2018,    N 2 (32)    

GENERAL BIOLOGY

Baranovskij A., Vinogradov D., Gogmachadze G., Ivanov E., Tuarmenskij V., Frolovskij M., Lupova Y.

Mallard as an object of aesthetic nature management

The article deals with the scientific, cultural, educational and aesthetic significance of the synanthropic poplar population. It is shown that mallard belongs to popular objects for various forms of nature management, among which the synanthropic populations of this species have a mainly aesthetic significance. The potential of the synanthropic mallard in terms of aesthetic nature management is very high. Its main form is feeding mallards, which also contributes to the growth of the urban population to a higher density than in natural conditions. Different categories of the population participate in the feeding of mallards in varying degrees.

Keywords: MALLARD, SYNANTROPIC POPULATION, AESTHETIC USE OF NATURE