About the flora of the Artemovsky meadows, a relict area of the Volga floodplain in the Nizhny Novgorod urban agglomeration
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The purpose of this work is the general botanical characteristics of the Artemovsky Meadows, the territory of which lies within the Nizhny Novgorod urban agglomeration, but is characterized by a low disturbance of the landscape structure typical of the Volga River valley in its middle course. In this regard, the object is promising for obtaining the status of a protected natural area. Based on the authors observations and detailed field studies (in 2020–2024), a brief description of the vegetation of the territory of the Artemovsky Meadows is given. Various types of communities are listed, represented mainly by various types of meadows, floodplain oak forests and coastal-aquatic phytocenoses. Taking into account the materials of the herbarium NNSU and the data of the iNaturalist portal, general information is presented on the floral diversity of Artemovsky Meadows, where 503 species of vascular plants have been identified so far. Special attention is paid to rare and protected plant species growing here, listed in the Red Data Book of the Nizhny Novgorod region (2017). A general description of the adventitious component of the flora is also given, and the most common introduced species are indicated here. Some data on interesting finds of alien species over the years of research are presented. As a result of the conducted research, recommendations for the preservation of this territory as a unique relict site of the Volga floodplain are given.
Authors: O. V. Biryukova, A. A. Shestakova
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7125364321