Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve | |
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Ukrainian: Український степовий природний заповідник | |
Location | Donetsk Oblast |
Coordinates | 47°06′N 38°00′E / 47.100°N 38.000°E |
Area | 2,768 hectares (6,840 acres; 28 km2; 11 sq mi) |
Established | 1961 |
Governing body | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
Website | http://ukrainaincognita.com/donetska-oblast/volodarskyi-raion/ukrainskyi-stepovyi-pryrodnyi-zapovidnyk |
Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve ( Ukrainian: Український степовий природний заповідник) is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine that protects a collection of primitive steppe tracts in Donetsk Oblast region of the Ukrainian southeast. Each tract is a different sub-type of Ukrainian steppe. [1]
Originally the reserve stood in a vast dryland steppe that stretched from the Azov Sea and Black Sea north for 500-700 km. Over times most of this area was converted to agriculture and only a few small sectors left in an uncultivated state. There are four main branches of the reserve, each protecting a different representative type of steppe for the region.
The official climate designation for the Ukrainian Steppe area is "" Humid continental climate - warm summer sub-type"" ( Köppen climate classification Dfb), with large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), but no month averaging over 22 °C (72 °F).
Common grasses in the reserve tracts are feather grass ( Stipa), bunchgrass ( Stipa capillata), and fescue ( Festuca). Scientists in the reserve report 926 species of higher plants, 26 species of mammals, 115 species of birds and 10 species of fish.
As a strict nature reserve, Ukrainian Steppe's primary purpose is protection of nature and scientific study. Public access is limited: mass recreation and construction of facilities is prohibited as are hunting and fishing. There is public access to the "Stone Tomb" historical site, which features a museum. [3] Located in southeast Ukraine in disputed territory, some tracts of the reserve may have been occupied by separatists in 2014. [2] [1]
Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve | |
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Ukrainian: Український степовий природний заповідник | |
Location | Donetsk Oblast |
Coordinates | 47°06′N 38°00′E / 47.100°N 38.000°E |
Area | 2,768 hectares (6,840 acres; 28 km2; 11 sq mi) |
Established | 1961 |
Governing body | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
Website | http://ukrainaincognita.com/donetska-oblast/volodarskyi-raion/ukrainskyi-stepovyi-pryrodnyi-zapovidnyk |
Ukrainian Steppe Nature Reserve ( Ukrainian: Український степовий природний заповідник) is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine that protects a collection of primitive steppe tracts in Donetsk Oblast region of the Ukrainian southeast. Each tract is a different sub-type of Ukrainian steppe. [1]
Originally the reserve stood in a vast dryland steppe that stretched from the Azov Sea and Black Sea north for 500-700 km. Over times most of this area was converted to agriculture and only a few small sectors left in an uncultivated state. There are four main branches of the reserve, each protecting a different representative type of steppe for the region.
The official climate designation for the Ukrainian Steppe area is "" Humid continental climate - warm summer sub-type"" ( Köppen climate classification Dfb), with large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), but no month averaging over 22 °C (72 °F).
Common grasses in the reserve tracts are feather grass ( Stipa), bunchgrass ( Stipa capillata), and fescue ( Festuca). Scientists in the reserve report 926 species of higher plants, 26 species of mammals, 115 species of birds and 10 species of fish.
As a strict nature reserve, Ukrainian Steppe's primary purpose is protection of nature and scientific study. Public access is limited: mass recreation and construction of facilities is prohibited as are hunting and fishing. There is public access to the "Stone Tomb" historical site, which features a museum. [3] Located in southeast Ukraine in disputed territory, some tracts of the reserve may have been occupied by separatists in 2014. [2] [1]