SPONTANEOUS FLORA OF HIGHER SPORE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE POLISSIA PART OF THE CHERNIHIV REGION
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/1998-6475.2025.59.21Keywords:
phytodiversity, Left-Bank Polissia, plauniformes, horsetails, ferns, protectionAbstract
The paper presents the results of a comprehensive floristic study of the spontaneous flora of higher spore vascular plants of the Polissia part of Chernihiv region, which covers territories with the least transformed natural ecosystems. The relevance of the work is due to the insufficient level of study of this group of plants within the regional flora, as well as the need to create a scientific basis for further monitoring of biodiversity, assessing the state of natural complexes and developing environmental protection measures. The study is based on long-term field observations, herbarium collections and analysis of materials from scientific collections and literary sources. As a result of the inventory, the species composition of higher spore vascular plants that form the basis of the local flora of Chernihiv region was established. Representatives of the Lycopodiophyta, Equisetophyta and Polypodiophyta divisions were identified, which number 33 species, common in natural and semi-natural ecosystems of the region. A systematic analysis of the flora was carried out, which allowed to reveal the predominance of representatives of the Polypodiaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Thelypteridaceae families in its composition, as well as to establish the main ecological types and life forms of spore plants. It was shown that most species of the studied flora group are associated with humid, hygrophilous shaded habitats, with swampy and floodplain forests, banks of reservoirs, meso-relief decreases in soil moisture. Special attention was paid to species that have a protected status. Within the studied territory, species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine are listed, in particular from the Lycopodiophyta department (6 species), Polypodiophyta (5 species) and species of regional level of protection, in particular: from the Equisetophyta department (1 species) and Polypodiophyta (8 species), which require monitoring and protection of growth sites. It has been established that the threat factors for higher spore vascular plants are: drainage melioration, destruction of undergrowth and undergrowth, excessive recreational activity, felling of moist forests and changes in the hydrological regimes of the territory.
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