Cretaceous steppes with Caragana

Cretaceous steppes with Caragana
Natural monuments of Russia
Natural Monument (IUCN III)
Country	Russia
Oblast	Ulyanovsk
District	Radishchevo region
Location
- coordinates	52°52′00″N 48°04′18″E / 52.8666667°N 48.07167°E / 52.8666667; 48.07167Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 48°04′18″E / 52.8666667°N 48.07167°E / 52.8666667; 48.07167
Area	0.2 km2 (0 sq mi)
Biome	Infrequently meeting in the field of перегнойно-карбонатные слабооподзоленные ground with sandy мелкоземом
Natural monument of Russia	2000

The Cretaceous steppes with Caragana (Russian: Меловые степи с караганой) is a natural monument (protected areas of Ulyanovsk Oblast). It is managed by the Berezovskoe joint-stock company.

Basic special features

The Cretaceous steppes with Caragana is a clearly expressed steppe with the tracks of the former forest. Most likely, there were here pine-oak scaffolding with the chalky sections. Forms migrated from this territory and forest became steppe. At present in the steppe there is a very rich composition of flora. Pasture and pasturing of cattle is limited. Because of lack of financing, research and scientific work is not conducted.

The basis for creation of PA and its importance

Is available a natural complex of rather good safety since the given forest-steppe file more and more is improved and becomes arable land.

References

• http://eco.ulstu.ru
• http://ulnat.by.ru/