geoecological assessment

This study analyzes the distribution and status of feather grass (Stipa pennata L.) in the Belgorod region, based on literary and archival sources, as well as a special selective field survey of its habitats conducted in 2023. The survey included 20 key sites across 7 administrative districts and additional locations where the species was found. The results demonstrate a manifold increase in the number of recorded growth sites over the past 100 years.

This article analyzes the current state of space-cartographic research methods and their application in strategic environmental assessment using the example of processing space-cartographic material and its digitalization in order to form a digital management platform that will further allow developing necessary measures for effective environmental management.

The paper provides an assessment of the geoecological state of surface watercourses in the Slavsky district, Kaliningrad region in the summer hydrological season. For this purpose, the choice of watercourses for research was carried out, which, in aggregate, could characterize the river network of the Slavsky district as a whole, they were: r. Zlaya, r. Shluzovaya, r. Nemoninka and r. Osa. Water samples were taken for hydrochemical analysis and the hydrometric characteristics of the rivers were measured.