scholarly journals Analysis of recreational needs of visitors to the Arey Nature Park

2022 ◽  
Vol 962 (1) ◽  
pp. 012029
Author(s):  
N V Pomazkova ◽  
O Ts Darmaeva
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Sanitary Condition ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Almost All

Abstract The article presents the results of a sociological survey of visitors to the Arey Nature Park. Based on the questionnaire conducted in July 2020, the paper demonstrates an analysis of recreational needs and a sociological portrait of a visitor to the Arey Nature Park. The article analyses suggestions of vacationers and contains recommendations based on the identified needs and problems mentioned by the visitors in the organization of operation of the protected area. Almost all park visitors note a strong appeal to the natural scenery of the territory. The sanitary condition of the territory and the limited range of services available are highlighted as significant shortcomings in the operation of the park administration.

scholarly journals Composing a vegetation-stand map for the protected area of 'Radan' Nature Park

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 13-36
Author(s):  
Dragana Ostojić ◽  
Biljana Krsteski ◽  
Zoran Stojković ◽  
Ana Petković ◽  
Bogosav Stojiljković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
The State ◽  
Habitat Mapping ◽  
Forest Habitat ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Vegetation Stand ◽  
Forest Habitats

Protected areas are one of the priorities for mapping habitats, especially forest habitats, which are dominant in most protected areas of central Serbia, such as "Radan" Nature Park. This paper presents the forest habitat mapping in the protected area of "Radan" NP and the development of vegetation-stand map of the protected area in an effort to examine the methodology of forest habitats mapping in Serbia, which presumes a long term systematic data collection. Although much has been done on the classification of habitats in Serbia, considering both botanical and the forestry approach, the practical application of this knowledge in habitat mapping is still in its infancy, with the exception of longstanding practical work on data collection for Forest Management Plans for the state-owned forests. Data on forest stands in Nature Park "Radan" collected in this manner were essential to developing the vegetation-stand map of "Radan" NP. The results of data processing and harmonization of typology and classification of state-owned forests have been presented in this paper, as well as the analysis of forest habitat types in this protected area. The paper presents the vegetation-stand maps of the state-owned forests in the protected area and of the pilot area of privately owned forests, for which detailed field data collection was necessary. These maps are intended for the management of protected areas and systematic and efficient implementation of protection measures and activities. Habitat mapping in protected areas is a prerequisite for an adequate biodiversity monitoring, as well as for management and sustainable use of natural resources of the protected area.

scholarly journals Investigation of vegetation as a precondition for improving the management of a national nature park (on the example of Dzharylhatskyi NP)

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-75
Author(s):  
A. O. Davydova ◽  
A. A. Ponomarеva ◽  
D. A. Davydov
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Economic Pressure ◽  
Habitat Directive ◽  
Red Lists ◽  
Natural Factors ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Data Book ◽  
Basal Communities

The protected area of Dzharylhatskyi National Park is only 3% of the total area. This is not enough to preserve dynamic ecosystems that are very vulnerable to natural factors and almost impossible to restore following damage by anthropogenic factors. In the investigated area there are territories with high potential for conservation, which are characterized by the presence of species from the Red Data Book of Ukraine and International Red Lists, plant communities from the Green Data Book of Ukraine and biotopes of global significance. The proposed ten sites should receive protected status, which will bring the protected area up to the necessary minimum to preserve the rare ecosystems of the park from tourism and economic pressure, which have intensified in recent years. For the period of research in 2014–2018, 14 types of sozophytes were identified and confirmed, two of them are the highly localised species endemic to Dzharylhach Island: Molinia euxina Pobed. and Poacynum russanovii (Pobed.) Mavrodiev, A. Laktionov et Y. Alexeev. The syntaxonomic structure of the sozologically valuable coenoses is represented by two basal communities, two subassociations and 8 associations belonging to 9 alliances, 9 orders and 9 classes. Out of them, we provisionally propose the new following groups: ass. Apero maritimi-Chrysopogonetum grylli nom. prov., subass. Apero maritimi-Chrysopogonetum grylli, Stipetum borysthenicae nom. prov., subass. Cladietum marisci, Caricetum extensae nom. prov., BC Molinia euxina [Molinion caeruleae] nom. prov. The proposed sites represent 8 biotopes from Annex I of the Habitat Directive, which imposes obligations for their conservation at the world level. We carried out an analysis of the Ukrainian legislative acts, their correlation with international requirements and the zoning of the NPP “Dzharylhatskyi” in relation to these requirements and recommendations. Thus, the urgent need to expand the boundaries of the protected area of the Dzharylhatskyi National Nature Park by including distinguished protected tracts has been confirmed.

scholarly journals Nature protection across countries: Do size and power matter?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Germán Baldi
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
The Face ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Limited Spectrum ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Effective Growth

