| Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: Дермансько-Острозький національний природний парк | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
 Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park | |
  Location of Park | |
| Location | Rivne Oblast, Ukraine |
| Nearest city | Ostroh, Rivne Oblast |
| Coordinates | 50°19′45″N 26°31′11″E / 50.32916667°N 26.51972222°E |
| Area | 1,647.6 hectares (4,071 acres; 16 km2; 6 sq mi) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine) |
| Website | http://npp-derman-ostroh.wixsite.com/nppdo |
Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park ( Ukrainian: Дермансько-Острозький національний природний парк) sits in a river valley that separates the southern edge of the Polesian Lowland, and the northern edge of the Podolian Upland in northwestern Ukraine. The terrain is a mixture of pine-oak forest and marshy river lowlands. The park is in the southernmost region of Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast. [1]
Topography
The park is scattered in 22 sections along the Zbytynka River valley, which runs west-to-east between the Mizotsky Ridge (a part of the Volhynian Upland to the north) and the Kremenets mountains (to the south). The park is only a few kilometers northeast of Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park, and about 5 km west of the town of Ostroh. The valley is only 3–8 km wide, and the immediately surrounding high ground is only a few hundred meters above the valley floor. The valley floor itself is mostly an alluvial patchwork of waterlogged floodplain, first terrace, and sandy dunes. [1]
Individual sectors of the park include:
- Bushchansky Reserve, a complex and alder and pine forests, and reed-sedge swamps,
- Zbitensky Ornithological Reserve, a protected wetland set aside for breeding birds,
- Mizotsky Ridge (Reserve), a geological reserve,
- Zbytenka River floodplain (Reserve), a protected botanical reserve, with local cultural importance,
- Olhava (Reserve), a mixed forest of conifer and deciduous trees,
- The "Budka" Forest, with rare and medicinal plants
- "Zinkiv Stone" Monument, a mixed forest on the Kremenets Mountains side, with rock outcroppings,
- "Turova's grave" Monument, a section of hornbeam-oak forest, with a 400-year-old chestnut, and a 300-year-old Linden tree.
Climate and ecoregion
The climate of Derman-Ostroh is Humid continental climate, warm summer ( Köppen climate classification (Dfb)). This climate is characterized by large swings in temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, with mild summers and cold, snowy winters. [2] [3]
All areas of the park are in the deciduous forest band of the Central European mixed forests ecoregion. [4]
Flora and fauna
About 50% of the region is forested, predominantly in pine and oak; there are also patches of beech and spruce. The Bashchansky bog in the park has the vegetation of lowland marsh, and is one of the Easternmost Middle European carbonate marshes. [5]
Public use
A 6.5 km educational ecological trail runs from the town of Busha on the northern ridge, south through the valley and up to a rocky prominence. There is also a 38 km ecotrail that runs along the Zbytinka river, and a 65 km bicycle trail that encircles the park. There are hotels and resorts nearby for overnight stays. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Kottek, M.; Grieser, J.; Beck, C.; Rudolf, B.; Rubel, F. (2006). "World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated" (PDF). Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Dataset - Koppen climate classifications". World Bank. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Vegetation - Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
External links
| Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park | |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian: Дермансько-Острозький національний природний парк | |
IUCN category II (
national park) | |
|
Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park | |
Location of Park | |
| Location | Rivne Oblast, Ukraine |
| Nearest city | Ostroh, Rivne Oblast |
| Coordinates | 50°19′45″N 26°31′11″E / 50.32916667°N 26.51972222°E |
| Area | 1,647.6 hectares (4,071 acres; 16 km2; 6 sq mi) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine) |
| Website | http://npp-derman-ostroh.wixsite.com/nppdo |
Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park ( Ukrainian: Дермансько-Острозький національний природний парк) sits in a river valley that separates the southern edge of the Polesian Lowland, and the northern edge of the Podolian Upland in northwestern Ukraine. The terrain is a mixture of pine-oak forest and marshy river lowlands. The park is in the southernmost region of Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast. [1]
Topography
The park is scattered in 22 sections along the Zbytynka River valley, which runs west-to-east between the Mizotsky Ridge (a part of the Volhynian Upland to the north) and the Kremenets mountains (to the south). The park is only a few kilometers northeast of Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park, and about 5 km west of the town of Ostroh. The valley is only 3–8 km wide, and the immediately surrounding high ground is only a few hundred meters above the valley floor. The valley floor itself is mostly an alluvial patchwork of waterlogged floodplain, first terrace, and sandy dunes. [1]
Individual sectors of the park include:
- Bushchansky Reserve, a complex and alder and pine forests, and reed-sedge swamps,
- Zbitensky Ornithological Reserve, a protected wetland set aside for breeding birds,
- Mizotsky Ridge (Reserve), a geological reserve,
- Zbytenka River floodplain (Reserve), a protected botanical reserve, with local cultural importance,
- Olhava (Reserve), a mixed forest of conifer and deciduous trees,
- The "Budka" Forest, with rare and medicinal plants
- "Zinkiv Stone" Monument, a mixed forest on the Kremenets Mountains side, with rock outcroppings,
- "Turova's grave" Monument, a section of hornbeam-oak forest, with a 400-year-old chestnut, and a 300-year-old Linden tree.
Climate and ecoregion
The climate of Derman-Ostroh is Humid continental climate, warm summer ( Köppen climate classification (Dfb)). This climate is characterized by large swings in temperature, both diurnally and seasonally, with mild summers and cold, snowy winters. [2] [3]
All areas of the park are in the deciduous forest band of the Central European mixed forests ecoregion. [4]
Flora and fauna
About 50% of the region is forested, predominantly in pine and oak; there are also patches of beech and spruce. The Bashchansky bog in the park has the vegetation of lowland marsh, and is one of the Easternmost Middle European carbonate marshes. [5]
Public use
A 6.5 km educational ecological trail runs from the town of Busha on the northern ridge, south through the valley and up to a rocky prominence. There is also a 38 km ecotrail that runs along the Zbytinka river, and a 65 km bicycle trail that encircles the park. There are hotels and resorts nearby for overnight stays. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Kottek, M.; Grieser, J.; Beck, C.; Rudolf, B.; Rubel, F. (2006). "World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated" (PDF). Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Dataset - Koppen climate classifications". World Bank. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "Vegetation - Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
External links