EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

Fagetum dentariosum and Fagetum sparsiherbosum. Other tree species (Acer
pseudoplatanus, A. platanoides, Fraxinus excelsior and Ulmus scabra) are usual here.
In the upper part of the forest belt the communities Fagetum oxalidosum, Fagetum
myrtillosum are widely distributed and sometimes Fagetum calamagrostidosum villosae
occurs. The rare species Galanthus nivalis, Epipactis helleborine, Listera ovata, Lilium
martagon and some others occur in the foregoing virgin beech forests.
The mixed forests Acereto-Fagetum and Fraxineto-Acereto-Fagetum occur on the rocky
slopes because of the low viability of Fagus sylvatica here.
As a whole, ca. 860 plant species are distributed within this cluster: 400 species of the
Vascular Plants, 180 species of mosses, 135 species of lichens, 95 species of algae and 50
species of fungi. There are 37 species included into the “Red Book of Ukraine” (1996) being
under protection here, viz., Botrychium lunaria, Hupertia selago, etc., but also Aster alpinus,
Gentiana excisa, Leontopodium alpinum, Dryas octopetela, Pinquicula alpina and others
(grow mainly on the high-mountain rocks), mosses Hookeria lucens, Plagiothecium
neckeroideum, lichens Lobaria amplissima, L. pulmonaria, Usnea florida, U. longissima,
Coriscium viride, and fungi Hericium coralloides, Clavariadelphus pistillaris.
Biota (animal world)
40 species of mammals, 82 bird species, 6 reptile species, 7 species of amphibian and 8
species of fish occur at the territory of the cluster, and the entomofauna of the Svydovets is
very rich too, viz., there are 74 species of Lepidoptera here.
Within the fauna of Svidovets, the species characteristic for the broad-leaved and boreal
(Taiga) forests and also of the Alpine complexes are represented. Besides, species usual for
the forest belt of the Carpathians occur the virgin forests of the cluster, viz., mammals Cervus
elaphus montanus, Sus scrofa attila, Capreolus capreolus, Mustela lutreola, Lutra lutra,
Meles meles, Martes martes, Vulpes vulpes, Canis lupus, Ursus arctos, Lynx lynx, Felis
silvestri and others.
A number of hollow tree-trunks are characteristic for the cluster, and the dendrophilous
bats and birds nest in them, viz., Strix uralensis, Aegolius funereus, Glaucidium passerinum
and others. All species of woodpeckers usual for the deciduous biome occur here, and within
them Strix uralensis, Aegolius funereus, Glaucidium passerinum Dendrocopos leucotos and
Columba oenas rare outside virgin forests on other territories.
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