Ecological-climatic characteristics of the flora of a floodplain landscape in Southeastern Europe

Baranovski, B. А.; Karmyzova, L. О.; Roshchyna, N. O.; Ivanko, I. А.; Karas, O. G.

doi:10.15421/012014

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“…Global warming affects plant and animal communities across all climatic zones (Burda and Koniakin, 2019;Baranovski et al, 2020). Insect species with southern ranges move northward, where they find themselves in unsuitable climatic conditions at certain stages of their ontogenesis, although the average annual temperatures do not necessarily differ from those of their original range (Avtaeva et al, 2019;2021).…”

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Effect of increased ambient temperature on seasonal generation number in Lucilia sericata (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

2021

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Global climate change and, specifically, rising temperatures, may increase the number of generations of necrophagous insects. The common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) ranks among the most important cosmopolitan necrophagous insects that utilize corpses and cause myiasis in farm animals and humans. Based on the data simulations, the use of accumulated degree-hours enables to calculate the number of generations of this forensically important species of blowfly with a greater accuracy than before, considering short-term increases of temperature at the boundary of the cold and warm seasons. The number of generations of L. sericata has increased from 7.65 to 8.46 in the Ukrainian steppe zone over the last 15 years, while the active developmental period of this species has increased by 25 days due to earlier start in spring. The average temperature increase of 1 °C increased the number of generations of L. sericata by 0.85. With a global climate change following the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 scenario (average temperature increase of 2.4 °C), adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, by 2100 the number of generations of L. sericata in a simulated ecosystem will increase by 2.0 to 9.0 generations per year.

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Effect of increased ambient temperature on seasonal generation number in Lucilia sericata (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

2021

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“…The research was carried out in 12 ecosystems in the Mahdalinovka district, Novomoskovsk district, Pavlograd district and Sinelnikovo district of Dnipropetrovsk Region (Ukraine) (Table 1). Detailed descriptions of the conditions of the study areas are given in articles of some authors (Gritsan et al, 2019;Baranovski et al, 2020Baranovski et al, , 2021Gorban et al, 2021). The invertebrate fauna of these territories was also described earlier (Komlyk & Brygadyrenko, 2019b;Puchkov et al, 2020;Kunakh et al, 2021) A brief description of the studied habitats is given in Table 1.…”

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Morphometric variability of ground beetles Bembidion minimum (Coleoptera, Carabidae): who should change more, males or females?

Parhomenko¹,

Langraf²,

Petrovičová³

et al. 2022

Nat. Conserv. Res.

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Morphological variability can be used as an indicator of the state of invertebrate populations. Microevolutionary processes can show up in the morphological differentiation of populations. This includes differences between morphometric characters in the two sexes. The variability of 12 populations of Bembidion minimum (Coleoptera, Carabidae) was assessed by 24 morphometric characteristics and indices in this article. Bembidion minimum is a halophile that lives in ecosystems of Protected Areas in Ukraine (Black Sea Biosphere Reserve, Dniprovsko-Orilskyi Nature Reserve, Ornithological Sanctuary «Bulakhovsky Liman», Regional Landscape Park «Dniprovi Porogy», Samara Forest). The coefficients of variation for males, females, and combined populations of males and females were estimated in the article. The studied populations inhabited different soil and plant conditions and were under the influence of anthropogenic factors of varying intensity. The redundancy analysis shows three clusters. In the first cluster, morphometric characteristics and indices in both males and females were linked to environmental variables (herb layer, salt, composition of soil). The second cluster had morphometric characteristics and indices in both males and females with a link to environmental variables (pH, litter, recreational load, cattle grazing). The third cluster formed morphometric characteristics and indices in both males and females that are not affected by any environmental variables. The coefficient of variation for most of the linear morphometric characteristics of B. minimum (width of head, length of prothorax, width of prothorax, length of elytra and distance between setae on the elytra) for males was significantly lower than for the combined sample of males and females. The variability of width of elytra and length of body was significantly higher for females than for males. The degree of variability of males, females and their combined sample did not significantly differ for nonlinear morphometric characteristics, as well as for the six morphometric indices (body proportions) studied by us. In general, in the 12 studied populations of B. minimum, the coefficient of variation for most of the studied measurements was insignificantly lower in males (CV = 5.59%) than in females (6.10%) or in the combined sample of males and females (6.75%). The lowest variability in populations of B. minimum was found for morphometric indices: CV = 3.89% for males, CV = 3.76% for females, and CV = 3.86% for the combined population (males + females). The absence of differences in the mean values of the coefficient of variation between males, females and the combined sample of males and females for each individual population suggests that both males and females make a relatively equal contribution to the polymorphism of B. minimum populations. An assessment of the morphological variability of invertebrates, and especially the variation of coefficients of linear parameters and morphometric indices, can be used to indicate the state of ecosystems in Protected Areas in Ukraine and other countries.

