Болотні оселища масиву Сира Погоня Рівненського природного заповідника та їхня созологічна оцінка

Abstract

Solving the problem of conservation biodiversity and implementing the basics of sustainable development becomes possible under the condition of using the habitat concept of nature protection, in particular peatland ecosystems, as unique objects of the nature reserve fund. In the article, on the basis of own field research and literary data, the structure of the vegetation cover of the Syra Pogonia massif of the Rivnenskyi Nature Reserve is analysed and three types of peatland habitats are identified. The research was conducted during the growing seasons of 2020–2023, the territory was surveyed by route method; linear transects were laid within visually homogeneous areas of vegetation, on which 141 phytosociological relevés were made. Vegetation descriptions were made according to the ecological and floristic method and processed using the program TURBOVEG 2.0. To define the types of habitats, European and Ukrainian classification schemes were used, taking into account the peculiarities of the research area. The location of different types of habitats is plotted on the map of the studied territory. A description of habitat types is given, which consists of a list of plant species, in particular, diagnostic and rare, their syntaxa of different ranks, ecological features of biotopes, and threats to their existence are determined. A set of measures for the introduction of environmental management is proposed. As a result of research, it was established that the distribution of three types of habitats (raised bogs, drained raised bogs, transition mires and quaking bogs) on the territory of the Syra Pogonia peatland massif and their ecological characteristics indicate the high conservation value of their components (species and communities). The presence of degraded areas was established, probably as a result of both anthropogenic influence and climate changes, which requires the urgent implementation of environmental protection measures to restore their initial state. The obtained and generalized data can be used for the conservation of rare and endangered plant species and their communities and will be useful for the development of a methodology for ecological monitoring of the state of peatland ecosystems.