Віталій Межжерін — людина з цілісним розумінням природи

Мякушко С.А., Семенюк С.К. Віталій Межжерін — людина з цілісним розумінням природи. Теріологія в Україні. Частина 1 [100 визначних дослідників минулого] / упорядник та редактор І. Загороднюк ; Українське теріологічне товариство та Національний науково-природничий музей НАН України. Novitates Theriologicae; Pars 14, Київ, 2022, 214-217.

An essay on the famous ecologist and mammalogist, intellectual, and lecturer at the University of Kyiv. The most significant achievements of Vitaly Mezhzherin are the development of the concept of energetic balance of the organism and the population, ideas about the energetic basis of adaptation processes, population strategies and the integrity of biosystems. He was the author of many original ideas in the field of theoretical ecology and founded one of the longest monitoring studies of small-mammal populations. He devoted fifty years of his life to teaching at the University of Kyiv. His main goal was to form a holistic picture of nature, understanding the relationships, its principles and laws. As a teacher, he ensured the formation of an ecological worldview among thousands of students.