ЗБЕРЕЖЕННЯ ЧЕРВОНОКНИЖНИХ РОСЛИН БЕРЕЖАНСЬКОГО ГОРБОГІР’Я ТЕРНОПІЛЬСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ УКРАЇНИ

Abstract

A special place on the map of Ukraine is occupied by the objects of the nature reserve fund, where the bulk of flora and fauna representatives are concentrated and are under special protection and control of the state. Among the biodiversity of the flora, the Red Data Book species of the Ternopil region play an important role. For the study, we chose one of the centers of their growth – the Berezhany hilly forest area, which differs from other natural-territorial complexes in relief, climate, soil cover and vegetation and is part of Opillya. According to the literature, about 25 species of plants listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine grow on the territory of the Berezhanska Upland. In our work, we assessed the habitats of Red Data Book plants in the study area, conducted systematic and chorological analyses, established their conservation status, and suggested ways to protect them. In the field, using the route method and based on floristic studies, we identified 41 species of plants listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine that grow on the Berezhanska Upland. This number of species belongs to 2 divisions, 3 classes, 17 families and 34 genera. These plant species include: spreading anemone, lunaria reviving, big dream, Volyn spurge, pink thistle, toothed thistle, autumn late flower, Besser's buttercup, snowball snowdrop, wolf berries, wolf berries fragrant, crested hypocrepis, red mace, cuckoo's tears ovoid, white astrantia, double-leaved lupine, green-flowered lupine, Traunsteiner's spherical lupine, snow-white ash, Heifel's saffron, common belladonna, three-split coralline – new habitats were discovered, cartographic material was prepared to mark these places and their location, and photographs of these species were taken. According to the classification of the Red Data Book species of the Berezhany Uplands by divisions, classes and families, it was found that most species belong to the Orchid family – 19 (44.18%). The Red Data Book of Ukraine provides a list of measures to protect most species, but every year some species and even entire populations of Red Data Book plants die in our country. This prompts efforts to protect them at the state level. One of the obvious options for preventing the extinction of plant species should be to fund monitoring and the creation of new reserves and protected areas in their habitats. All types of logging, collection of deadwood, forestry activities (planting) and human visits should be prohibited in protected areas.