Work

The idea of the study is to assess the amount and main causes of habitat transformation of model threatened species within Ukrainian Polissya on the basis of comparative analysis of cartographic and remote sensing data. According to this idea, we set the following tasks: to form a list of model threatened plant species; to prepare the distribution maps for them; to identify habitat types for model species within Ukrainian Polissya; to assess areas of transformed or lost habitats of model species; to reveal key areas in need of conservation (that are not yet protected); to reveal areas with conservation potential that need additional research. As the result of this investigation, we are going to obtain distribution maps for model threatened species and a database of important plant areas to preserve or for further study. The experience gained during the accomplishment of this project could be extrapolated to the other regions of Ukraine and, after some modifications, used for all the territory of Ukraine.