Vegetation of the Uzh River Drained Floodplain Area Within Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of the study is to evaluate a coenotic diversity and to obtain a syntaxonomic scheme of the Uzh river drained floodplain area vegetation within territory of the Chornobyl Radiation and Ecological Biosphere Reserve as a basis for further monitoring and for evaluation of the renaturalization efforts. Dataset of 105 phytosociological relevés was analyzed by modified TWINSPAN protocol using Juice 7.1 software package. As a result of phytosociological survey, syntaxonomic scheme of the studied vegetation was established. In totall, 23 associations and 1 community belong to 18 alliances, 14 orders, and 9 classes were distinguished. Class Phragmito-Magnocaricetea Klika in Klika et Novák 1941 is the most diverse (9 association). The mosaic distribution of plant communities is determined by the complexity of the geomorphological structure of the floodplain, complicated by anthropogenic elements (artificial channels, dams), which determines the development of different soil types (sands and sandy loams, alluvial deposits, muds, peats, etc.) and a sharp gradient of groundwater. The situation getting more complex by demutation changes followed after the cessation of land use activity.
Source: Biolohichni systemy
Authors: D. IAKUSHENKO, V. KOLOMIICHUK, S. OBRIZAN
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407245367