The article presents a taxonomic analysis of the Daursky reserve’s flora. 634 species and subspecies vascular plants (including 608 aboriginal 30 adventive) have been identified, they belong to 290 genera 74 families. leading families amount 476 flora (75% total number) 149 (23 %). spectre is headed by Asteraceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Cyperaceae. most part are Carex, Artemisia, Potentil...

During the past century the Swedish otter (Lutra lutra) population showed a rapid decline in abundance and genetic diversity. Among the most affected areas was the southern province of Skåne. After prohibiting hunting of otters and banning harmful pollutants like PCB, Swedish populations slowly recovered. To some areas the otter returned late, like Kristianstad in north-eastern Skåne. Here, the...

The protected area approach has extended from conserving biodiversity to improving human well-being. However, the relationship between conservation and socioeconomic and cultural development continues to be controversial. This paper combines land use variables with socioeconomic and cultural variables through multivariate ordination analysis and evaluates their evolution in two areas inside and...

Climbers influence the diversity and composition of forest ecosystem immensely. We have investigated floristic climbing plants in tropical forests Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Odisha, India. A total 120 climber plant species belonging to 74 genera 33 families were documented all forests. Among families, most speciose Fabaceae (25 species) Convolvulaceae (22 followed by Cucurbitaceae (11 s...

Ecuador’s Yasunı́ Man and the Biosphere Reserve—located at the intersection of the Amazon, the Andes mountains, and the equator—is home to extraordinary biodiversity and a recently contacted Amazonian indigenous group known as the Waorani (or Huaorani). Relatives of the Waorani, the Tagaeri and Taromenane, still live in voluntary isolation deep in the reserve, with no peaceful contact with the o...