Proceedings of the National Museum of Natural History, 2014, Nr 12, pages 31–44 Rare Floristic Diversity of the Chornohora Mts (Ukrainian Eastern Carpathians): History of Research, Current Status, Protection Nesteruk Yu. Summary:
In biographical terms the Chornohora on the background of surrounding floristic regions of the Eastern Carpathians is an area where a large number of rare and endangered species, endemics of different chorological groups grow on a relatively small territory. A series of species remain in localities with very small size and numbers. There is a threat of gradual decrease and complete extinction of their populations due to existing destructive factors of natural and anthropogenic origin. Along with already traditional forms of land use in the mountain areas, such as forestry, polonina farming, recreation, during the last decades there is a threat from secondary succession that appeared after the introduction of reservation regime and changes in management of the territory. History of studies of the rare and endangered vascular plants, which are reported for the Chornohora Mts is presented on the basis of floristic literature, herbarium material and field research. The materials of a long period of research on rare flora of the Chornohora Mts are analyzed on the basis of long-term studies of populations of rare and endangered species and subspecies of vascular plants. Assessment of their state in the Chornohora Mts was made. The Red List of vascular plants of the Chornohora Mts is compiled. The representation of the plants of the Chornohora Mts red list plants in a series of the red data books and red lists is analyzed. Keywords:
Eastern Carpathians, Chornohora Mts, vascular plants, endemics, impact factors, regional red list. Corresponding author address:
Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, NAS of Ukraine; Kozelnytska St. 4, Lviv, 79026 Ukraine; email: yuri_nesteruk@mail.lviv.ua
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