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Vegetation map of the nature reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna (Ukraine) Cover

Vegetation map of the nature reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna (Ukraine)

By: Mykola Larionov  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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Figure 1:

Map of study area: A – position in Europe; B – schematic map of the nature reserve “Mykhailivska Tsilyna”: 1 – “old territory” of the reserve, 2 – “strictly protected steppe”, 3 – “new territory” of the reserve.Slika 1: Zemljevid raziskovanega območja: A – položaj v Evropi; B – shematski zemljevid naravnega rezervata “Mykhailivska Tsilyna”: 1 - “staro ozemlje” rezervata, 2 - “strogo zaščitena stepa”, 3 - “novo ozemlje” rezervata.
Map of study area: A – position in Europe; B – schematic map of the nature reserve “Mykhailivska Tsilyna”: 1 – “old territory” of the reserve, 2 – “strictly protected steppe”, 3 – “new territory” of the reserve.Slika 1: Zemljevid raziskovanega območja: A – položaj v Evropi; B – shematski zemljevid naravnega rezervata “Mykhailivska Tsilyna”: 1 - “staro ozemlje” rezervata, 2 - “strogo zaščitena stepa”, 3 - “novo ozemlje” rezervata.

Figure 2:

Vegetation map of the nature reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna based on the research data (2021–2023).Slika 2: Vegetacijska karta naravnega rezervata Mihailivska Tsilina narejena na podlagi raziskav v letih 2021–2023.
Vegetation map of the nature reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna based on the research data (2021–2023).Slika 2: Vegetacijska karta naravnega rezervata Mihailivska Tsilina narejena na podlagi raziskav v letih 2021–2023.

Figure 3:

Percentage ratio between the areas occupied by the main complexes of phytocenoses of the reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna.Remarks: A – old territory of the reserve (OT), B – new territory of the reserve (NT), the number(s) in brackets – the number(s) of the complex(es) in the map legend listed above.Slika 3: Razmerje v odsotkih med površinami, ki jih pokrivajo glavni kompleksi fitocenoz v rezervatu Mykhailivska Tsilyna.Opombe: A – staro ozemlje rezervata (OT), B – novo ozemlje rezervata (NT), številka(-e) v oklepaju – številka(-e) kompleksa( ov) v zgoraj navedeni legendi karte.
Percentage ratio between the areas occupied by the main complexes of phytocenoses of the reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna.Remarks: A – old territory of the reserve (OT), B – new territory of the reserve (NT), the number(s) in brackets – the number(s) of the complex(es) in the map legend listed above.Slika 3: Razmerje v odsotkih med površinami, ki jih pokrivajo glavni kompleksi fitocenoz v rezervatu Mykhailivska Tsilyna.Opombe: A – staro ozemlje rezervata (OT), B – novo ozemlje rezervata (NT), številka(-e) v oklepaju – številka(-e) kompleksa( ov) v zgoraj navedeni legendi karte.

Figure 4:

Generalized changes of the vegetation in the old territory of the nature reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna. Remarks: A – state of the vegetation in 2011 (Tkachenko & Fitsailo, 2016), B – state of the vegetation in 2022, 1 – meadow-steppe communities, 2 – shrub-steppe communities, 3 – meadow communities, 4 – tree and shrub communities, 5 – ruderal and forb communities.Slika 4: Splošne spremembe vegetacije na starem ozemlju naravnega rezervata “Mykhailivska Tsilyna”. Opombe: A – stanje vegetacije v letu 2011 (Tkachenko & Fitsailo, 2016), B – stanje vegetacije v letu 2022, 1 – travniško-stepske združbe, 2 – grmiščno-stepske združbe, 3 – travniške združbe, 4 – drevesne in grmiščne združbe, 5 – ruderalne združbe in združbe steblik.
Generalized changes of the vegetation in the old territory of the nature reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna. Remarks: A – state of the vegetation in 2011 (Tkachenko & Fitsailo, 2016), B – state of the vegetation in 2022, 1 – meadow-steppe communities, 2 – shrub-steppe communities, 3 – meadow communities, 4 – tree and shrub communities, 5 – ruderal and forb communities.Slika 4: Splošne spremembe vegetacije na starem ozemlju naravnega rezervata “Mykhailivska Tsilyna”. Opombe: A – stanje vegetacije v letu 2011 (Tkachenko & Fitsailo, 2016), B – stanje vegetacije v letu 2022, 1 – travniško-stepske združbe, 2 – grmiščno-stepske združbe, 3 – travniške združbe, 4 – drevesne in grmiščne združbe, 5 – ruderalne združbe in združbe steblik.

Figure 5.

