Assessment of the disturbance of peat bogs of the Mogilev region
- Authors: Ratnikova O.N.1, Navosha Y.Y.1, Ageichik I.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
- Issue: Vol 31, No 4 (2023)
- Pages: 468-475
- Section: Environmental Monitoring
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2313-2310/article/view/323913
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2313-2310-2023-31-4-468-475
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/RDXAOF
- ID: 323913
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Abstract
The analysis of high- and ultra-high-resolution satellite images of 1,385 peat bogs (with an area of more than 10 hectares) located on the territory of the Mogilev region of the Republic of Belarus showed that about 37 % of the total area of 221 thousand hectares of peat bogs were preserved in their natural state, the rest was subjected to hydraulic reclamation. The share of drained lands with peat soils of agricultural use was about 30 %, covered with forest vegetation - about 7 %, disturbed swamps - 26 %.
About the authors
Olga N. Ratnikova
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Author for correspondence.
Email: 306peatlands@mail.ru
Ph. D. (Technical), Senior Researcher, Institute of Nature Management 10 F. Skoriny St, 220076, Minsk, Belarus
Yulian Yu. Navosha
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Email: navosha@tut.by
Ph. D. (Physical and Mathematical), Leading Researcher, Institute of Nature Management 10 F. Skoriny St, 220076, Minsk, Belarus
Inna V. Ageichik
Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Email: Ageichik.iv@mail.ru
Researcher, Institute of Nature Management 10 F. Skoriny St, 220076, Minsk, Belarus
References
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- Lishtvan II, Navosha YuYu, Tanovitskaya NI, Ratnikova ON. Assessment of the current state of peat deposits in the Brest, Gomel and Mogilev regions of Belarus based on the analysis of satellite images. Nature Management: collection of Scientific tr. Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Minsk. 2022;1:91-102. (In Russ.).
- Tanovitskaya NI, Ratnikova ON. Methodology for assessing the disturbance of peat deposits. Nature Management: Collection of Scientific tr. Institute of Nature Management of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Minsk. 2017;31:94-104. (In Russ.).
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