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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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OKSKIY |
 © Photo: Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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| General Description | This reserve is situated in the south-east of Moscow along the middle flow of the Oka River and is part of the Meschera lowland. It is situated at the junction of three biogeographic zones: the broad-leaved forest zone, comprising the biggest part, the taiga and the forest-steppe zone to the south. The biosphere reserve also comprises a Ramsar site, covering an extensive floodplain of lowland rivers, lakes and forested peatlands which provide habitat for many waterfowls and waders. In the buffer zone of the reserve, traditional natural resource use (e.g. wood processing, hay harvesting, cattle raising, berry and mushrooms gathering) is carried out by some 9,000 people (2002). Within the area, there is a European Bison Breeding Center, established in 1959, and a Crane Breeding Center founded in 1979. The new generations of Bison (about 300) and Siberian Crane (around 80) from both Centers will be released into nature. The biosphere reserve also hosts a library, the Menzbir Ornithological Society archives and a science data bank. | |||
| Major ecosystem type | Temperate and sub-polar broadleaf forests or woodlands (including mixed forests) | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Mixed pine forests (Pinus sylvestris) with birch (Betula sp.), oak (Quercus robur) and alder (AInus glutinosa); oak forests with lime (Tilia cordata) and maple (Acer platanoides) in undergrowth; spruce (Picea sp.) forests; sphagnum bogs, and flood-plain meadows. | |||
| Location | 54°40' to 55°00'N; 40°35' to 41°01'E | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 77,193 | |||
| Core area(s) | 22,604 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 21,449 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | 33,140 | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +80 to +200 | |||
| Year designated | 1978 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Director of Okskiy Zapovednik reporting to the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources | |||
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| Brief description |
Annual environmental monitoring Inventory of flora and fauna Study of rare plant and animal populations Mapping of the different zones of the biosphere reserve Biotechnical measures for rehabilitation of natural habitats of Desmana moschata Conservation of genetic resources: Breeding of European Bison’s (Bison bonasus) and creation of the free-living its population in Russia’s European part (in cooperation with Prioksko-Terrasnyi biosphere reserve and VWVF) Breeding of the rare crane’s species with the goal to conservation of genetic diversity and rehabilitation the nature population of the Siberian Crane |
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| Specific variables... | ||||
| Abiotic | Habitat. | |||
| Biodiversity | Biotechnology, birds, breeding/reproduction, conservation, fauna, flora, genetic resources, mammals, plants, population genetics/population dynamics, rare/endangered/threatened species, reptiles, restoration/rehabilitation/redevelopment, species inventorying/inventory. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Mapping, monitoring/methodologies, planning and zoning measures/zonation. | |||
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| Contact address |
Yuriy Markin Okskiy Zapovednik Spasskiy District, P.O Lakash - Settlement Brykin Bor 391072 Ryazan Region Russian Federation |
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| Telephone | (7.491-2) 7 22 74 | |||
| Fax | (7.491-2) 7 22 74 | |||
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obz@rambler.ru obgpz@yandex.ru |
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| Last updated: 3/1/2007 |
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