Assessment of the state of plant species in urban environment based on fuzzy information of the expert group

Despite the fact that the most changes in lists of threatened species reflect changes in knowledge rather than changes in conservation status, the lists continue to provide social and legal mandates for conservation; they are used to report on the state of the environment and to guide the allocation of scarce resources. There is a substantial under-representation of non-vascular species in threatened plant lists, reflected in an absence of documented extinctions among fungi and algae. Turnover in the composition of extinct flora lists in Australia suggests that the lists of threatened species may not be sufficiently reliable to form the basis for reporting on the state of the environment. They are of limited use in distinguishing between levels of threat and may not be a reliable guide for the allocation of scarce conservation resources among plant species. Systems for listing threatened species create a feedback loop, responsive to the subjective preferences of scientists, largely unresponsive to underlying true threats, self-perpetuating and accentuating bias with each iteration. Other tools, including formal decision approaches and the acquisition of new kinds of data, are needed to fill the roles.

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ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CENTERS OF HISTORICAL CITIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF KOLOMNA, SERGIEV POSAD, DMITROV, ZVENIGOROD)

Landscape architecture in the globalization era ◽

10.37770/2712-7656-2021-1-14-38 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 14-38

Author(s):

E.L. Belyaeva ◽

Keyword(s):

Urban Planning ◽

Urban Environment ◽

The State ◽

Current Level ◽

National Project ◽

The Past ◽

Target Program ◽

Environmental Requirements ◽

Methodological Problems ◽

Historic Cities

The issues of assessing the current level of beautification of the centers of historical cities and its quality are relevant in connection with the practical and methodological problems of carrying out such work within the framework of the implementation of the national project "comfortable environment" as well as the target program for the beautification of historic cities. It is during the improvement of historical cities or historical zones of cities in practice that the most complex methodological problems arise, associated with the need to ensure the preservation of valuable historical landscapes, architectural monuments, historical gardens and parks. To make decisions on the improvement and greening of cities, including within the framework of national, regional and municipal projects and programs, it is important to analyze the state and experience of the improvement and greening of a number of cities. As objects of research, four historical cities near Moscow were selected, or rather, the territories of their public centers, and at the same time, the positive and negative aspects of projects implemented over the past 5-10 years were considered in terms of compliance with urban planning regulations for historical zones, environmental requirements and the comfort of the urban environment - Kolomna, Sergiev Posad, Dmitrov, Zvenigorod.

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Why and How to Make Plant Conservation Ecosystem-Based

Sustainable Agriculture Research ◽

10.5539/sar.v1n1p48 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 48 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Alan Hamilton ◽

Shengji Pei ◽

Huyin Huai ◽

Seona Anderson

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Ecosystem Services ◽

Plant Species ◽

Plant Cover ◽

Plant Conservation ◽

The State ◽

The Earth ◽

Whole Plant ◽

Training Programmes ◽

Ecologically Sustainable

Compared to other groups of organisms, plants require distinctive approaches in their conservation because of their keystone roles in ecosystems and economies. The state of the whole plant cover of the Earth should be of concern to conservationists – for its capacity to ensure the survival of plant species, deliver ecosystem services (locally to globally) and provide produce from plants in ecologically sustainable ways. The primary targets of attention in ecosystem-based plant conservation are the relationships between people and plants, as relevant to every locality, rather than the species-centric approach of conventional plant conservation. Moving plant conservation to an ecosystem-based approach will require the development of training programmes for field practitioners and of information systems for their use.

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Xerodrymionorientale mediterraneum gorges of the Karatag river

BIO Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/bioconf/20213800022 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. 00022

Author(s):

Sayfiddin Khairiddin Davlatov ◽

Rakhmatullo Boboevich Sattorov ◽

Jamoliddin Murotalievich Bobokalonov

Keyword(s):

Characteristic Feature ◽

High Altitude ◽

Genetic Resources ◽

Plant Species ◽

Field Research ◽

The State ◽

Pistacia Vera ◽

Wild Fruit ◽

Middle Mountains ◽

First Time

The Karatag gorge is one of the natural areas where valuable genetic resources (wild, fruit and many valuable species) are preserved. A characteristic feature of the region is the richness of the diversity of flora and vegetation, where the main formations of Tajik vegetation are noted (maple, hazel, almond, frame, juniper). The article summarizes the results of the authors’ field research on the study of the state of xerophilic forests in the Karatag gorge. For the first time, the authors cite original materials on the phytocenology of all formations of this type of composition. According to the results of our research, the Shibleak communities in the study area are distributed in high-altitude belts from low-hilly 600–800 m to middle mountains 800–1800, 2000 m. The main formations of this type in the study area are: Acer regelii, Crataegus pontica, Celtis caucasic, Pistacia vera, Amygdalis bucharica, Ampelopsis vitifolia, Atraphaxis pyrifolia. As a result of the study, 340 plant species, 6 formations and more than 25 vegetation associations were identified in the composition of the flora of this type of the study area.

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Exploring practical use of Garden ring in radial-circular layout of Moscow, typology of greening and normative balance indicators

FORESTRY BULLETIN ◽

10.18698/2542-1468-2021-3-103-110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 103-110

Author(s):

P.V. Kopylov ◽

Keyword(s):

Urban Environment ◽

Urban Areas ◽

The State ◽

Positive Experience ◽

State Program ◽

Essential Aspect ◽

Public Areas ◽

Balance Indicator ◽

Subsequent Comparison

The article examines the current dynamics of the development of the Garden Ring, and the state program of repairs «My street» in Moscow. For the purpose of analysis and typology of individual divisions of the highway into segments and elements of landscaping and greening, with their subsequent comparison of their balance indicators of greening. The article analyzes the positive experience of construction and an assessment of the possibilities of its application for the development of similar urban areas. The values of the irregularity of greening of the Garden Ring and the analysis of the normative balance indicator of greening are obtained. The addition and updating of indicators, as well as the normative nature of greening of urban objects, are seen and solved at various stages and by various participants: both for the state customer and for the executors, during the construction, repair and reconstruction of public areas. Normative indicators of greening is a essential aspect for creating the minimum areal values of a comfortable urban environment.

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Geo-ecological monitoring of the state of the urban environment

10.21661/r-113297 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Elena Alexeevna Fatneva ◽

Keyword(s):

Urban Environment ◽

Ecological Monitoring ◽

The State

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Plântulas de espécies arbóreas na floresta ciliar do rio Mogi Guaçu, Pirassununga, SP, Brasil

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/2236-8906-112/2020 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

Author(s):

Israel Henrique Buttner Queiroz ◽

Ricardo Augusto Gorne Viani ◽

Renata Sebastiani

Keyword(s):

River Basin ◽

Plant Species ◽

Tree Species ◽

Riparian Forest ◽

The State ◽

Forest Area ◽

Forest Community ◽

Adult Individual ◽

Morphological Aspects ◽

Forest Remnant

RESUMO The permanence of a plant species in a forest community depends on its number of specimens and its distribution in the various sizes of individuals, including seedlings. Seedlings and seeds from a forest remnant in Pirassununga were collected and analyzed for the degree of threat, possible height of the adult individual, occurrence in phytophysiognomies and region and morphological aspects. 116 seedlings available in 39 morphospecies were collected, and the germination of collected seeds provided 40 species. The present study brought news regarding the morphological aspects, the identification and the distribution of seedlings of tree species in a riparian forest area in the Mogi Guaçu River Basin and in the State of São Paulo.

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