Specification of Multispecies Ecogeographic Aggregations of Rare Plant Species for the Management of Protected Nature Areas (on the Example of Mari El Republic’s Flora)

We suggest the concept of ecogeographic aggregations (EGAs) of plant species, according to which populations (ecogeographic units, EGUs) of each species are combined into spatially close groups (aggregations) if they are adjacent to each other and live under similar conditions. The specification of...

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Published inRussian journal of ecology Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 460 - 464
Main Authors Osmanova, G. O., Bogdanov, G. A., Zhivotovsky, L. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.09.2019
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Environment
Flora
Flowers & plants
Herbivores
Life Sciences
Plant species
Populations
Protected species
Rare species
Specifications
Mari El
ecogeographic aggregation
ecogeographic unit
protected natural areas
rare plant species
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Summary:We suggest the concept of ecogeographic aggregations (EGAs) of plant species, according to which populations (ecogeographic units, EGUs) of each species are combined into spatially close groups (aggregations) if they are adjacent to each other and live under similar conditions. The specification of EGA is based on the analysis of thematic geographic maps (of soils, topography, etc.). The delineated areas occupied by multispecies ecogeographic aggregations can be candidates for the creation of new protected natural areas. This idea is illustrated by the example of 38 rare plant species of the Republic of Mari El. It is shown that the populations of these species can be assigned to 11 ecogeographic aggregations, only some of which are included in the existing protected natural areas of the Republic.
ISSN:1067-4136
1608-3334
DOI:10.1134/S1067413619050096