scholarly journals Geography of dendrorarities conservation of the genus Spiraea L. in Ukraine

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 40-52
Author(s):  
S. Yu. Popovych
Keyword(s):  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Nature Reserves ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Regional Red Lists

Over the last half century, the relevance of phytososological research has not diminished. Therefore, at the taxonomic and phytocoenotic levels, the current state of conservation of rare dendrodiversity of the genus Spiraea L. was analyzed. The quantitative and qualitative composition of the autochthonous and introduced, as well as phytocenotaxonomic species diversity, which is protected by world, national and regional red and green lists, has been established. Dendroexot Spiraea cana Waldst. & Kit. listed in The IUCN Red List, and Spiraea media subsp polonica (Blocki) Dostal (= Spiraea polonica Blocki) – in the Red Book of Ukraine, the remaining five plant species are listed in the regional red lists of 15 administrative regions of Ukraine. Of the five rare species and one subspecies of dendroautochthonous, only two species in Ukraine are being grown outside their natural habitats. All studied plant taxa are represented in different ways in the nature reserve fund of Ukraine in situ and ex situ. Analysis of the regional representativeness of their distribution showed uneven conservation of taxa in physical – geographical plains and mountainous countries. The network of territories and objects of conservation covers 15 protected areas in the Steppe zone, 13 in the Forest-steppe zone, 14 in the zone of deciduous forests, 13 in the zone of mixed forests. In the Crimean mountains and the Ukrainian Carpathians, the studied plant taxa are not protected. Phytocenotic diversity (three species) was identified, which is listed in the Bern Convention and the Green Book of Ukraine. Spiraea hypericifolia L. forms and participates in the creation of 10 associations and therefore has the widest phytocenotic amplitude. Spiraea litvinovii Dobrocz. creates a separate formation of shrub steppes, which includes six associations. At the co-dominant level, Spiraea media Franz Schmidt is a part of only one forest association. These dendroassociations are protected in five nature reserves, two national nature parks, one regional landscape park, six nature reserves and one natural monument. In the future, the development of systematic research on the conservation regimes of populations and phytocenoses of rare dendrodiversity is seen.

scholarly journals Rare and protection needed species of petrophytic steppes of the Southern and Middle Urals

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Sergey Maratovich Yamalov ◽  
Maria Vladimirovna Lebedeva ◽  
Yaroslav Mikhailovich Golovanov ◽  
Maria Vladimirovna Petrova
Keyword(s):  
Rare Species ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Middle Urals ◽  
The South ◽  
Ural Mountains ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Regional Red Lists

The paper reveals a rare component of stony steppes of the South and Central Ural Mountains of the rare and needing protection species to their different types. The authors establish that 154 rare and needing protection species, relicts and endemics grow on the stony steppes of the region. That makes 20,8% of all coenoflora. Among them 18 species are included in the Red List of the Russian Federation, 98 species are included in the regional Red Lists. The authors also revealed 34 endemic species relating, mainly to group of rocky and steppes endemics. The relic flora contains 42 species. The most part of them (25 species) belongs to the Holocene, the group of the pleystocene relicts is presented by 13 species. The analysis of coenoflora allowed to reveal features of rare species dividing into the communities that characterize different types of habitats. The greatest share of rare species is noted in communities of the South forest-steppe zone on calcareous substrates (more than 30% - 81 species). The obtained data confirm a high nature protection importance of the petrophytic steppes of the Southern and Central Urals and can form a basis for the complex strategy of protection of these communities.

scholarly journals Habitat Mosaics of Sand Steppes and Forest-Steppes in the Ipoly Valley in Hungary

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Ildikó Járdi ◽  
Dénes Saláta ◽  
Eszter S.-Falusi ◽  
Ferenc Stilling ◽  
Gergely Pápay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Vegetation Index ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Grassland Species ◽  
Vegetation Patches