AbstractProtected areas are one of the most effective tools for nature conservation. Consequently, almost all countries have agreed to set increasingly demanding goals for the expansion of their protected area systems. However, there is a large disparity among countries, and research on the cultural drivers of differences remains quite unexplored. Here, we explore the relationship between protected extent and a limited spectrum of socio-economic characteristics, making focus on size and power features. Protected areas under strict conservation categories (I to IV, IUCN) were considered for 195 countries, and relationships were modeled by means of LOESS regressions, violin plots, and a random forest ensemble learning method. Larger and more powerful countries (in terms of land area, gross domestic product, or military expenditure) protect less and in relatively smaller units than smaller and less powerful countries. Out of the twenty most extensive countries of the world, only two exceed 10% of protection. This situation is problematic since an effective growth of the global protected area network depends on the willingness of larger and more powerful countries. We propose different hypotheses a posteriori that explain the role of size and power driving protection. These hypotheses involve direct mechanisms (e.g., the persuasive capacity of large countries) or mechanisms that mediate the interactions of some others (e.g., tourism contribution to GDP and insularity). Independently of mechanisms, our results emphasize the conservation responsibilities of large and powerful countries and contribute to envision conservation scenarios in the face of changes in the number and size of countries.

Introgressive hybridization between the endangered native Bombina pachypus and the introduced B. variegata in a protected area in central Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Talarico ◽  
Marco Ciambotta ◽  
Andrea Tiberi ◽  
Marco Mattoccia
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Introgressive Hybridization ◽  
Amphibian Conservation ◽  
Nuclear Markers ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Mitochondrial And Nuclear Markers

Abstract Amphibians are experiencing an ascertained global decline, which causes include the introduction of alien species and the (anthropogenic) hybridization between native and exotic taxa. Detecting introductions and assessing their impact on populations of native species is crucial for amphibian conservation. We used mitochondrial and nuclear markers to reveal introgressive hybridization between the native Bombina pachypus and the exotic B. variegata (probably introduced from Albania) in a population from a protected area of central Italy. Almost all genotyped individuals were genetically admixed, showing a larger proportion of the allochthonous genome. To our knowledge, this study provides the first evidence of successful hybridization between the two species (we found both putative F1 and backcrosses), hence representing a new threat to the conservation of the endangered, Italian-endemic B. pachypus.

ESTIMATION OF 'PROGESTIN' BY THE HOOKER-FORBES METHOD

1960 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. FLUX
Keyword(s):  
Dose Level ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
Reasonable Accuracy ◽  
Modified Technique ◽  
Effective Doses ◽  
Response Line ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Better Than

SUMMARY A dose-response line for the Hooker-Forbes test using progesterone dissolved in arachis oil and CHI mice was determined and the results were compared with those of Iselstöger & Ploberger [1955] who used a modified technique and mice of a different strain. Over a limited range of concentrations of progesterone the response was linear or close to linear. The method is likely to be most useful for detecting 'progestin' and for estimating progestational activity approximately in terms of progesterone. For the latter purpose comparison of the median effective doses would be better than a comparison of doses causing positive responses in all or almost all mice tested. However, it seems that, because of the steep dose-response line with CHI mice, use of the latter method would probably give estimates of reasonable accuracy if sufficient mice were used at each dose level.

scholarly journals FAUNA OF ZOOPHILOUS FLIES ON POULTRY FARMS OF THE IVANOVO REGION

2019 ◽  
pp. 730-735
Author(s):  
Shishkarev ◽  
Malunov
Keyword(s):  
Poultry Farm ◽  
Sanitary Condition ◽  
Development Cycle ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Poultry Farms ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Internal Objects ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Species Composition And Structure ◽  
Poultry Farming

Be conducted researches in two poultry-farming enterprises with a different technology of cultivation of birds. Collecting an imagos of flies was carried out at cage keeping of laying hens in LLC “Milan” and while keeping broilers on a deep constant laying in JSC “Ivanovsky broiler”. For establishment of presence of flies, their quantitative and specific assessment, together with veterinary service of poultry farms, hen houses with negative indicators of a sanitary condition of internal objects were defined. In each room traps in the form of adhesive tapes and traps baits were placed. For collecting an imago of flies in natural biotopes and in the territory of poultry farms used gauze "traps boxes" with a bait. Collecting and calculation of insects carried out in rooms, in the territory of poultry farms and in natural biotopes. Species composition and structure of fauna of zoophilous flies in the territory of poultry farms of the Ivanovo region is defined. The fauna of flies is provided by 21 species which belong to 7 families. In the specific relation the most numerous families appeared the Muscidae family including 7 types and the Calliphoridae family including 7 types respectively. The greatest faunistic similarity is observed between zoophilous flies in natural biotopes and in the territory of LLC “Milan” poultry farm (95.2%), and the smallest – between flies in natural biotopes and in premises of LLC “Milan” poultry farm (80.5%). Features of the development cycle of representatives of these species, low sanitary indicators, non-observance of sanitary and zoo-hygienic standards for poultry keeping, untimely cleaning of feed and waste, as well as the optimal temperature-humidity ratio make it possible for these species to multiply almost all year round.

