Abstract:Conservation of relict and endemic species is among the most important tasks of biodiversity conservation, since, apart from their individual biotic uniqueness, such species perform important ecological functions as centres of unique consortia which are the basis of the existence of a number of other associated organisms (insects, fungi, etc.) (Stoiko, 1992; Stoiko et al., 1997, 2004; Holubets, 2003). Concurrently, the contribution of novel habitats to supporting overall biodiversity in modern ecosystems may t… Show more
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