Krasova O. Natural flora and vegetation of slopes in the Black Sea part of drainage basin of Ingulets river

This thesis is devoted to study the flora and natural vegetation of valley and gully slopes in the Black Sea part of the drainage basin of the Ingulets river. We ascertained the species composition of flora, which includes 559 species belonging to 290 genera, 70 families and 4 divisions. We distinguished and analyzed 9 coenofloras within composition of the flora; 7 coenofloras correspond to floristic lists of syntaxa of grade of classes of formations and 2 - to grade of subtypes of vegetation of limestone outcrops. The developed territorial differentiation of vegetation includes three hierarchical levels: micro-, meso - and macrocombinations. The system of phytodiversity protection in Ingulets regional ecocorridor requires to optimize five strategic areas. We justified the appropriateness of creating four landscape reserves.