STATE AND REPRESENTATIVENESS OF FOREST SWAMPS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE EASTERN PODILLIA NATURE PROTECTIVE FUND

Abstract

The article shows the problems of researching the condition and representativeness in the structure of the nature protective fund of forest swamps, which are in the functional structure of the forest fund of forestry enterprises of the regional management of forestry and hunting in the Vinnytsia region. In the research material of the article, an analytical review of the representative database of forest management of specialized enterprises was carried out. The result of the analysis of forest management data and a visual inspection within the forest areas of forestry enterprises of the Vinnytsia region is the determination of the total number and typology of wetland forest areas and their ecological characteristics. It was established that swampy forest areas within the forest fund of forestry enterprises are represented by lowland, transitional and upland swamps with a total area of 1056.8 hectares. Analytical data show that within forestry enterprises, the share of upland marshes is 50.2 ha or 5% of the total area, the share of transitional marshes is 3.4 ha or 0.1%, and lowland marshes is 1003.2 ha or 94.9%. The total number of areas of upland bogs is 24, the average area of which is 2.09 ha, but the minimum area is 0.2 ha, and the maximum area is 8.3 ha, and they are concentrated in 10 forest farms. Transitional swamps consist of 5 plots, the average area of which is 0.68 ha, but the minimum area is 0.2 ha, and the maximum is 1.71 ha, and they are concentrated in 5 forest farms. Lowland swamps consist of 835 plots, the average area of which is 1.22 ha, but the minimum area is 0.1 ha, and the maximum area is 40 ha, and they are concentrated in all 12 forest farms of the region. The result of the conducted research is establishing that the forests of Eastern Podillia are also dominated by lowland swamps, which are mostly overgrown with sedge grass vegetation. Also, on the basis of data analysis, it was established that in the conditions of Eastern Podillia, there is a small amount of swampy forest areas in the structure of the nature reserve fund and it is only 78.2 hectares in the section of 8 protected areas.