 – Engineer of Ichthyology department of Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Sevastopol, Ukraine;
2003–2006 – Senior lecturer, «Ecology and environment protection» department, Open International University of Human Development «Ukraine», Melitopol, Ukraine;
2004–2005 – Researcher of the Laboratory of Ichthyology and General Hydrobiology of the Research Institute of Biodiversity of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems of Ukraine, Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine;
2006–2009 – Head of the Laboratory of Ichthyology and General Hydrobiology of the Research Institute of Biodiversity of Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems of Ukraine, Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine;
2009–2013 – Head of the Interdepartmental Laboratory of Azov Basin Ecosystem Monitoring, Odesa Branch of the Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine;
2013–2017 – Senior lecturer of «Ecology and zoology» department of Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bogdan Khmelnitsky;
2013–2019 – Senior Researcher Department of ecological integration of biocycles, Institute of Marine Biology of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Odesa, Ukraine;
2019–2021 – Head of the department of ecological integration of biocycles, Institute of Marine Biology of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Odesa, Ukraine;
2021 – till now Deputy Director, Institute of Marine Biology of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Odesa, Ukraine.
Participation in international and national projects:
- Ichthyofauna monitoring and biodiversity conservation of Molochnyi Estuary and contiguous areas of the Azov Sea (1996–2000).
- Management plan of Kugurluj lake polders (2000).
- Scientific rationale of Molochnyy firth fishery condition under recent conditions and the its prospect of development at constant connection with Azov Sea (2001).
- Formation regularities of qualitative and quantitative composition of hydrobionts in system «river-estuary-sea» of Wetlands of Northen Priazovye (2001–2003).
- Preservation of landscape and biodiversity of the Molochnyi river basin (2002).
- North Priazovye small river conservation by the ecological measures implementation (2003–2004).
- Field research conduction in the area of Sivash to collect hydrobiological, ichthyological, hydrochemical data (2004–2005).
- Develop of management plan for a wetland of international importance «Molochnyi estuary» (2005).
- Irrigation agriculture of Dzhankoysky district and biodiversity conservation Sivash region (2005).
- Current ichthyofauna of the Crimea’s small rivers (2005).
- The wetland description of «Belen’ko-Razumovsky plavni» (2005).
- Current biodiversity condition of Sivash and near Sivash areas and problems of its conservation (2005).
- Menegement natural complexes and resources development for wetlands of international importance «Obytochna Spit and Bay» (2006).
- Regional program scientific and methodological procuring of ecological network formation of the Zaporozhye region (2007).
- Ichthyofauna condition as an indicator of environmental risks in hydro ecosystems of the South os Ukraine (2007).
- Business development in biodiversity area in the steppe regions of Eurasia (2009).
- Potencial forming by Black Sea basing observation to territory sustainable development supporting (2009–2013).
- State, problems and risks assessment associated with water resources of Seversky Donets and Kalmius river basins (2011).
- Program of ecological recovery of Basin of Molochnyy River, restoring of its hydrological regime, improvement and biodiversity conservation (2013).
- Mathematical model development of ichthyocenoses functioning on the Azov Sea as a method of ecological forecasting and potential risks assessments (2014).
- Regional scheme development ecological network formation of Zaporozhye region (2015).
- The Emerald Network nature protection facilities preparation (2015–2016).
- Round goby’s population structure research in the Azov Sea (2016).
- EU/UNDP Project: Improving Environmental Monitoring in the Black Sea – Selected Measures (EMBLAS-Plus) ENPI/2018/389-859.
- Invasive Alien Species Observatory and Network Development for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts in Black Sea Deltaic Protected Areas (IASON) (Supported by Joint Operational Programme Black Sea Basin 2014–2020, Co-financed by the European Union (01.07.2020–31.12.2022)).
Teaching and enlightening activities:
2003–2006 – Senior lecturer, «Ecology and environment protection» department, Open International University of Human Development «Ukraine», Melitopol, Ukraine;
2013–2017 – Senior lecturer of «Ecology and zoology» department of Melitopol State Pedagogical University named after Bogdan Khmelnitsky;
One of the organizers of the Ichthyological society of Ukraine.
Project expert «Ukrainian information network of biodiversity (UkrBIN)».
Membership in scientific and public organizations:
- Member of specialized council IMB by «hydrobiology» specialty (2020–2022);
- Member of scientific advisory council on the protection of marine mammals with Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, since 2017 – present;
- Member of Permanent working group on the definition of the modern ecological state of natural water bodies and its rational using State Ecological Inspection of Ukraine, since 2017 –2020;
- Member of scientific and technical council of Azov-Syvash National Park, since 2009 – present;
- Member of scientific and technical council of Pryazovskyi National Nature Park (2018–2020);
- Member of scientific and technical council of Grand Meadow National Nature Park, since 2023 till now;
- Member of scientific and technical council Djarulgach National Park, since 2016 – present;
- Member of editorial board of the journals «Water bioresources and aquaculture», Kherson (since 2017 – present) and «Marine Ecological Journal» (since 2020 – present);
- National Commission on Red Book of Ukraine expert, since 2017 – present;
- Member of the Coordination Council on Conservation, Balanced Use and Restoration of Wetlands of Ukraine (2023 – present).
- Member of the Scientific and Industrial Council of the State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine (2018–2020);
- Expert of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Section 23 «Scientific problems of agriculture, forestry and horticulture, veterinary medicine» (2018–2020);
- Member of the Working Group on the Code of Responsible Fisheries development (2020 – present);
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (2023 – present).