To the lichen flora of the Kamchatian fir grove (Kronotsky Nature Reserve)

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Himelbrant ◽  
I. S. Stepanchikova

The fir (Abies gracilis) grove (Kamchatka Peninsula, Kronotsky State Nature Reserve) is a unique area for the northern part of the Russian Far East. As a result of revision of herbarium specimens and literature data a list of lichens of the fir grove was compiled, comprising 55 species. Of them, 27 species are new to the Kronotsky Reserve, 30 are firstly reported for the grove. Altogether 36 lichen epiphytes of Abies gracilis are known.

Author(s):  
L. А. Fedina ◽  
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О. L. Burundukova ◽  

Wild ginseng Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. (Araliaceae) is a rare medicinal plant. The aim of this work is to assess the state of ginseng cenopopulations in the Ussuriysky State Nature Reserve, and to search of indicator species of its optimal habitats. The reserve is located on the southern spurs of the Sikhote-Alin ridge in the basins of the Artyomovka and Komarovka rivers. In the course of route studies in the period from 2012 to 2019, phenological observations, description of habitats, determination of the age status and morphometry of 77 plants found in 8 types of forest were carried out. A large part of the finds belong to the cedar forests hornbeam – 44.4 %. Analysis of the species composition of the immediate environment of the relic, performed on 36-meter sites, revealed 41 species of vascular plants. Based on the generalized analysis of author's and literature data, a list of 7 species–indicators of optimal habitats for ginseng reintroduction was selected: Oxalis acetosella, Phryma asiatica, Hylomecon vernalis, Thalictrum filamentosum, Maianthemum bifolium, Galium davuricum, Carex ussuriensis. The number and composition of associated species varies depending on the type of forest. Long-term observations carried out in the reserve have revealed significant changes in the phenology of P. ginseng. In recent years, there has been a shift in the beginning of the growing season, flowering and ripening of fruits to earlier dates. Modern findings of ginseng in atypical habitats are described, indicating a broader ecological amplitude of its growth than was indicated by the first researchers. The age composition of the population is normal, but incomplete, there are no senile, very few mature generative plants, the rise falls on the group of medium-generative plants. In order to construct a vitality spectrum, plants from the most numerous age group in the generative middle-aged state g2 (n = 22) are ranked according to stem height into three vitality classes: higher (> 55 cm), medium (35-55 cm) and lower (< 35 cm). Frequency distribution analysis revealed predominance plants of the higher and middle classes of vitality. The vital spectrum indicates the equilibrium state of the population. Good fruiting and renewal of ginseng indicates the preservation of the species in the protected area, and the compliance of modern conditions of natural habitats to its ecological optimum.


2012 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 197-201
Author(s):  
I. M. Rodnikova

Nine lichen species are reported for the first time for Far East Marine Biosphere State Nature Reserve. Additional information on distribution and substrate preference of 53 lichen species is presented.


