HISTORY OF THE STUDYING OF PHYTOBIOTA OF NATIONAL NATURAL PARK «NIZNEDNIESTROVSKIY” AREA

Abstract

On the basis of analysis of more than 90 literature sources it was established that plant world of the Dniester lower reaches and the Dniester Estuary coast has been studied by numerous researchers quite intensively starting from the middle of the XIX century. The six following stages of research of the territory of National natural Niznedniestrovskiy park were distinguished.1. 1840–1900 – stage of primary floristic studies, when the general inventory of flora of considerate in area territories, including the modern territory of the national park took place.2. 1900–1940 рр. – floristic–coenotic, when floristic works were carried out on the particular territories of the Lower Dniester. The studies of ecological-coenotic direction appear together with them.3. 1940–1970 рр. – ecological- coenotic stage, when in addition to floristic and purely coenotic studies impact of anthropogenic factor on plant world of the Dniester reedbeds was studied.4. 1970–1985 рр. – stage of detailed complex studies, aimed at realisation of national economic tasks, mainly connected mainly with hydroconstruction of the Danube-Dnieper canal.5. 1985–2008 рр. – the period of nature-preserving complex research of the Lower Dniester phytobiota. Botanical works were aimed at preservation of biodiversity, detection of floristic and coenotic resources of the territory, anthropogenic dynamics of vegetation, necessity to create there an object of a natural reserve fund. 6. 2008 р. – present time – the inventory of flora and vegetation of the newly created National natural Niznedniestrovskiy park and study of all problems associated with functioning of phytobiota, regulated by the Chronicle of Nature.At present time critical review of the available materials, scientific inventory of flora and vegetation of the park, monitoring of biodiversity, study of the plant world of the territory in new conditions of existence, elaboration of methods for rational exploitation of plant resources and prevention of negative consequences of various anthropogenic impacts on the plant world presents an urgent and necessary task.