Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

The geographical basis for formation and development eco-network of Cherkassy region

2014. №1, pp. 152-165

Konyakin Sergey N. - Post-graduate student, Odessa State Environmental University, 15 Lvovskaya st., Odessa, 65016, Ukraine ,, nature19@mail.ru

Pashchenko Volodymyr M. - D.Sc. in Geography,Professor, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, 17 Vasilkovskaya st., Kiev, 03040, Ukraine ,, VolodymyrPa@jandex.ua

The article presents the characteristics of natural conditions as potential components of the natural framework of eco-network of Cherkassy region. The studied geo-component representation of protected areas в€’ the most important eco-centres in maintaining biotic and landscape diversity. The optimization model of the protected network determines the formation of 65 prospective sites, including 2 national parks, biosphere reserve, 2 regional landscape parks, 6 nature reserves, 50 natural monuments and 3 natural reserves are proposed. The development of a spatial model of regional eco-network Cherkassy region, which is a part of the national eco-network of Ukraine the applied result of the scientific, is research. The biotsentric-network structure of the landscape eco-network of Cherkassy area was carried with the method for assessing. The metric and typological indicators for the functioning of the landscape framework of eco-network of Cherkassy region are calculated. A number of geo-environmental threats to structural elements of eco-network which lead to more complicated conditions of migration of biota were identified and ways to minimize the creation and improvement of the eco-network of the region under study were developed.

Key words: eco-network,natural cores,eco-corridors,protective zones,natural-reserve fund,Cherkassy region,landscape and biotic variety,

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