IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES ON NATURAL AND SEMINATURAL HABITAT TYPES OF THE TRANSCARPATHIA

B. Vykhor, B. Prots


DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/sbi.0803.387

Abstract


The analysis of natural and semi-natural habitat types of the Transcarpathia for their susceptibility to invasion is presented. The impact assessment of invasive plant species on 42 habitat types in the Transcarpathia is discussed. The invasive plant species have got a negative impact on phytodiversity of eight aquatic habitat types, five – coastal, three – xerothermic, eight – meadow type, five – bush type, twelve – forest and one sand-pioneer types. These habitats are residance for 49 regionally rare plant species and 38 plant species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine, of which 19 species are “vulnerable”,11 have got “unvalued” protected status, five species are recognized as “rare” and three as “endangered”. The lowest impact assessment of invasive species on habitats is among alpine, bog, stream-source and rock habitat types. The checklist of natural and seminatural habitat types of the Transcarpathia threatened by invasive plant species is presented.


Keywords


impact assessment, invasive plant species, habitat types, rare plant species, Transcarpathia, Ukraine

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