The present study focuses on the mosaic-like occurrences of patches of steppes and fore-steppes in the Pannonian forest-steppe zone. We present the current vegetation, which is maintained including by human landscape use, i.e., grazing and mowing. The area is complex and for this reason it shows the changes in the landscape and differences in the vegetation more diversely. We wanted to answer the questions: Do sand steppes and forest-steppes occur in the Ipoly Valley and what location? What kind of environmental effects influence the species composition on these areas? Besides classic habitat mapping, are the satellite data from Sentinel-2A useful for distinction of different areas? Comparison of vegetation patches was based on the Hungarian habitat classification system (ÁNÉR). Based on satellite images, quantile data of the Normalized Vegetation Index (NDVI) were used for comparison. Based on the result, water bodies and urban areas are clearly distinguishable from other natural habitats. In some natural vegetation types, we found visible differences, such as grasslands, i.e., sandy steppe meadows and shrubby, woody vegetation patches. Sandy vegetation mainly grows on calcareous soils, which appear to be mosaic-like in the landscape on raised alluvials on the patches of past islands and reefs. From open to continuous closed grasslands, these vegetation types mainly grow on lithosoils. New occurrences of Pannonian sandy vegetation were discovered. In the sandy areas along the Ipoly Valley, open sandy grasslands were found, which is where the northernmost known occurrences of this vegetation type are. Besides common sandy grassland species, the vegetation also contains herbs that are typical in loess-grasslands and it is maintained by grazing, similarly to the eastern Pannonian area. This type of grazing can be useful when maintaining the mosaic-like appearance and diversity of the vegetation.

scholarly journals The current state of the introduction coenopopulation of Gymnospermium odessanum on the botanical-geographical plot “Steppes of Ukraine” at the M. M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the NAS of Ukraine

2022 ◽  
Vol 93-94 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Victoria Gritsenko
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Northern Border ◽  
Endemic Plant Species

Gymnospermium odessanum is a rare relict endemic plant species. The research was carried out during G. odessanum flowering in 2019–2021 at the botanical-geographical plot “Steppes of Ukraine” of the M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NBG). Ecological and coenotic conditions of introduction at the NBG differ from natural habitats of the species and are not optimal for its vegetation. However, this species demonstrated ecological-coenotic plasticity and, over the decades, has formed a stable homeostatic introduction coenopopulation here. As of 2021, the area of introduction coenopopulation of G. odessanum at the NBG was 2,075 m2. It comprises 412 individuals of this species (including 40 seedlings, 241 juvenile, 45 immature, 40 virginal, 45 generative, and 1 sub-senile plants). Coenopopulation fragments with a high density of G. odessanum individuals are rare here, so the average density is low – only 0.2 individuals per 1 m2. In 2021, in the spectrum of age states, the total percentage of pregenerative individuals was very high and reached 88.8 %; the share of generative individuals was 10.9 %.In general, the age structure of the introduction coenopopulation of G. odessanum is characterized by long-term (2010–2021) stability. The spatial distribution of individuals in the introduction coenopopulation is of two kinds – random and in groups. This is due to combined myrmecochoric and barochoric propagation. Also due to myrmecochory, this coenopopulation tends to spread the area. Compared to natural coenopopulations, the introduction coenopopulation of G. odessanum at the NBG is characterized by a larger area, a much significant number, and, at the same time, a low average density of individuals. However, like in most of natural populations, its age spectrum is left-sided.The conducted research testifies the successful formation of the introduction coenopopulation of G. odessanum in the meadow-steppe cultural phytocoenosis of the NBG. This introduction coenopopulation is an example of a successful multi-year scientific experiment and effective ex situ protection and preservation of G. odessanum on the northern border of the Right Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine, far beyond the natural range of this endemic plant species.

scholarly journals Conservation of terrestrial invertebrates: a review of IUCN and regional Red Lists for Myriapoda

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 930 ◽  
pp. 221-229
Author(s):  
Manoela Karam-Gemael ◽  
Peter Decker ◽  
Pavel Stoev ◽  
Marinez I. Marques ◽  
Amazonas Chagas Jr
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Current Conservation ◽  
Terrestrial Invertebrates ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Limit Protection ◽  
Regional Red Lists

Red Listing of Threatened species is recognized as the most objective approach for evaluating extinction risk of living organisms which can be applied at global or national scales. Invertebrates account for nearly 97% of all animals on the planet but are insufficiently represented in the IUCN Red Lists at both scales. To analyze the occurrence of species present in regional Red Lists, accounts of 48 different countries and regions all over the world were consulted and all data about myriapods (Myriapoda) ever assessed in Red Lists at any level assembled. Myriapod species assessments were found in eleven regional Red Lists; however, no overlap between the species included in the global IUCN Red List and the regional ones was established. This means that myriapod species considered threatened at regional level may not be eligible for international funding specific for protection of native threatened species (more than US$ 25 million were available in the last decade) as most financial instruments tend to support only threatened species included in the IUCN Red List. As the lack of financial resources may limit protection for species in risk of extinction, it is urgent to increase the possibilities of getting financial support for implementation of measures for their protection. A Red List of all Myriapoda species recorded in Red Lists at national or local (596) and global (210) scales totaling 806 species is presented. This list shows for the first time an overview of the current conservation status of Myriapoda species. Here, the urgent need of establishing a Myriapoda Specialist Group in the Species Survival Commission of IUCN is also stressed.

