Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences Russian Journal of Earth Sciences 1681-1208 72279 10.2205/2023ES02SI16 СПЕЦВЫПУСК: "ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ И ПРИКЛАДНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ГЕОЛОГИИ, ГЕОФИЗИКИ И ГЕОЭКОЛОГИИ" SPECIAL ISSUE: "FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS AND GEOECOLOGY" СПЕЦВЫПУСК: "ФУНДАМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ И ПРИКЛАДНЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ГЕОЛОГИИ, ГЕОФИЗИКИ И ГЕОЭКОЛОГИИ" Rare Flora of the Khadzhokh Recreational Area of the Republic Of Adygea Rare Flora of the Khadzhokh Recreational Area of the Republic Of Adygea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8983-8429 Сиротюк Эмилия Айсовна Sirotyuk E. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1025-1420 Гунина Галина Николаевна Gunina G. N. Gergia I. G. Gergia I. G. Майкопский государственный технологический университет Майкоп Россия Maykop State Technological University Maykop Russian Federation Майкопский государственный технологический университет Майкоп Россия Maykop State Technological University Maykop Russian Federation Abkhazian State University Абхазия 2Abkhazian State University Abkhazia 15 12 2023 15 12 2023 23 5 1 9 20 10 2023 27 11 2023 https://rjes.ru/en/nauka/article/72279/view

The problem of preserving the diversity of the Earth’s flora is extremely relevant due to the increasing impact of economic and other human activities on the natural environment. The most fragile and very significant part of the flora in need of protection are rare, endangered and threatened with extinction species. From a biological point of view, these categories include: species that are not threatened with extinction, but their number on the planet is very small; species that are dying out as a result of evolutionary processes; species that are potentially vulnerable due to their biological characteristics; widespread species that reduce their range and numbers as a result of anthropogenic influences. The article shows that the Khadzhokh recreational area of the Republic of Adygea includes three settlements: the villages of Dakhovskaya, Kamennomostsky and Pobeda, which are the most attractive for the local population and tourists from all the regions of Russia and abroad. Based on the survey of the territory of the area in 2017–2022, we studied landscape and botanical monuments of nature and identified rare plants. The rare flora of the area includes a large proportion of relict and endemic species. The rarest plant species are recommended for inclusion in the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Adygea, which will be published in 2023. The limiting factors of the rare flora of the area are revealed. The aim of the work is to study the Khadjokh recreational zone of the Republic of Adygea, identify the species composition of plants in this territory and identify rare species, assess the current state of their populations and determine the category of rarity status for the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic.

The problem of preserving the diversity of the Earth’s flora is extremely relevant due to the increasing impact of economic and other human activities on the natural environment. The most fragile and very significant part of the flora in need of protection are rare, endangered and threatened with extinction species. From a biological point of view, these categories include: species that are not threatened with extinction, but their number on the planet is very small; species that are dying out as a result of evolutionary processes; species that are potentially vulnerable due to their biological characteristics; widespread species that reduce their range and numbers as a result of anthropogenic influences. The article shows that the Khadzhokh recreational area of the Republic of Adygea includes three settlements: the villages of Dakhovskaya, Kamennomostsky and Pobeda, which are the most attractive for the local population and tourists from all the regions of Russia and abroad. Based on the survey of the territory of the area in 2017–2022, we studied landscape and botanical monuments of nature and identified rare plants. The rare flora of the area includes a large proportion of relict and endemic species. The rarest plant species are recommended for inclusion in the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic of Adygea, which will be published in 2023. The limiting factors of the rare flora of the area are revealed. The aim of the work is to study the Khadjokh recreational zone of the Republic of Adygea, identify the species composition of plants in this territory and identify rare species, assess the current state of their populations and determine the category of rarity status for the third edition of the Red Book of the Republic.

 Republic of Adygea Khadzhokh recreational area natural monuments rare plants endemics relics Red Book of the Republic of Adygea This study was carried out with the financial support of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Adygea.

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