ECOLOGICAL AND FAUNISTIC ANALYSIS OF VERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE "PEREMOGHY" PARK IN THE CITY OF CHERKASY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32782/naturaljournal.17.2026.25Keywords:
fauna, vertebrates, park “Peremohy”, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammalsAbstract
The work is devoted to the study of the species diversity of vertebrate fauna of the “Peremohy” Park in the city of Cherkasy. The park is located in the southwestern part of the city, is a monument of landscape art of local importance, artificially created, since it has in its structure both landscape and memorial components. Cherkasy City Zoological Park is an integral compositional element of this park, which emphasizes the multifunctionality of the place of the conducted research. The result of the conducted research was the presence of 77 species of wild vertebrate animals belonging to 16 orders, four known taxa: amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The least numerous taxa are amphibians – three species (Pelophylax ribibunda, P. lessonae, Bufo virids) and reptiles – four species (Emys orbicularis, Trachemys sсripta elegans, Lacerta agilis, Natrix natrix), which makes up 9% of the entire faunal complex of vertebrate fauna of the park. The most numerous systematic group was and remains birds – 54 species, which makes up almost 71% of the entire species complex of vertebrates, among which the most numerous is the order Passeriformes – 67%. Among the ecological groups of birds, the most numerous is dendrophilic – 69%. sclerophilous birds – 11%. Cavity-nesting birds (tree hollow) – 24%. Among the landscape-genetic faunal complexes, the most widely represented are birds of the non-moral European complex and ancient-non-moral complexes. Mammals make up 16 species – 20% of the complex of vertebrate fauna of the park. In the local fauna, there is a trend towards alien species for reptiles, birds, mammals. A quarter of the species composition of the species noted here have a protected status. Within the framework of the Bern Convention, 55 species of vertebrates. Eight species of bats are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. These research results confirm that city parks are one of the richest in species diversity of places in city systems, and also confirm key ecological theories related to the gradient approach and the theory of island habitat for city parks.
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