Author(s):  
I. V. Enushchenko ◽  
N. S. Probatova

Two new species in the genus Festuca L. (Poaceae) are described, related to F. altaica Trin.: F. itelmenorum Enustschenko et Prob. (Kamchatka Peninsula, Kronotskii Nature Reserve) and F. kozhevnikovii Enustschenko et Prob. (Amur Region and Republic of Buryatia). Leaf blades of the newly described species as well as of F. altaica from different parts of its distribution range have been studied and illustrated.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1285
Author(s):  
Chulabush Khatancharoen ◽  
Satoshi Tsuyuki ◽  
Semyon V. Bryanin ◽  
Konosuke Sugiura ◽  
Tatsuyuki Seino ◽  
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Boreal forest areas in the Russian Far East contained very large intact forests. This particular area is considered one of the most productive and diverse forests in the boreal biome of the world, and it is also home to many endangered species. Zeya State Nature Reserve is located at the southern margin of the boreal forest area in the Russian Far East and has rich fauna and flora. However, the forest in the region faced large-scale forest fires and clearcutting for timber recently. The information of disturbances is rarely understood. This study aimed to explore the effects of disturbance and forest dynamics around the reserve. Our study used two-year overlaid Landsat images from Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI), to generate forest-cover-change maps of 1988–1999, 1999–2010, and 2010–2016. In this paper, we analyze the direction of forest successional stages, to demonstrate the effectiveness of this protected area in terms of preventing human-based deforestation on the vegetation indices. The vegetation indices included the normalized burn ratio (NBR), the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and the normalized difference water index (NDWI). The study provided information on the pattern of forest-cover change and disturbance area around the reserve. The NDWI was used to differentiate between water and non-water areas. The mean values of NBR and NDVI were calculated and determine the forest successional stages between burn, vegetation recovery, grass, mixed forest, oak forest, and birch and larch forest. The accuracy was assessed by using field measurements, field photos, and high-resolution images as references. Overall, our classification results have high accuracy for all three periods. The most disturbed area occurred during 2010–2016. The reserve was highly protected, with no human-disturbance activity. However, large areas from fire disturbance were found (137 km2) during 1999–2010. The findings also show a large area of disturbance, mostly located outside of the reserve. Mixed disturbance increased to almost 50 km2 during 2010–2016, in the buffer zone and outside of the reserve. We recommend future works to apply our methods to other ecosystems, to compare the forest dynamics and disturbance inside and outside the protected area.


2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 90-93
Author(s):  
L.A. Antonova

The author considers a possibility of the invasive species Conyza сanadensis dispersal in the Bolonsky nature reserve.


Arctoa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena A. Ignatova ◽  
Valentina Ya. Cherdantseva ◽  
Oleg V. Ivanov ◽  
Irina V. Kostomarova ◽  
Michael S. Ignatov

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 46-57
Author(s):  
I. V. Enushchenko ◽  
N. S. Probatova

Three new taxa of red fescues (Festuca aggr. rubra L.) with entirely or partly pseudoviviparous spikelets are described from the Russian Far East (Yevreyskaya Avtonomnaya Oblast’, south of the Amur River) and from the Baikal Siberia (Irkutskaya Oblast’, Baikalo-Lenskii Nature Reserve): F. raddei Enustschenko et Prob., F. breviramea Enustschenko, F. rubrа L. var. caulispicula Enustschenko. In addition, a non-pseudoviviparous new species F. karaginensis Enustschenko et Prob. (also from Festuca aggr. rubra) is described from Karaginskii Island (near the eastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula).


2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Himelbrant ◽  
I. S. Stepanchikova ◽  
T. Ahti ◽  
V. Yu. Neshataeva

The first lichenological inventory in Koryakia has resulted in the list of 315 species reported from Parapolsky Dale, within and in vicinities of the Koryak State Reserve. Altogether 46 species are published from the Kamchatka Territory for the first time, including Lecanographa grumulosa new to Russia, East Asia and Beringia; Cercidospora trypetheliza, Lecania dubitans, Pertusaria borealis, Piccolia ochrophora, Protoparmelia cupreobadia, Rimularia badioatra and Strangospora moriformis new to Russian Far East; Abrothallus bertianus, Cladonia strepsilis, Physciella melanchra, Rimularia badioatra, Sclerococcum parasiticum, Sphinctrina leucopoda and Strangospora moriformis new to Beringia. The lichen diversity of the study area is relatively poor due to natural reasons. Comparison with neighboring regions (Kamchatka Peninsula, Chukotka, Magadan Region, Yakutia and Alaska) shows that the lichen flora of Parapolsky Dale contains almost no specific species. The majority of the species recorded here are also known from neighboring regions, especially Alaska and Kamchatka Peninsula.


2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 81-87
Author(s):  
O.V. Kuberskaya ◽  

Twenty species of Orthoptera in 19 genera and four families are recorded from the Komsomolsky Nature Reserve for the first time and only four species in two families are found in the wildlife preserve «Udyl». The species riches of Orthoptera recorded from the natural reserves in the Amur Region of the Russian Far East are compared. Number of species in Komsomolsky and Bastak reserves is almost the same (15–20 species), while 51 species of Orthoptera are known from Khingansky Reserve.


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