Species diversity of phytocenoses during engineering and environmental surveys

Popova Yana Pavlovna, Denisova Yanina Vyacheslavovna

The article describes the characteristics of the vegetation cover during scientific ecological surveys of the site located in the south of the island of Kunashir with the aim of preserving and rational use of phytocenoses. In the studied phytocenoses (spruce-shrub-forb community, shrub-cotton grass-sedge-forb community with excessive moisture) 29 grows. Species of vascular plants. In the study area, 4 rare plant species, listed in the Red Data Books of the Russian Federation and the Sakhalin Region, were identified, such as Picea glehnii (Fr. Schmidt) Mast., Iris ensata Thunb., Pogonia japonica Reichenb. fil., Ilex sugerokii Maxim.

Keywords:plant communities; phytocenosis; rare plant species; Kunashir island; engineering and environmental studies