Scientific journal
Scientific Review. Biological science
ISSN 2500-3399
ПИ №ФС77-57454

PHYTODIVERSITY NATURAL MONUMENT OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE «BEAMS LIME AND LOOSE» (ROSTOV REGION)

Trautvain S.A. 1 Kharina E.I. 1
1 North-Caucasian Federal University
Studied under field conditions, vegetation complex natural monument of regional significance “Beams Lime and Loose”. The flora of the territory consists of about 346 species belonging to 242 genera and 62 families. Occupying just 0,012 % of the area of the Rostov region, it ensures the existence of 19,77% of the total taxonomic diversity of vascular plants of the Rostov region. This natural-territorial complex is a valley-beam landscaped area that combines 3 main areas with a fairly simple structure: areas of forest gullies; lots of virgin fescue-feather grass steppes; areas beamed sandy slopes. Reported 12 species of vascular plants listed in the Red book of the Rostov region, 8 of them in the Red book of the Russian Federation, the analysis of their condition. Based on the criteria IPA highlighted 4 key Botanical areas. The status of floristic complexes of the territory of the monument of nature, their role in the conservation of landscape and biological diversity of the region is assessed as high.