Dynamics of the ecosystems of complex pine woods (sudubrava) at the central part of Volga Upland
https://doi.org/10.35885/1684-7318-2024-4-457-470
Abstract
The article presents the results of our study of the dynamics of a forest ecosystem type typical for the central part of the Volga Upland, namely, a wet sudubrava (C3). The studies were conducted on the territory of the Upper Sura section of the Privolzhskaya Lesostepye Nature Reserve. The process course was studied in an age series identified in homogeneous forest growth conditions based on the principles of dynamic classification of forest types. As a result of processing the forest taxation data, average values of some taxation indicators of tree stands were obtained for each age class. At the same time, changes in all components of the stands were analyzed. Based on this analysis, the age series was divided into separate periods and phases. Trends in the change in the share of each forest-forming species in the composition of the tree stand at several age stages are described by nonlinear equations. The study showed that the obtained age series is that of forest community transformations. Disruption of the forest formation process has led to a large-scale replacement of native stands with their derivatives. After the start of clearcutting, the area occupied by deciduous trees has been constantly growing. The formation of sparse pine stands was a consequence of the large-scale use of intermediate felling, sanitary and voluntary-selective felling. At the same time, transformation of the lower tiers of the communities occurred. These factors have caused deterioration in the conditions for the natural regeneration of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). As a result, the possibility of forming pine stands by natural regeneration is now almost completely excluded.
About the Author
Alexey Yu. Kudryavtsev
Saratov Branch of A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences; State Nature Reserve “Privolzhskaya Lesostep”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Laboratory of Ecology of Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Steppe Zone
24 Rabochaya St., Saratov 410028
12A Okruzhnaya St., Penza 440031
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Kudryavtsev A.Yu. Dynamics of the ecosystems of complex pine woods (sudubrava) at the central part of Volga Upland. Povolzhskiy Journal of Ecology. 2024;(4):457-470. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35885/1684-7318-2024-4-457-470
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