scholarly journals Organization of biological materials collection on study of the natural prototype of babesious infection

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Inna Torianyk
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Area ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Biological Materials ◽  
Blood Feeding ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Wild Rodents ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Adult Mice ◽  
Murine Rodents

Ukraine's enzootic in accordance with natural focal diseases including babesiosis, makes the research undertaken relevant. Aim of the study: to determine the stages in organising the collection of biological materials in the study of the natural prototype of babesiosis. Materials and methods of research. Objects were murine rodents of Muridae family of genera Myodes, Microtus, Apodemus, Sylvaemus of natural habitats of forest-steppe zone of Ukraine, their ectoparasites-carriers of babesiosis - ticks of family Ixodidae. Collection, accumulation and registration of biological materials was carried out in the conditions of scientific expeditions. Regional geography of them concerned Volyn, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv regions of Ukraine. Results. A total of 63 wild rodents were captured and used in the study. They were adult mice of both sexes, weighing 45-90 g, belonging to the Muridae family, genera Myodes, Microtus, Apodemus, Sylvaemus. Each group of animals gravitated to a specific geographical area of existence with appropriate attributes of flora and fauna. Collection and recording of those on rodent-feeding animals showed that Ixods differ according to phases of development, blood feeding, sex attributes and species affiliation. Conclusions. Nosological profile of babesiosis as a natural focal obligate-transmissible protozoan blood parasitosis determined methodology of epizootic assessment of area, natural prototype of disease, collection of biological material samples (BMS). BMS collection activities for babesiosis are seasonally dependent. Conducted researches should be focused on 3 links of epizootic or epidemic chain of babesiosis. Invasion by babesia ticks in optimal natural-climatic conditions of development, annual contact with animals led to formation of a latent focus of babesiosis

scholarly journals РАРИТЕТНІ ВИДИ ФАУНИ ПРИРОДНОГО ЗАПОВІДНИКА «МЕДОБОРИ»

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
Ya. I. Kapeliukh ◽  
O. B. Chodyn ◽  
A. I. Kapustynskyi ◽  
I. P. Dobryvoda
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Relict Species ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Biotic Diversity ◽  
Bern Convention

The study is concerned with the study of natural and landscape conditions of the territory of the Nature Reserve "Medobory", and its historical significance in formation of the biotic diversity of Western Ukraine. It focuses on the research into the territory and formation of the Nature Reserve "Medobory", which covers over 9 000 ha in the central Tovtry. Moreover, the work highlights the ongoing studies of zoobiota in the area, and points out its significance for preserving the regional fauna (by the end of 2019 the following species were recorded: 1 species of freshwater sponge, 79 species of molluscum, 32 species of centipedes, 2170 species of insects, 15 species of fish, 11 species of amphibians, 7 species of reptiles, 197 species of birds, 55 species of mammals). The study also provides a detailed analysis of international lists of threatened species valid for the territory of Ukraine, and the species from the Red Book of Ukraine (the 3rd edition); as a result it identifies certain species to be under protection, such as 41 species of mammals, 187 species of birds, 18 species of amphibian and reptiles, 4 species of fish, 30 species of arthopods, 1 species of molluscum. Altogether, there are 281 species in the international lists of endangered species, which makes 11 % of the reliably ascertained fauna variety of the conservation area (2566 species). Except for the arthopods, which are scarcely represented in the international lists, there are more than 63 % of the traced representatives of fauna vertebrates under protection, according to the international lists of endangered species (251 species out of 396 known ones). For many of the animal species the natural forest stand of Medobory is a refugium, where they survived the ice age, and in some of the localities certain rare relict species have survived into the present time. On the territory of the Nature Reserve Medobory the following animal species enlisted internationally have been registered: IUCN Red List - 18 species, the European Red Lists of species - 28 species, the Bern Convention – 256 species, the Bonn Convention – 102 species,the Bern Convention – 256 species, the Washington Convention – 37 species. 83 animal species of the Reserve and the surrounding territory call for protection since they are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.

scholarly journals SYSTEMATIC POSITION AND VULNERABILITY OF SABANEJEWIA BALCANICA IN THE BALKAN AREA

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Alen Bajrić ◽  
Edina Hajdarević ◽  
Avdul Adrović
Keyword(s):  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Bern Convention ◽  
Balkan Area

