abstract: The ecosystems of the modern biosphere reserve «Askania-Nova» have been signi¿ cantly transformed in the course of almost 120 years of its existence and have in their natural-anthropogenic line all the variants of nature management inherent in the Dnieper-Molochnianske interÀ uve.The largest protected steppe ecosystem of Europe and the oldest one on the planet has become a steppe oasis among the agrolandscape.Aim.The aim of the study was to determine the species diversity of rare fauna in the te
journal: Agricultural science and practice