# Sergey Zimov

> Sergey Aphanasievich Zimov is a Russian geophysicist who specialises in arctic and subarctic ecology. He is the Director of Northeast Scientific Station, a senior research fellow of the Pacific Institute for Geography, and one of the founders of Pleistocene Park. He is best known for his work in advocating the theory that human overhunting of large herbivores during the Pleistocene caused Siberia's grassland-steppe ecosystem to disappear and for raising awareness as to the important roles permafrost and thermokarst lakes play in the global carbon cycle.

*Russian geophysicist*

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## Identity
- **Born:** 1955-07-18
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 17.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Зімов Сергій Опанасович](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%9E%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [سرقئی زیموف](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A6%DB%8C_%D8%B2%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Sergej Zimov](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergej_Zimov)
- [Sergey Zimov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Zimov)
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- [Sergej Zimov](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergej_Zimov)
- [Sergey Zimov](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Zimov)
- [Зимов, Сергей Афанасьевич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%90%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7454139)

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