Biogeography, landscapes, ecosystems and species of Zaonezhye Peninsula, in Lake Onega, Russian Karelia

Biogeography, landscapes, ecosystems and species of Zaonezhye Peninsula, in Lake Onega, Russian Karelia
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
Zaonezhye Peninsula – The pearl of Lake Onega
	Introduction
	Old villages and traditional land use in Zaonezhye
	Nature studies in Zaonezhye
	Conservation activities in Zaonezhye
	Threatened species and proposals for their protection
	Acknowledgements
	1	Geology and physical geography 	of Zaonezhye Peninsula area
	1.1 Geological description of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Geomorphology and Quaternary deposits of Zaonezhye
		Igneous rocks, mineralogeny and commercial minerals of Zaonezhye Peninsula
	1.2 	Geomorphology and Quaternary 	deposits of Zaonezhye
		Introduction
		Geomorphology
	1.3  	Hydrological characteristics
	of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Results
	1.4 Soils and their characteristicson Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Soil types and their characteristics
		Conclusions
	1.5 Paleogeography of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Geological Periods
	1.6 Nature protected areas in Zaonezhye
		Introduction
		Overview of protected areas in Karelia
		Protected areas on Zaonezhye Peninsula and its adjacent islands
		Planned protected areas on Zaonezhye Peninsula
	2	Biomes and biogeography of 	Zaonezhye Peninsula area
	2.1 Modern landscapes of Zaonezhye Peninsula
	2.2 Landscape structure of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Results
	2.3 The structure of forest land and forest stands in Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Results
	2.4 Forest structures and human impact on Zaonezhye Peninsula: a classification and case studies
		Introduction
		Methods
		Results and discussion
	2. 5 	Mires of the Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Study area
		Material and methods
		Results and discussion
		Mires conservation in Zaonezhye
	2.6 Meadows in Zaonezhye
		Introduction
		History of the study of the Zaonezhye’ grasslands
		Future of grasslands in Zaonezhye
	3	Flora and fauna in	Zaonezhye Peninsula area
	3.1 	Vascular plant flora of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		History of floristic studies on the peninsula
		The following century
		Recent decades
		Present knowledge
		List of vascular plant species of Zaonezhye, with annotations for threatened and indicator species
	3.2 	Bryophyte flora of  Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Abstract
		Introduction
		Conclusions
		Appendix
		List of mosses from Zaonezhye Peninsula
	3.3  	List of lichenes and allied fungi 	collected on Zaonezhye Peninsula
		History of the studies of lichens in Zaonezhye Peninsula and adjacent islands
		Acknowledgements
	3.4 Red-listed and indicator lichens of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Material and methods
		Results
		Epiphytes of deciduous trees
		Usnea lichens and other fruticose epiphytes
		Epiphytes of spruce
		Lichens on dead wood
		Basic and siliceous cliffs
		Discussion
	3. 5 	Aphyllophoroid fungi of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		Mycological studies in Zaonezhye Peninsula and adjacent areas
		Results
		Species confined to pine
		Species confined to spruce
		Species confined to aspen
		The most noteworthy findings of threatened and rare species of saproxylic fungi
	3.6 	Insect fauna of Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Introduction
		History of entomological studies on Zaonezhye Peninsula
		Study area and methods
		Results
		Conclusions
		Acknowledgements
		Annotated list of the insect species included in Red Data Book of the Republic of Karelia (Ivanter & Kuznetsov 2007) and other noteworthy insect species
		List of insect species recorded in Zaonezhye and adjacent islands
	3.7 Localities in Zaonezhye area used in species lists of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, fungi and insects, and their toponyms
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