Conservation of the Rare and Endangered Vascular Plants in the Mining and Tourism Area: Khibiny Mountains, Murmansk Region, Russia.

• Published in: Plants
• Main Authors: Borovichev, Eugene A, Kozhin, Mikhail N, Koroleva, Natalia E, Petrova, Olga V, Akhmerova, Diana R, Shulina, Maria V
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2024
• Subjects: Arctic zone of Russia; biodiversity; environmental protection; mining complex; protected areas; Arctic; Murmansk; Khibiny; Papaver lapponicum
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091180; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38732395; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11085426/

The Khibiny Mountains (hereafter called Khibiny Mts.) are one of the most urbanized and industrialized regions in the Russian Arctic. There are combined a developed mining complex, elaborate infrastructure, a well-known tourist resort, and a large population, all amidst an exceptionally rich biodive...