Flora of the Desna Plateau a comprehensive analysis and annotated list

Abstract

The book deals with the results of the floristic inventory, taxonomical, biomorphological, geographical, ecological, sozological studies of the Desna Plateau flora and of its anthropogenic transformation condition. The Desna Plateau is situated in the north east part of Ukraine at the border line of Polissya (the forest-covered territory) and forest-steppes physical and geographical zones. According to our data the flora of the Desna Plateau includes 920 species of vascular plants belonging to 464 genera, 112 families. The synanthropic flora of studied region includes 337 species of vascular plants belonging to 220 genera, 51 families. The total number of vascular plant species, threatened with destruction as a result of the human activity impact, includes 85 species belonging to 32 families, 54 genera.