scholarly journals Canal of St. Bartholomew in Seča/Sezza: Social construction of the seascape

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1224-1236
Author(s):  
Alenka Janko Spreizer ◽  
Nataša Kolega
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Cultural Landscape ◽  
Salt Water ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Salt Production ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Human Habitation ◽  
Depth And Complexity

AbstractThis article is based on a combination of anthropological and geographic approaches to seascape as an aspect of the cultural landscape. Following McCall Howard, Wickham-Jones, Ingold, and Arnason, we understand the term seascape as a “holistic term to describe the depth and complexity of human relations with the sea, the modes of human habitation of the sea, the importance of the sea to maintaining livelihoods, and the connections between land and sea.” We analyze the cartographic materials chronologically from the Franziscean Cadaster to present day and determine how the use of the Canal of St. Bartholomew has changed through time. Once a part of saltpans, providing salt water for salt production and a transport route, it is now a scenic place for leisure and a protected area. As a part of the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park, the canal was poorly managed and is now a liminal site of nonregulated berths for pleasure vessels. For these reasons, this contested seascape is represented as “Texas,” an ecological disgrace, and a boat cemetery. This area is used for many contested activities, which at the same time contribute to environmental vulnerabilities and the destruction of natural and cultural heritage.

scholarly journals Bat fauna of the Holosiivskyi National Nature Park, Northern part

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-25
Author(s):  
P.M. Vorobei ◽  
M.O. Savchenko ◽  
L.V. Godlevska
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Nyctalus Leisleri ◽  
Nature Park ◽  
Initial Description ◽  
Nature Parks ◽  
Large Protected Area

Introduction. Holosiivskyi National Nature Park is a unique, by its location, protected area. Parts of the park are located within the administrative boundaries of the city of Kyiv and include extensive, by area, forest plots. The park consists of three parts: Central (Holosiivskyi forest and other tracts), Southern (Lisnyky), and, since 2014, Northern (Svyatoshyn-Bilychi). The latter has the largest area – 6462.62 ha. Data on the chiropterofauna of this massif were incomplete. Bats are an essential element of terrestrial ecosystems. All bat species in Ukraine have a protection status, according to the Red Book of Ukraine and three international treaties. For effective conservation measures for species of this group, it is necessary to own data on their distribution, number, status, etc. As well, the study and monitoring of fauna are one of the primary tasks of national nature parks. Серія «Біологічні науки», 202125Purpose. The aim of the work was to describe the bat fauna of the Svyatoshyn-Bilychi massif of the Holosiivskyi National Nature Park, based on results of the field research conducted in 2019–2020, with the involvement of data collected in 2000–2005.Methods. Catching was carried out with mist nets. Bats were examined by the standard scheme, immediately after their capture. The study was done without removing animals from the wild; bats were released immediately after their examination at the place of their capture. Ultrasonic detectors were used for acoustic observations. The search of roosts was done by social vocalization of bats, presence of feces, night and morning swarming; as well structures which might be potential shelters for bats were inspected.Results. During 2000–2020, at the territory of the Svyatoshyn-Bilychi massif, nine bat species were recorded: Eptesicus serotinus, Myotis dasycneme, M. daubentonii, Nyctalus leisleri, N. noctula,Plecotus auritus, Pipistrellus kuhlii, P. nathusii, P. pygmaeus. Thus, today the list of bat fauna of the Svyatoshyn-Bilychi massif includes 10 species: 9, recorded; 1 species, Nyctalus lasiopterus, known by the record of the first half of the 20th century, was not revealed. According to the results of the survey in 2019–2020, four species were found to be dominants, in terms of the number of record points and their representation in catches: P. nathusii, P. pygmaeus, N. noctula, N. leisleri. During the survey, six species were confirmed to breed at the study area. 11 bat roosts were found; most of them, in trees.Originality. A comprehensive inventory of the chiropterofauna of the large protected area of the Svyatoshyn-Bilychimassif of the Holosiivskyi National Park was carried out for the first time. The first and the only one known Myotis dasycneme maternity colony in Kyiv region was found.Conclusion. The initial description of the chiropterofauna of the Svyatoshyn-Bilychi massif of the Holosiivskyi National Nature Park is presented. The obtained data can be used in the development and further implementation of practical measures for the conservation of bats within the territory of the Holosiivskyi National Nature Park and represent the basis for bat monitoring in the future. Key words: bats, fauna, Holosiivskyi National Nature Park, Kyiv City, Central Ukraine.

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