DOI:

10.24411/1816-1863-2018-11041

Section

Ecology

Title

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES OF FOREST-STEPPE DENDIOLOGICAL PARKS AND BOTANICAL GARDENS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Сontributors

A.A. Voronin, Cand. ofAgricul. Sc., Associate Professor, Head of the Botanical Garden, of Voronezh State University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract

The paper presents data on the identification of ecosystem services of dendrological parks and botanical gardens of the forest-steppe Black Soil Region. The main ecosystem functions are: stabilization of climatic conditions, neutralization of harmful substances in soil and in the atmosphere, protection of lands from erosion, productivity of natural and artificial plant communities, etc. The mediating potential of 27 dendroparks and 6 botanical gardens of the forest-steppe Chernozem zone is formed on an area of about 1700 hectares, where forest geosystems dominate. The main benefits are: climate regulation, increase in the productivity of surrounding agrolandscapes, public health, provision of genetic resources. As a recipient of benefits from ecosystem services, the region's population and agricultural facilities are considered. The quality of ecosystem services depends on the stability of the geosystems of plant introduction centers. The growth in demand for ecosystem services of the introduction centers was noted, especially in the field of recreation and ecological tourism. It is predicted that payments for various types of ecosystem functions of dendrological parks and botanical gardens will be a key mechanism for managing their resources.

Keywords

ecosystem services, arboretum, botanical garden, sustainable development.

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