Influence of cessation of mowing on the steppe vegetation of the reserve. Remarks: A – vegetation of AFLs (every year mown area), B – vegetation of EMS (area that was not mown during 11 years), C – vegetation of SPS (area that was not mown during 75 years).Slika 5: Vpliv opustitve košnje na stepsko vegetacijo rezervata. Opombe: A – vegetacija AFL (površina pokošena vsako leto), B – vegetacija EMS (površina, ki ni bila pokošena 11 let), C – vegetacija SPS (površina, ki ni bila pokošena 75 let).
Influence of cessation of mowing on the steppe vegetation of the reserve. Remarks: A – vegetation of AFLs (every year mown area), B – vegetation of EMS (area that was not mown during 11 years), C – vegetation of SPS (area that was not mown during 75 years).Slika 5: Vpliv opustitve košnje na stepsko vegetacijo rezervata. Opombe: A – vegetacija AFL (površina pokošena vsako leto), B – vegetacija EMS (površina, ki ni bila pokošena 11 let), C – vegetacija SPS (površina, ki ni bila pokošena 75 let).

Changes in abundance of dominant species in the reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna during the period 1927 – 2011 under different regimes of preservation_Tabela 2: Spremembe abundance dominantnih vrst v rezervatu Mykhailivska Tsilyna v obdobju 1927–2011 v različnih režimih ohranjanja_

Not reservedPeriodically mown steppe
1927195619711981199120012011
Festuca stricta subsp. sulcata (dom.), Agrostis vinealis, Carex humilisF. stricta subsp. sulcata (dom.), Stipa capillata (dom.), Bromopsis inermis (>), Calamagrostis epigejos (>)B. inermis (dom.), C. epigejos (>) tussock grasses (<) Poa angustifolia (<)Elytrigia repens (>), Cytisus ruthenicus (>) B. inermis (<) C. epigejos (<) tussock grasses (<)C. ruthenicus (dom.), E. repens (>) P. angustifolia (<)Arrhenatherum elatius (dom.), C. ruthenicus (<), E. repens (>) P. angustifolia (>)A. elatius (dom.), E. repens (<), tussock grasses (>)

non-controlled mow. & gra.mow. 1 time per 5 yearsmow. 1 time per 4 yearsmow. 1 time per 3 yearsmow. 1 time per 2 yearsmow. 4 times per 5 years

Strictly protected steppe
195619711981199120012011

B. inermis (dom.), tussock grassesB. inermis (dom.), C. epigejos (>), P angustifolia (>), tussock grasses (<)B. inermis (dom.), E. repens (>), P. angustifolia (<), tussock grasses (<)E. repens (dom.), mesic forb species (>), B. inermis (<)Urtica dioica (dom.), E. repens (<), C. ruthenicus (>)U. dioica (<), E. repens (<), C. ruthenicus (<) C. epigejos (>), Prunus spinosa (>)

Changes of synphytoindication indexes (according to Ya_ P_ Didukh scale) of plant communities in the old territory of the reserve Mykhailivska Tsilyna during 95 years_Tabela 1: Spremembe sinfitoindikacijskih indeksov (po lestvici Ya_ P_ Didukha) rastlinskih združb na starem ozemlju rezervata Mykhailivska Tsilyna v 95 letih_

AuthorV. S. Tkachenko, H. M. Lysenko & A. P. VakalH. M. LysenkoM. S. Larionov
Year19271971199120032022
IndexMeanMeanPMSSPSMeanPMSSPSMeanMinMaxAFLsEMS
Hd8.90 ± 0.149.60 ± 0.609.60 ± 0.219.70 ± 0.2410.11 ± 0.659.92 ± 0.1510.23 ± 0.2910.189.0212.69.85 ± 0.0410.04 ± 0.03
Rc8.66 ± 0.218.27 ± 0.228.25 ± 0.098.23 ± 0.087.90 ± 0.247.99 ± 0.057.82 ± 0.118.237.268.658.47 ± 0.028.33 ± 0.02
Nt4.36 ± 0.184.71 ± 0.404.72 ± 0.154.76 ± 0.135.04 ± 0.384.90 ± 0.095.12 ± 0.186.254.877.645.64 ± 0.035.88 ± 0.02
Sl8.43 ± 0.248.25 ± 0.208.20 ± 0.068.36 ± 0.078.00 ± 0.227.99 ± 0.058.07 ± 0.06---8.18 ± 0.038.20 ± 0.03
Tm8.82 ± 0.098.65 ± 0.208.64 ± 0.068.57 ± 0.078.40 ± 0.178.51 ± 0.068.44 ± 0.057.066.27.938.76 ± 0.028.70 ± 0.2

RegimeNR, mow.+ gra.mow.+ strictmow.strictmow.+ strictmow.strictmow.+ strict--mow.strict
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3986/hacq-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1854-9829 | Journal ISSN: 1581-4661
Language: English
Page range: 179 - 198
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 20, 2025
Published on: Sep 1, 2025
Published by: Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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