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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Ecology and Life Safety</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экология и безопасность жизнедеятельности</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-2310</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2408-8919</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">29489</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-2310-2021-29-1-92-102</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Environmetal defence</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Защита окружающей среды</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Exploring environmental connection: ecological network opportunities in the Shahdagh National Park, Azerbaijan</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Изучение связи с окружающей средой: возможности экологической сети в Шахдагском национальном парке, Азербайджан</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Jabrayilov</surname><given-names>Emil Akif oghlu</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Джабраилов</surname><given-names>Эмиль Акиф оглы</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>scientific researcher, Institute of Geography</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>научный сотрудник, Институт географии</p></bio><email>e.jabrayilov@geo.science.az</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Institute of Geography, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Институт географии, Национальная академия наук Азербайджана</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2021-11-21" publication-format="electronic"><day>21</day><month>11</month><year>2021</year></pub-date><volume>29</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 29, NO1 (2021)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 29, №1 (2021)</issue-title><fpage>92</fpage><lpage>102</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2021-11-21"><day>21</day><month>11</month><year>2021</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2021, Jabrayilov E.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2021, Джабраилов Э.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2021</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Jabrayilov E.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Джабраилов Э.А.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/29489">https://journals.rudn.ru/ecology/article/view/29489</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The high growth rate of consumption of natural resources by people in the last century have seriously and negatively affected ecosystems and led to the loss of biodiversity. At present, it is important to take the necessary measures to ensure sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. Ecological networks play an important role in maintaining and controlling the stability and balance of communication between ecosystem complexes. For this purpose, the possibility of creating an ecological network that includes core areas, buffer zones, ecological corridors and restoration areas in the section of Shamakhi district of the Shahdagh National Park was explored. The designated buffer zone of the national park includes 14 villages and 1 settlement type administrative unit. Mountainous landscapes predominate in the area, and the absolute height ranges from 500-200 m. Riverbeds, intermountain depression, mountain passes, trails and forests which should be planted in the areas we offer, were considered as main factors during the construction of ecological corridors in the national park and the buffer zones. The materials obtained from the literature and our field studies, also, vector and raster data were used during the site identification. The data was processed in software such as ArcGIS 10, ERDAS Imagine, Global Mapper, Google Earth, etc. Existing ecosystems were identified, and areas were calculated in separate elements of the ecological network in the study area.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Высокие темпы роста потребления природных ресурсов людьми в прошлом веке оказали значимое негативное воздействие на экосистемы и привели к утрате биоразнообразия. В настоящее время важно принять необходимые меры для обеспечения устойчивого развития и сохранения биоразнообразия. Экологические сети играют важную роль в поддержании и контроле стабильности и баланса связи между экосистемными комплексами. С этой целью изучена возможность создания экологической сети, включающей основные территории, буферные зоны, экологические коридоры и зоны восстановления на участке Шемахинского района Шахдагского национального парка. Обозначенная буферная зона национального парка включает 14 деревень и 1 административную единицу поселкового типа. Здесь преобладают горные ландшафты, абсолютная высота которых колеблется в пределах 500-200 м. Русла рек, межгорные впадины, горные перевалы, тропы и леса, которые должны быть засажены на предлагаемых территориях, рассматривались как основные факторы при создании экологических коридоров в национальном парке и буферных зонах. При идентификации участка использованы материалы, полученные из литературы и собственных полевых исследований, а также векторные и растровые данные. Обработка данных осуществлялась в ArcGIS 10, ERDAS Imagine, Global Mapper, Google Earth и др. Существующие экосистемы идентифицированы, а площади рассчитаны в отдельных элементах экологической сети в районе исследования.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>ecological network</kwd><kwd>ecological corridors</kwd><kwd>buffer zones</kwd><kwd>ecosystems</kwd><kwd>Shahdagh National Park</kwd><kwd>Azerbaijan</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>экологическая сеть</kwd><kwd>экологические коридоры</kwd><kwd>буферные зоны</kwd><kwd>экосистемы</kwd><kwd>Шахдагский национальный парк</kwd><kwd>Азербайджан</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Bennett G, Mulongoy KJ. Review of experience with ecological networks, corridors and buffer zones. Technical Series No. 23. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity; 2006.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Rodoman BB. 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