Monitoring of the biological diversity of vegetation in the vicinity of Lake Kravtsovo

The purpose of this work was to conduct plant monitoring in the vicinity Lake Kravtsovo within framework preserving animal and world biodiversity. Lake-swamp - a unique object Stavropol upland, here you can study diversity almost half entire flora fauna Territory. 139 species vascular plants were registered studied territory, among which 11 are subject protection – Paeonia tenuifolia L., Cladium mariscus (L.) Ponl, Iris notha M. Bieb., I. halophila Pall., Adonis vernalis Calamagrostis canescens (Weber) Roth, Utricularia vulgaris Carex panicea C. ericetorum Pollich, Lythrum thesioides Bieb, Thelypteris palustris Schott . In structure coenosis, most part is occupied by forbs 67 %, then cereals 27 legumes smaller amount 6 %. composition community changed some way grazing farm animals, land plowing afforestation (a characteristic increase proportion shrubs trees). initial stage pasture degression associated role (poisonous, prickly, poorly eaten weedy) observed. horizontal vegetation cover also heterogeneous.