Proceedings of the State Natural History Museum

3-13

Authors: Krakhmalnaya T.V., Kepin D.V.

In this article methodics principles of preservation and exhibition of archeologic-palaeontological monuments in situ are considered. Classifications of paleontological sites and Palaeolithic monuments are given. New museum complexes – "archeoparks" of proper typology are grounded. The stages of monuments’ museification have been analyzed. On the concrete example of the researched archeologic-palaeontological objects with the remains of dwelling constructions of mammoth-bones (Podesenje and Middle Dnieper) the possibilities of the exhibitions’ creations under conditions of "archeopark" are shown. The characteristics of the Late Palaeolithic’ monuments of the Middle Dnieper region and North Priazovie as potential tourist-excursion routes is given.

25-36

Authors: Conchiometrical variability of Batavusiana crassa (Bivalvia, Unionidae) in the funds of State Natural Historical Museum

220 valves of B. crassa collected from the end of XIX century to the beginning of XXI century on the territories of Vinnitsa, Volyn, Zhitomir, Ivano-Frankinsk, Lviv, Ternopil, Chernigiv Regions and Crimea were measured. The dependence of the mussel sizes and their indexes from the age of the mollusks and the time of the collecting (end of XIX century – beginning of XX century, middle of XX century, beginning of XXI century) was analyzed. The deceleration of the growth caused with the aggravation of the quality of the water environment during the XX century was a failure to reveal. On the base of the one’s own researches and the literature data the variability of the indexes characterizing the form of the mussels was analyzed in the main river basins on the territory of Ukraine.

51-62

Authors: Kyyak V.H.

The known and newly found populations of Ranunculus thora L. in the Ukrainian Carpathians were investigated. The number of populations decrease, because of rhizome gathering for the aims of traditional folk phytotherapy as well as grasing pressure. The intensive increase of recreation causes a great threat for plant community structure. Populations are labile to different stochastic changes caused by their small area and number of individuals. The recovery of populations is taking place under reserved conditions. The viability of population was evaluated using 10 parameters.

71-80

Authors: Gural-Sverlova N.V., Gural R.I.

In the summer of 2010 on the territory of Lviv the several colonies of A. lusitanicus were discovered and inspected. The modern limits of the colonies and the possibilities of their subsequent distribution in the result of the own locomotors activity of the slugs and the anthropohory were detail described. The possible ecological and economical consequences of the settling of A. lusitanicus in Lviv and in Western Ukraine in general were analysed.

89-94

Authors: Ragulina M.Ye., Orlov O.L.

The settling of the mosses on the technogenic outcrops influences positively on the processes of initial pedogenesis. The forming of a moss cover activates a humus accumulation in technogrounds. At the first, dead parts of mosses are direct source of organic substances. At the second, moss wefts products promote to organic matters conservative in substrate superficial layers by way of acidity increasing.

109-118

Authors: Kuzyarin O.T.

Information about syntaxonomic composition of woody and bushy vegetation of Salicetea purpureae class (one alliance, one order and two associations) for the ukrainian part of the Western Bug river basin is noted. The ecologo-phytocoenotic characteristics, categories of spreading, sozological importance and dynamic tendencies are presented. The synoptic table for the plant communities are given.

127-132

Authors: Drebet M.V.

Analyzed more than 100 pelets Long-eared Owl and determined the diet of its power for the territory north of Podillya. Ration characterizes prior to the snow aspect of nutrition. The composition of food objects are 6 species of small mammals of the families Muridae (7,2%) and Arvicolidae (91,8%), and a representative of birds, a family Passeridae (1,0%). A similar ratio of share of families mikromamaly observed in adjacent territories – Eastern Podillya and Podilsky Pobuzhzha. Total for the Long-eared Owl characteristic set of man-made feed. Dominant role in the diet of owls is Microtus arvalis (89,0%).

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Authors: Voichyshyn V.K.

The taxonomical diversity, possible origin, distribution ways and relationship of Early Devonian armoured agnathan genera from Podolia are examined. The greatest variety of Podolian fauna is marked around Lochkovian-Pragian transition. The faunal composition has the most resemblance with synchronous faunas of Spitsbergen, Great Britain and Franco-Belgian region. Possibly, contacts between mentioned faunas took place not only in Silurian, but also in Early Devonian despite of increase of paleogeographical isolation of Podolian basin.