Open AccessGeoecological modelling of potential natural vegetation in the Limnytsia source area
Author(s) -
Roman Kulachkovskyy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ geografìčna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7201
pISSN - 2078-6441
DOI - 10.30970/vgg.2014.48.1291
Subject(s) - edaphic , vegetation (pathology) , natural (archaeology) , landform , physical geography , precipitation , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , ecology , geology , soil science , geography , geomorphology , soil water , geotechnical engineering , medicine , pathology , paleontology , biology , meteorology
The concept of a natural morphogenic geoecosystem was used to model the vegetation in the GIS environment. The edaphic factors used in modeling included landform elements characteristics (slope and concavity/convexity) as well as the soil and the parent rock properties that define drainage. The climatic factors influencing the distribution of the vegetation embraced annual sums of precipitation and of active temperature. The information about the ecological interrelations between the factors and the vegetation was taken from the regional literature as well as from the field observations. Key words: Ukrainian Carpathians, potential natural vegetation, natural morphogenic geoecosystem.