Development of a grid model for spatial analysis of biodiversity in Russia on the example of lichen flora

DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2025-1-31-479-493

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About the Authors

Gennady V. Mitenko

Institute of Physico-Chemical and Biological Problems of Soil Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290, Russia,
E-mail: gen.mitenko@yandex.ru

Alla A. Prisyazhnaya

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290, Russia,
E-mail: alla_pris@rambler.ru

Vladislav R. Khrisanov

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290, Russia,
E-mail: hvr14@yandex.ru

Svetlana A. Kruglova

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290, Russia,
E-mail: krugsa3@yandex.ru

Valery V. Snakin

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Museum of Geosciences,
1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia,

Institute of Fundamental Problems of Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
2, Institutskaya str., Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290, Russia,

E-mail: snakin@mail.ru

Abstract

In order to optimize the comparative analysis of spatial indicators of biodiversity for the entire territory of the Russian Federation, a geoinformation method for presenting data based on a regular grid with a cell size of 100 × 100 km, similar to the EMEP Grid, which includes only the European territory of Russia, is proposed. Using the example of spatial distribution of lichens, an algorithm for converting attribute, polygonal and point themes into a grid model was developed. Using the developed grid-model as an example, maps of distribution of federally protected lichen representatives, the number of protected species and their share in the total diversity of lichen flora for the territory of the Russian Federation are presented. The map of distribution of protected species generated in the grid-model presents a clear picture with the identification of centers of species concentration. 12–18 species per 10 thous. km2 were found in the Sikhote-Alin mountain region, in some areas of the Baikal Region, Caucasus, on the islands of Kunashir and Iturup. Based on the comparison of information on total species diversity and the number of protected lichen species in a single cartographic model, the indicator of the proportion of protected species was calculated, which varies from 0 to 3.4 % in the territory of the country. The upper limit of this indicator is much lower than the share of protected species in the total diversity of lichen flora determined within biomes (6.4 %). The developed grid model is supposed to be used to represent various aspects of biological diversity and related environmental parameters in the previously announced project of the atlas “Biodiversity of Russia” in order to be able to quantify the relationship between indicators of different nature.

Keywords

grid mapping, grid model, biodiversity conservation, biomes, lichen diversity

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For citation: Mitenko G.V., Prisyazhnaya A.A., Khrisanov V.R., Kruglova S.A., Snakin V.V. Development of a grid model for spatial analysis of biodiversity in Russia on the example of lichen flora. InterCarto. InterGIS. Moscow: MSU, Faculty of Geography, 2025. V. 31. Part 1. P. 479–493. DOI: 10.35595/2414-9179-2025-1-31-479-493 (in Russian)