ИСТИНА

Diversity of phytocenoses in vegetation cover and nature protection areas (NPA) was studied in the Taldom district (Moscow oblast). Vegetation cover (1:200 000) and landscape maps were used for the analysis. Epiassociation quantity and phytodiversity were estimated for each of the Taldom district landscapes. The area is dominated by spruce-pine, spruce and small-leaved (black alder, grey alder, birch, goat willow) forests. Northern and east-northern landscapes of the district formed on fluvioglacial (outwash) planes with damp and swampy coniferous and small-leaved forests, high and transitional bogs and mossy floating bogs by the lakes are the most important for nature protection. Many rare species, growing within these types of phytocenoses which have high water protection value are included in the Moscow oblast Data Red Book (the second edition), namely: Dactylorhiza traunsteineri, D. maculata, Malaxis monophyllos, Hammarbia paludosa, Cypripedium calceolus, Epipactis palustris, Rubus chamaemorus, Empetrum nigrum, Betula humilis. There are six relatively small existing nature protection areas in the territory and several more NPA will be organized till 2020 The first priority is to create a large Natural Park “The Crane’s edge” by combining several NPA, including such nature protection areas as “The Crane’s motherland”, “Golden Veshka Lake and adjacent forests”, “Maklakovsky zakaznik” etc.