Methods and Tasks of Radiation Montioring of Forest Ecosystems

Conclusion

The radiation monitoring of forest ecosystems as the constituent of general forest monitoring and state monitoring of an environment as a whole, is at the same time a constituent of a system of information support of forestry as a branch of industry. For achievement of goals of radioecological monitoring it is necessary to involve various structural subdivisions both of State Committee of Forestry of Ukraine, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and also State Committee of Nuclear Safety of Ukraine. Probably for its implementation it would be expedient to use a network of points of observation of Committee of Hydrometeorology of the country. In forestry as a branch of general industry partially specially prepared experts of local forestry units and two central forest-accounting expeditions can solve problems of radiation monitoring. From our point of view by development of the programs and methodology of observations, collecting and processing of obtained analytical data, creation of analytical materials and prognosis of development of a situation in forests should conduct special subdivisions of Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Forestry and Forest Amelioration (UkrSRIFA) or special State Centre of Forest Monitoring.

It is necessary to mark that for acceptance of quick decisions on management of forestry in conditions of radioactive contamination the application of GIS-technology is demanded on the basis of radiation monitoring of forest ecosystems. GIS-technology in application to purpose and main tasks of monitoring provides:

• •Processing spatial and temporal monitoring data;

• • The collection, updating and processing of analytical information;

• •Connection digital information with a graphic data presentation;

• •Modelling, prediction and evaluation of obtained results and support of administrative decisions on state level and demanded lower levels inside industry of forestry.