Kazantypskyi State Nature Reserve

Kazantypskiy Nature Reserve
Казантипский природный заповедник
Map showing the location of Kazantypskiy Nature Reserve

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Location Kerch Peninsula, Ukraine
Coordinates 45°27′42″N 35°50′36″E / 45.4616°N 35.8434°E / 45.4616; 35.8434[1]Coordinates: 45°27′42″N 35°50′36″E / 45.4616°N 35.8434°E / 45.4616; 35.8434[2]
Area 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Established 1998

The Kazantypskiy Nature Reserve (Ukrainian: Казанти́пський приро́дний запові́дник, Russian: Казанти́пский приро́дный запове́дник; IPA: [kəzɐnˈtʲipskʲɪj prʲɪˈpodnɨj zəpɐˈtɕedʲnʲɪk]) is a small reserve (4.5 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi)) in the Lenine Raion on the Kerch Peninsula in Ukraine. The reserve includes both territory of Cape Kazantyp and coast-aquatic-complex.

Kazantypskyi Nature Reserve was establіshed in 1998. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources. The reserve protects the ecosystems of coastal area and also near coastal sea algae communities. The plant communities are mostly associated to the steppe type.

Despite its small size, the reserve includes 486 kinds of Crimean vascular plants and over one half of the plants of the Kerch peninsula. The fauna includes birds and off-shore species.

The reserve protects virgin ecosystems of coastal areas, including near-coastal sea algae communities. The plant communities are mostly associated with the steppe type.

Kazantypskyi Nature Reserve іs lіsted among the 138 most valuable areas of Ukraine, defined for the Important Bird Area Programme. According to UNESCO, Cape Kazantуp іs a reserve of international significance.

Flora and fauna

Flora

Flora on the IUCN Red List
  1. Allium pervestitum
  2. Rumia crithmifolia
  3. Alyssum calycocarpum
  4. Papaver maeoticum
  5. Agropyron cimmericum
  6. Crataegus taurica
Flora on the European Red List
  1. Rumia crithmifolia
  2. Centaurea aemulans
  3. Senecio borysthenicus
  4. Tanacetum paczoskii
  5. Alyssum calycocarpum
  6. Crataegus taurica
  7. Galium xeroticum
  8. Solanum zelenetzkii
Flora listed in the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
  1. Crambe koktebelica
  2. Zostera marina
Flora in the Red Book of Ukraine

Red Book of Ukraine:

  1. Allium pervestitum
  2. Astrodaucus littoralis
  3. Asparagus brachyphyllus
  4. Crambe koktebelica
  5. Silene syreitschikowii
  6. Silene viridiflora
  7. Crocus pallasii
  8. Orchis picta
  9. Stipa brauneri
  10. Stipa capillata
  11. Stipa lessingiana
  12. Stipa poetica
  13. Stipa ucrainica

Fauna

Fauna listed in the Red Book of Ukraine
  1. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
  2. Tursiops truncates ponticus
  3. Phocana phocana relicta
  4. Mustela eversmanni
  5. Tadorna ferruginea
  6. Falco naumanni
  7. Himantopus himantopus
  8. Heamatopus ostralegus
  9. Egretta garszetta
  10. Aguila rapax
  11. Ophisaurus apodus
  12. Coluber jugularis
  13. Elaphe quatuorlineata
  14. Vipera ursini renardi
Fauna listed on the European Red List
  1. Phocana phocana relicta
  2. Falco naumanni
Fauna listed in the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
  1. Crocidura suaveolens
  2. Pipistrellus pipistrellus
  3. Tursiops truncatus ponticus
  4. Phocana phocana relicta
  5. Mustela eversmanni
  6. Phalacrocorax aristotelis
  7. Tadorna ferruginea
  8. Burhinus oedicnemus
  9. Charadrius dubius
  10. Casmerodius (Egretta) alba
  11. Upupa epops
  12. Bufo viridis
  13. Ophisaurus apodus
  14. Natrix tessellata
  15. Vipera ursini renardi

References

  1. "Kazantypskyi Nature Zapovednik". protectedplanet.net.
  2. "Kazantypskyi Nature Zapovednik". protectedplanet.net.
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