Kuzemko A. Meadow vegetation of the Forest and Forest-Steppe zones of the plain part of Ukraine: structure and anthriopogenic transformation

The results of a complex study of the meadow vegetation of the Forest and Forest-Steppe zones of the plain part of Ukraine are presented in the thesis. A classification scheme and the prodrome of meadow vegetation based on inductive approach and using quantitative methods of phytosociological research have been developed. It was established the peculiarities of the vegetation differentiation by the main environmental factors. The degree of the meadow vegetation anthropogenic transformation in temporal and regional aspects have been revealed. It was proposed the main strategic direction for optimization of conservation of the meadow vegetation.