Ostrov Borok (Russian: остров Борок) is a natural monument listed among the
protected areas of Ulyanovsk Oblast The Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia contains about 118 protected natural areas.
National Parks
* Sengiley mountains
The Sengiley Hills (russian: Сенгиле́евские го́ры) are formed on the edge of the Volga Uplands, on the right bank o ...
in
Russia.
The territory is heavily forested, and its trees are home to a large colony of
grey herons, with approximately 403 breeding pairs. The nitrogen-rich soil allows
nettles and celandine in to grow large quantities. Birds are common here, including black hawk, cheglok, sea-eagle, vyakhir, coast swallow, the eastern Zavirushka bluebird, finches, seagulls, and krachki. The area is also the habitat of the quick lizard and
raccoon dogs.
Felling trees is forbidden in this territory and human visits are limited to fishermen, hunters, and scientists observing the
biocenosis
A biocenosis (UK English, ''biocoenosis'', also biocenose, biocoenose, biotic community, biological community, ecological community, life assemblage), coined by Karl Möbius in 1877, describes the interacting organisms living together in a ...
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References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071231205649/http://eco.ulstu.ru/
Landforms of Ulyanovsk Oblast
Protected areas of Russia
Islands of Russia
River islands of Russia