Науково-методичні засади еколого-географічної оцінки ступеня натуральності природної спадщини України як фактора заповідання

Abstract

The article is devoted to research one of the most important factors of granting to the natural areas of the protected status - to the wilderness. There are 10 criteria of choice areas of wild nature concerning to the naturally-ecological and socially-economic terms of Ukraine. The level of wilderness in natural areas with using new methodical approaches and means is described in details. We have selected 38 indexes of the estimation which are unified in 10 groups of two basic blocks. The conception and method of determination is grounded by category of the broken state of natural territory, 5 degrees of natural landscapes are selected. The common directions of conception “passport of natural territory” are determined. The results of approbation of the developed methodical procedure of estimation are represented with using 7 natural areas in different regions of Ukraine, which are based on materials of the expeditionary research under the direction of author. The directions of practical application of the developed methodical system are offered.