Т.Ю. Хохлова, А.В. Артемьев.
Значение зеленого пояса Фенноскандии для сохранения таежного орнитокомплекса Европы
// Труды КарНЦ РАН. No 2. Сер. Биогеография. Вып. 12. 2011. C. 127-132
T.Yu. Khokhlova, A.V. Artemiev. The importance of the green belt of Fennoscandia for the conservation of the bird fauna of the northern taiga of Europe // Transactions of Karelian Research Centre of Russian Academy of Science. No 2. Biogeography. 2011. Pp. 127-132
Keywords: bird conservation, indicator species of European taiga, Green Belt of Fennoscandia
State of 15 species of birds which BirdLife International Karelia has classified as the most vulnerable indicator species of European taiga is described. Populations of these species are declining due to the massive logging of primary forests in Northern Europe. Old-growth forests surviving along the Russian-Finnish border play an important role in maintaining the fauna of the region, serving as natural corridors connecting biomes of Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. According to a preliminary assessment, a number of protected areas located within the Green Belt of Fennoscandia meet the criteria for internationally important bird areas in terms of the composition and abundance of these species.
