Kerzhensky Reserve was established in 1993 on the left bank of the Kerzhenets River. Its territory of 46,786 hectares lies in Semyonovsky (9,683 hectares) and Borsky (37,103 hectares) Districts of Nizhny Novgorod Region.
The reserve's main tasks are preserving natural complexes, conducting scientific research, and providing environmental education.
The reserve is a specially protected natural area with the strictest protection regime — entry to its territory is permitted only with special passes issued by the reserve's administration!
The reserve protects more than 140 species of plants, lichens, fungi, and animals listed in the Red Data Books of Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The reserve's territory includes bog complexes designated as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. During field research in late summer, scientists discovered a plant species new to the reserve — brown galingale (Cyperus fuscus), found on fresh sandy deposits in the floodplain of the Kerzhenets River; this annual species of the sedge family, belonging to the same genus as the African papyrus, prefers the damp sandy shoals of river valleys and is already listed in the regional Red Data Books of a number of neighboring regions.[1] In 2002, UNESCO granted the reserve biosphere reserve status.
Websites
References
- Official website (kerzhenskiy.ru)
- Wikidata (Q4219574 — entry in the free knowledge base)
- ROR (03cfxrj56 — registry of research organizations)
Sources
- Pro Gorod Nizhny Novgorod — During field research in late summer, scientists discovered a plant species new to the nature reserve — brown galingale (Cyperus fuscus). The find was made on fresh sandy deposits in (archive)