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“…Аналіз біо-еколого-географічних характеристик виявлених чужорідних видів рослин (табл. 1) виконано з використанням відомостей В. В. Протопопової (Protopopova, 1991), Б. О. Барановського (Baranovski et al, 2017), В. В. Протопопової та Шевери (Protopopova & Shevera, 2019). (Protopopova & Shevera, 2019).…”

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Structure and seasonal dynamics of the adventitious fraction of the flora of "Gagarin Park" (Dnipro)

Lisovets¹,

Udzhmadzhuridze²

2022

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Alien species significantly change the structure and functions of green spaces in cities, can affect people's health and cause economic damage to the urban economy. Studies show that the flora of urboecosystems has been significantly transformed by human economic activity, which causes the spread and rapid advancement of invasive species and the reduction of phytodiversity. The object of the study was the grass cover of "Gagarin Park" (Dnipro). The species composition and projective cover of vascular plants of the grass layer were studied in April–May and June–July 2021–2022. Experimental sites measuring 3×3 m were laid in different parts of the park, the total number of spring descriptions – 420, summer – 230. Field work was carried out using classic geobotanical methods of research (route-reconnaissance, detailed-route, geobotanical description, establishment of test plots). 121 species of vascular plants belonging to 45 families were recorded in the grass cover of Gagarin Park (Dnipro). The most numerous are Asteraceae (17%) and Poaceae (12%). At the beginning of the growing season, the families Lamiaceae, Rosaceae, and Scrophulariaceae are characterized by the richest species composition; in the summer, the role of Aceraceae, Brassicaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Fabaceae, and Rosaceae increases. 42 adventive species belonging to 29 families were found in the grass layer of the park. The share of adventitious plants increases during the growing season from 22 to 37% in species composition. In spring, representatives of the Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, and Scrophulariaceae families predominate among the 12 registered adventives (15% each), in summer the number of adventive species increases to 36, and the Asteraceae family dominates (28%). The spectrum of life forms is dominated by herbaceous annuals - 33.3% and perennials - 23.8%, as well as numerous seedlings of woody species – 21.4%. There are much fewer biennials (9.5%) and vines (7.1%), biennials and shrubs are represented singly. American species (33.4%) are the leaders in species diversity by origin: North American and South American migroelements have 13 and 1 species, respectively. There are also numerous representatives of Mediterranean (23.8%) and Asian origin (21.4%). This ratio is more typical for the group of invasive plants than for alien species of Ukraine as a whole. The predominance of species of American origin indicates that plants that grow in similar conditions in their original habitat are best adapted to new conditions. This confirms the proposition that species with a transcontinental habitat type have greater opportunities for adaptation to new conditions than species originating from adjacent floristic regions. The spectrum of adventitious plant biomorphs in «Gagarin Park» is dominated by annuals in the spring, but in the summer the share of woody species seedlings increases. Among the life forms according to K. Raunkier (or climamorph), the largest percentage belongs to therophytes in spring, and phanerophytes and hemcryptophytes in summer. The dominant group of biomorphs is vegetatively immobile plants – 80% in spring and 55% in summer. Cenomorphic analysis of the grass cover indicates the dominance of ruderants throughout the season, which is natural for the analyzed group of adventive plants. Xeromesophytes and mesophytes predominate among hygromorphs, and mesotrophs among tromorphs, which indicates favorable conditions for the growth of tree vegetation in the park. Among the heliomorphs, heliophytes and scioheliophytes predominate, which reflects the increased level of illumination under the canopy of woody park plants compared to typical forest phytocenoses. In the grass cover of the «Gagarin park», representatives of alien species with high and medium indicators of phytocenotic activity were found. Among them, most of them belong to invasive plants and transformative species – Impatiens parviflora, Solidago canadensis, Acer negundo, Erigeron annuus, they are the ones that pose a threat to the phytodiversity of the studied ecosystem, inhibit naturalization processes and require measures to regulate the number of populations. Due to the detected increased phytocenotic activity of Partenocissus quinquefolia and Vitis vinifera, we state that these species acquire invasive properties, therefore they require the attention of researchers and monitoring.

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Ecological-climatic characteristics of the flora of a floodplain landscape in Southeastern Europe

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Effect of increased ambient temperature on seasonal generation number in Lucilia sericata (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

Effect of increased ambient temperature on seasonal generation number in Lucilia sericata (Diptera, Calliphoridae)

Morphometric variability of ground beetles Bembidion minimum (Coleoptera, Carabidae): who should change more, males or females?

Structure and seasonal dynamics of the adventitious fraction of the flora of "Gagarin Park" (Dnipro)

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