{"id":4098,"date":"2026-01-01T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:50:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:50:50","slug":"flora-of-the-fornosh-and-salva-ponds-in-lowland-of-zakarpattia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/flora-of-the-fornosh-and-salva-ponds-in-lowland-of-zakarpattia\/","title":{"rendered":"Flora of the Fornosh and Salva ponds in the lowland of Zakarpattia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the framework of the project \u00abConstructing bird sanctuaries to develop protected wetlands areas in Zakarpattia\u00bb botanical surveys were conducted at the Fornosh and Salva reservoirs in July and August. The surveys were carried out by Roman Kish, Ph.D, Associate Professor of the Department of Botany of Uzhhorod National University.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3910 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc3649-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies have found 7 species of vascular plants on Fornosh and 36 on Salva. These include red-listed species, regional red-listed species and species protected by the Bern Convention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3912 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4245-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phragmites australis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typha angustifolia,<\/span><\/i> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that grow on both reservoirs, Fornosh is also the habitat of the following species:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bolboschoenus maritimus <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">agg;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trapa natans, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyperus michelianus,<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spergularia rubra<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lindernia procumbens <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species that are rare in Zakarpattia and included in the Regional list of vascular plant species subject to special protection in Zakarpattia region\u00bb.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3911 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4229-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lindernia procumbens <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is also listed in the Resolution 6 of the Bern Convention as a species requiring special conservation measures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3913 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4273-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salva reservoir is represented by a significant variety of species, namely:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acorus calamus, Stachys palustris, Butomus umbellatus, Lythrum salicaria, L. virgatum, Alisma plantago-aquatica, Scutellaria galericulata, Persicaria hydropiper, Eleocharis palustris;<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Salix cinerea, Prunus spinosa, Crataegus monogyna, Sambucus nigra L., Populus tremula, Rosa sp., Swida sanguinea, Euonymus europaeus, adventive Acer negundo;<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dipsacus laciniatus, Rubus caesius, Urtica dioica, Galium aparine, Humulus lupulus, Calystegia sepium, Solanum dulcamara;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carex vesicaria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. riparia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glyceria maxima<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rumex maritimus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lysimachia vulgaris<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lycopus europaeus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potentilla reptans<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persicaria mitis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3914 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-770x515.jpg 770w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc4357-110x73.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We continue to study the biodiversity of the entire wetland complex of these reservoirs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">This project is supported by the IKI Small Grants programme strengthening local solutions for effective climate and biodiversity action. IKI Small Grants is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) and is run by Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is part of Germany\u2019s\u00a0<\/i><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.international-climate-initiative.com\/\"><i>International Climate Initiative (IKI)<\/i><\/a><i style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within the framework of the project \u00abConstructing bird sanctuaries to develop protected wetlands areas in Zakarpattia\u00bb botanical surveys were conducted at the Fornosh and Salva reservoirs in July and August. The surveys were carried out by Roman Kish, Ph.D, Associate Professor of the Department of Botany of Uzhhorod National University. Studies have found 7 species <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4098"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4106,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4098\/revisions\/4106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekosphera.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}