Komsomolsky Nature Reserve: flora and fauna

The Komsomolsky Reserve is located in the Khabarovsk Territory. It was created in order to preserve the cedar forests of Primorsky Krai.

Occurrence

First the reserve was going to be arranged elsewhere. But those forests shortly before the discovery burnt out strongly, besides in this region they began to build the Baikal-Amur Mainline. Then it was decided to transfer it to the Gorin River. The reservoir, in the basin of which is now the Komsomolsky Reserve, is a tributary of the Amur. The security zone covers an area of more than nine thousand hectares. The state nature reserve Komsomolsky was founded in 1963.

Description of the relief of rivers

The relief of this area is rather low. The hills of the reserve belong to the Lower Amur mountain system. The highest point is Mount Chokkety.

Komsomolsky is divided by the valley of the river into two parts. On the right bank there is an array of Chokkety. Its longest ridge stretched parallel to the Gorin River, gradually dropping. It stretched for twenty-five kilometers. From the largest ridge to the river there are three more low spurs. Between them are valleys along the rivers Talandinka, Siutaru, Hankuka, Chenki. On the left bank of the reserve includes the basins of the Gorin River: Ulami, Baturina, Puil. The relief here is not so diverse, but more even. In the north of the reserve is the Horan-Duan ridge. Its length is about twenty-five kilometers, its height is about four hundred meters. The highest point is called Uliami Severnaya. Its height is five hundred meters. From the Horan-Duan Range in the south, watershed rocks extend, their length is about eight to ten kilometers. Their height reaches three hundred to four hundred and fifty meters. The river valleys on this side are quite wide. It is a wetland.

Lakes

Besides the rivers, the Komsomolsky Reserve is rich in lakes. Which ones? Now tell. In the river floodplain there is a large number of small, shallow lakes with rich underwater vegetation. They have a silty bottom with a large number of plant remains. The largest of the lakes is called Beach.

Its length is approximately two and a half kilometers with a width of one kilometer. The depth of the lake is about two meters. It is filled at the expense of the Tokichen flow. The retaining lakes of Chenkovskoe and Oksiang have flat bottoms, with a clearly defined fairway. The water here is colder. This is the reason for the poor vegetation of these places.

Fauna

The Komsomolsky reserve has a fairly rich flora and fauna. Most of all in the forest. The main treasure of the reserve is the cedar forests, thanks to which it was created half a century ago. Mainly Korean cedar grows . In addition, such representatives of the flora as Japanese elm and Japanese ash grow (which is very important, since this is the only place where they still exist, in other countries they are completely destroyed), Amur velvet, Chinese magnolia vine, Amur grapes. Many plants are listed in the Red Book.

Among them are spiky yew, water chestnut and the famous as one of the most healing - the golden root (pink rhodiola). Lakes grow sedge, willows, and in swampy places broad-leaved reed, cattail. Surprisingly, despite the rather cold climate, broad-leaved trees also grow well in these places. On the lake islands you can find the willows of Schwerin, the fluffy alder, and also the poplar, named after Maksimovich. In the undergrowth there is a spindle grass, a mountain ashberry, honeysuckle. Also among the thickets there are grasses more than two meters - hogweed, kakali, basalniks, ferns, wrestlers, ostrich.

Birds

In addition to the already named plants, there are many other trees and herbs. Some of them grow only in one place, and the Komsomolsky reserve became the house for them.

The animals here are also represented quite widely. This is largely due to the fact that around a lot of water bodies, where representatives of the fauna are comfortable to go for watering. It is the abundance of water that attracts migrating ducks and geese. Here, in the fall and spring, waterfowl stop in the migratory period. Among the ducks, you can often see a shilohvost, bubbly, bean and white-fronted geese. In the period of nesting, you can sometimes see a killer whale, a large crumpet, a scaly crochet. Also in the reserve there live such birds, as chiffchaff, oatmeal, barley-tail and mandarin, as well as oriental goat. Often observed in these parts and the Amur or Japanese waxwings. In the meadows, there are more birds like the Yellow Wagtail, the Warbler, the Dubrovnik. At the mouth of the rivers you can often see a black-headed mint and spotted cricket. Only on one island does the wagtail green-goose live.

Komsomolsky reserve: photo and description of animals

Here there are yellow-flycatchers, gray larvae, white-eyed buro-beak, eastern vole, chipmunks, squirrels and many other rodents. It has a Komsomolsky reserve on its territory and large animals. From hoofed animals, you can find roe deer, wild boar or red deer. Well, the most protected species of animals: musk deer, sable, moose and brown bear.

In addition, here you can find reindeer, forest cats, Himalayan bears and fish eagles, harzu and badger. There are black grouses and blue magpies, a black stork and a Steller's sea eagle. Almost all animals that live in these parts are included in the Red Book.

Fish of the Komsomolsky Reserve

Forty-four species can be found in the reservoirs of the reserve. Here spawns such fish as carp, salmon. In the local rivers, freshwater salmon of such species as lenok, taimen, grayling, whitefish are constantly inhabited. The latter is listed in the Red Book. On whether the fish spawn in these places, much depends on the local fauna. After all, the animals of this region often feed on fish. Much means this factor and for people living in these parts. Fish is the main income of the local population. Aborigines of these places from time immemorial used it not only as food, but also sewed from the skin of salmons clothes that well protected against frost and rain.

Climate, weather

The Komsomolsky Nature Reserve is located in a climatically temperate zone. Here, the influence of the monsoon of the Far East is felt.

In this area, a warm enough summer with frequent showers, which sometimes lasts a week or more, only occasionally interrupting. Winter here is cold, frosty, with a small amount of snow. Spring comes very quickly and the snow melts dynamically, which leads to the onset of summer. Autumn here is beautiful, sunny.

Save the nature!

Flora and fauna are interconnected. It is very important to preserve fir-spruce forests to conserve birds and animals. Unfortunately, thoughtless cutting and fires lead to a rapid decrease in the number of these representatives.

The increase in the population and the expansion of the cultivated land leads to a reduction in the number of suitable places for the habitat of brown bears. As a result, this leads to a decrease in the number of individuals. The main area of moose is the island, but their number has greatly decreased. Almost the only place of their dwelling in the region is the Komsomol Reserve. The Khabarovsk Territory is constantly being developed, but people who inhabit these lands should understand that nature will be favorable to them exactly until they take care of it.