UDK: 597.551.2(497) Sabanejewia balcanica is a fish species that belongs to Cobitidae family and it is the endemic of the Balkan Peninsula. It is present in the tributaries of the Danube and Aegean waters. Systematics of this species has experienced certain changes that are related to the systemic instability of the entire Cobitidae family, so there has been a change in the name of the genus of this species. The genus Sabanejewia was separated from the genus Cobitis in the last century, but this name was generally used much later. According to data of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, this species is still not endangered, but is assigned a status of least concern (LC). Sabanejewia balcanica is in the Annex II of the Habitats Directive and Annex III of the Bern Convention which basically require the protection of this species and its habitats. In the proposal to create a red list of fauna of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been concluded that there is not enough information on the population characteristics of this species. The aim of this article is to present data on exploration of Sabanejewia balcanica in the Balkan area as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, thereby contributing to the determination of its status of vulnerability and protection of its natural habitats.

Boundary Work, Hybrid Practices, and Portable Representations: An Analysis of Global and National Coproductions of Red Lists

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin M. Gustafsson ◽  
Rolf Lidskog
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Work ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Boundary Object ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
Policy Work ◽  
Red List Categories ◽  
Regional Red Lists

For many countries, the IUCN Red List of threatened species is a central instrument in their work to counteract loss of biodiversity. This article analyzes the development of the Red List categories and criteria, how these categories and criteria are used in the construction of global, national, and regional red lists, and how the red lists are employed in policy work. A central finding of the article is that this mix of actors implies many different forms of boundary work. This article also finds that the Red List functions as a portable representation, that is, a context-independent instrument to represent nature. A third finding is that the Red List functions as a link between experts and policy makers. Thus, the Red List is best understood as a boundary object and hybrid practice where the credibility of scientific assessment and a specific policy is mutually strengthened.

scholarly journals Ontomorphogenesis of some species of Hemerocallis genus in the conditions of the forest-steppe zone of the Novosibirsk region

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 00025
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Sedelnikova
Keyword(s):  
Western Siberia ◽  
Vegetative Reproduction ◽  
Pollen Grains ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Forest Steppe ◽  
Biological Features ◽  
Novosibirsk Region ◽  
Generative Organs

Morpho-biological features of the development of 5 species of the genus Hemerocallis in the conditions of the forest-steppe zone of Western Siberia are studied. The results of ontomorphogenesis are presented. 8 ontogenetic states are described. It is noted that the pregenerative period of ontogenesis lasts 2 years. The generative period of ontogenesis occurs at 3 years in plants developed from seeds. The species specificity in the formation of generative organs in autumn (H. minor, H. citrina, H. lilio-asphodelus) and the spring growth period (H. fulva) was establish. A palynomorphological analysis of pollen grains of 4 species (H. citrina, H. minor, H. middendorfii, H. fulva) was carried out. The implicitly polycentric type of biomorph is determined. Complete morphological disintegration is characteristic of underground organs. The possibility of ex situ conservation of species by seed and vegetative reproduction is noted.

scholarly journals Setting conservation priorities for the Moroccan herpetofauna: the utility of regional red lists

Oryx ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan M. Pleguezuelos ◽  
José C. Brito ◽  
Soumía Fahd ◽  
Mónica Feriche ◽  
José A. Mateo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
National Level ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Conservation Priorities ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Species Of Conservation Concern ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Iucn Red List Criteria ◽  
Regional Red Lists

AbstractWe assess the national conservation status of the amphibians and reptiles of Morocco by applying the IUCN Red List Criteria at the national level and assess its utility as a planning tool to establish regional priorities for conservation. We rely on the accessory data accompanying regional red lists, mainly distribution range and habitats used by, and threats affecting, species of conservation concern. We also correlated some natural history traits to examine the nature and causes of the risk of extinction. With 13 species of amphibians (31% regionally threatened) and 99 species of reptiles (14% regionally threatened), Morocco is one of the Mediterranean countries with the highest diversity of herpetofauna, mainly because of the high percentage of endemism (amphibians 31%, reptiles 24%). The relative frequencies of threatened species were found to be contingent on both taxonomic group and habitat. The overwhelming importance of the threats of small range and number of habitats used by species is different from the threats to the same species at the global level; this demonstrates the usefulness of national or regional analyses of conservation status for setting conservation priorities. The importance of regional assessment derives from the fact that the boundaries set for conservation management are mainly political rather than biogeographical.

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