Lazareva Viktoriya Georgievna (Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Technologies, Ecology and Technosphere Safety, Ukhta State Technical University)
Seratirova Valentina Vasilyevna (PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Prospecting and Exploration of Mineral Deposits, Ukhta State Technical University)
Dudnikov Vitaly Yurievich (Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Prospecting and Exploration of Mineral Deposits, Ukhta State Technical University)
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Aim. The current state of the vegetation cover of the Sosnogorsky district of the Komi Republic has been studied (using the example of the UGTU ecological and geographical polygon). A systematic, biomorphological and ecological analysis of the most important representatives of the flora of the taiga zone has been carried out, rare and endangered plant species of the region have been identified.
Methodology. The actual basis was its own field research in 2022–2024. During the expeditionary work, more than 150 herbarium sheets were collected, 37 geobotanical descriptions of various types of vegetation were performed. Herbarium collections of vascular and angiosperm plants were carried out by the method of expeditionary research. During the period of field research, traditional methods (geobotanical, floristic) were used, including descriptions of plant communities based on classical methods of geobotanical research. The ecological and dynamic profile with a length of 10 km, including a variety of habitats and plant communities of this area, was laid down and examined. 12 key sites in the northern, central and southern parts of the profile were examined, each of which carried out standard geobotanical descriptions at sites 10 x 10 m. The basis for the analysis of flora was a list of collected plants.
Results. The results of field studies made it possible to determine the modern botanical diversity of the Sosnogorsk region of the Komi Republic. A systematic, biomorphological and ecological analysis of the most important representatives of the flora of the taiga zone was carried out, rare plant species in need of protection were identified.
Research implications. The results obtained give an idea of the current state of the botanical diversity of the study area and the degree of its anthropogenic disturbance. These studies confirmed not only the boreal features and stability of the structure of the botanical diversity of the region, due to the specific conditions of the flat mid-taiga landscape, but also showed the need for monitoring studies to determine the formation of patterns of transformation of flora and vegetation depending on the latitudinal position of the region and further anthropogenic impacts. The research results can serve as the basis for developing a system for the rational use of the republic’s botanical diversity and substantiating the ecological framework of specially protected natural areas. The materials will be used in the compilation of the “Atlas of Plants of the Sosnogorsk Region of the Komi Republic”, in the educational process of a number of specialized courses, conducting educational and practical training, and may also be useful to employees of environmental organizations, biologists and students of biological specialties in the region, local historians, and tourists.
Keywords:botanical diversity, plant communities, flora, systematic, biomorphological and ecological analysis, taiga zone
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Citation link:
Lazareva V. G., Seratirova V. V., Dudnikov V. Y. BOTANICAL DIVERSITY OF THE SOSNOGORSK REGION OF THE KOMI REPUBLIC // Современная наука: актуальные проблемы теории и практики. Серия: Естественные и Технические Науки. -2025. -№06/2. -С. 33-40 DOI 10.37882/2223-2966.2025.06-2.19 |
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