Investigation of vegetation as a precondition for improving the management of a national nature park (on the example of Dzharylhatskyi NP) Cover Image

Investigation of vegetation as a precondition for improving the management of a national nature park (on the example of Dzharylhatskyi NP)
Investigation of vegetation as a precondition for improving the management of a national nature park (on the example of Dzharylhatskyi NP)

Author(s): A.O. Davydova, A.A. Ponomareva, D.A. Davydov
Subject(s): Environmental interactions, Tourism
Published by: Дніпропетровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара
Keywords: mapping; vegetation; sozophytes; biotope conservation; zoning optimization; national nature park “Dzharylhatskyi”;

Summary/Abstract: The protected area of Dzharylhatskyi National Park is only 3% of the total area. This is not enough to preserve dynamic ecosystems that are very vulnerable to natural factors and almost impossible to restore following damage by anthropogenic factors. In the investigated area there are territories with high potential for conservation, which are characterized by the presence of species from the Red Data Book of Ukraine and International Red Lists, plant communities from the Green Data Book of Ukraine and biotopes of global significance. The proposed ten sites should receive protected status, which will bring the protected area up to the necessary minimum to preserve the rare ecosystems of the park from tourism and economic pressure, which have intensified in recent years. For the period of research in 2014–2018, 14 types of sozophytes were identified and confirmed, two of them are the highly localised species endemic to Dzharylhach Island: Molinia euxina Pobed. and Poacynum russanovii (Pobed.) Mavrodiev, A. Laktionov et Y. Alexeev.

  • Issue Year: 27/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 69-75
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English