EVALUATION OF THE FODDER STOCKS FOR THE PRZEWALSKI HORSE EQUUS FERUS PRZEWALSKII ON THE «PRE-URAL STEPPE» PLOT OF THE ORENBURG STATE NATURE RESERVE
Journal Title: Nature Conservation Research. Заповедная наука - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
In 2015 the Federal Government Funded Institution «Orenburg Reserves» started the Programme of Establishing of a Semi-Free Population of the Przewalski Horse at the Orenburg Reserve on the territory of the steppe area «Pre-Ural Steppe». In 2014–2015 a pilot research was carried out to select the location for construction of the Centre of the re-introduction of the Przewalski horse. To evaluate the fodder stocks in the selected area we developed criteria for evaluating the vegetation condition under the influence of grazing. The results have shown that within the boundaries of the «Pre-Ural Steppe» plot it is most rational to place the Centre of the re-introduction of the Przewalski horse at the natural landmark Kursay. In 2015, the fodder stocks here ranged from 14 dt/ha (decitonne per hectare) in April to 30 dt/ha in September. Moreover, the grass cover vegetation here mostly consisted of species, well-grazed by Przewalski horse, particularly grasses, a significant number of legumes and well-grazed forbs. In the future, this area requires constant monitoring of the vegetation condition under the influence of the Przewalski horse grazing, with the following evaluation criteria: 1) the overall productivity of the plant mass; 2) the combination of well-grazed and ungrazed plant species in dynamics.
Authors and Affiliations
Tatjana L. Zharkikh, Lyubov G. Linerova
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP323922
- DOI 10.24189/ncr.2016.033
- Views 91
- Downloads 0
MIDDLE-SUMMER CICADINAS FAUNA (HEMIPTERA, CICADINA) OF THE VITIMSKY RESERVE (IRKUTSK REGION)
Composition of middle-summer cicadinas fauna (90 species from 3 families: Cicadellidae – 75 species (45 genera), Delphacidae – 11 (9 genera) and Aphrophoridae – 4 (3 genera)), together with data on the relative abundance...
PRELIMINARY INVENTORY OF BATS (MAMMALIA, CHIROPTERA) IN THREE PROTECTED AREAS OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
As part of biodiversity monitoring in the Kisangani Forest Region, a survey of bats was conducted in three protected areas, specifically Lomami, Yangambi and Epulu. In this pilot study, a total of 201 specimens were coll...
SPAWNING WATER BODIES AND THEIR ROLE IN CONSERVATION OF RARE AMPHIBIAN SPECIES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE REPUBLIC OF DAGESTAN (RUSSIA)
Environmental conditions in spawning waters are determined by a variety of abiotic and biotic factors. They are the most significant and therefore limiting in the selection of breeding sites and spawning grounds for amph...
RECONSTRUCTION OF ARBOREAL VEGETATION DYNAMICS OF THE AREA OF MUSEUM-RESERVE KULIKOVO POLE IN THE MIDDLE AND LATE HOLOCENE
The paper presents reconstructions of vegetation and forest coverage dynamics in the area of the State Military-Historical and Natural Museum-Reserve «Kulikovo Pole» (Upper Don River basin) in the middle and late Holocen...
HELMINTHES OF SHREWS (SORICIDAE) IN THE «MALAYA SOSVA» NATURE RESERVE (RUSSIA)
The paper present data on species composition of helminths of shrews in the State Nature reserve «Malaya Sosva», Western Siberia, Russia. We found 22 helminths species in four species of shrews (Sorex araneus, S. caecuti...