Patsura I. Rare forest natural complexes of the Carpathians part the pool of the Dnister

The dissertation is devoted to complex research of rare forest natural complexes of the Carpathians part the pool of the Dnister. Methods of research: standard forestical, geographical, geobotanical, floristic, statistical. In the dissertation the quantitative criteria of estimation a forest group expansion were developed, rare and unique forest stands, the population of arboreal plants, types of habitat and types of forest within a Carpathian part of Dnister riverhead are chosen. The features of genesis, state, tendencies of development and prospects of preservation of the rare and unique forest groups are generalized. Within the main types of forest, cenotic variants are emphasized, which can be used for forest improvement and serve as prototypes for its practical recreation. The ways of preservation and recreation of the rare forest groups in the region are developed that can be further used in nature protection and sheltering forest management