Nature Reserves Of Russia. Ussuri state Reserve V. L. Komarova

natural areas of exclusively Federal importance, completely withdrawn from economic use in order to preserve natural processes and phenomena, rare and unique natural systems, plant and animal species.
The reserve was established in 1932 To 1973 was called Suputinsky. Located in Ussuriisk and Shkotovsky districts in Primorye. In 1972, the area was 16,547 hectares, and now expanded to 40,432 hectares.

academician Vladimir Komarov, who in 1913 drew attention to the unique flora and fauna in the upper reaches of the Suputinka river. The abundance of representatives of the Manchurian flora, the diversity of forest communities led scientists to believe that it is necessary to create a reserve. The main direction in the study of ecosystems in the reserve is the protection of species of animals and plants listed in the "Red book of Russia".

HISTORY OF CREATION

Sikhote-Alin (Przhevalsky mountains). The height of the mountains does not exceed 300-400 m above sea level. only some peaks rise up to 600-700 m. 
In the Northern part of the reserve there are limestone outcrops forming a picturesque rock massif (Snake mountain with the famous cave "Sleeping beauty" in the middle reaches of the Suvorovka river).
On the territory of the reserve is located the upper part of the pools of two small mountain rivers with a length of about 100 km each. In the North it is the artemovka river, which flows into the Ussuri Bay of the sea of Japan, and in the South — the Komarovka river, the left tributary of the Razdolnaya river. In summer, during the monsoon rains on the rivers are flooding.

the territory.
The most widespread coniferous-deciduous forests. Above the belt of coniferous-deciduous forests there are areas of fir-spruce forests.
In the reserve also grows cedar, pine, spruce, rare species of birch, Linden, walnut, poplar, ash and rare species of willows.
There are different types of mosses, lichens, fungi, algae.

Pine gustotsvetkovy

Elm valley

Fine-leaved mock orange

Chinese Magnolia vine

juniper, ginseng real, kalopanax seven-bladed, prinsepia Chinese, gustotsvetkovy pine and taxus.

Juniper solid

Ginseng real

Taxus

Chinese Principia

home to raisins, wild boar, badger, colon, protein, many species of poitz including rare. The Amur tiger, leopard of the far East, Mandarin duck, black stork, Triton of the Ussuri, rare species of beetles and unique butterflies are listed in the" Red book of Russia".

Manchurian deer

Grey-headed oatmeal

Callipogon

Amur tiger

Newt clawed Ussuriisk

Mahaon Maaka

Mandarin duck