Meadows diversity in the Valdaisky National Park

Abstract

The results of a geobotanical survey of meadow vegetation in the Valdaiskiy National Park (Novgorod region) are presented. In accordance with the floristic classification it has been established that the meadows of the region belong to the class of European mesophilic meadows Molinio-Arrhenatheretea . Two associations were revealed. In the floodplains of rivers and streams, communities of wet meadows of the association Lysimachio vulgaris-Filipenduletum ulmariae are common. It belongs to the alliance Filipendulion ulmariae of the order Filipendulo ulmariae-Loletalia uliginosi . On river terraces and watersheds, communities of the association Anthoxantho odorati-Agrostietum tenuis , belonging to the alliance Cynosirion cristati of the order Arrhenatheretalia , are developed. The significant importance of the meadows for the conservation of natural biodiversity and cultural heritage of the Novgorod region is noted.