ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF HOOFED ANIMALS IN THE ENCLOSURE ON THE STATE OF THE COMPONENTS OF FOREST PLANTATIONS

UDC 630.181:639.111.11

  • Mitrenkov Andrey Mikhaylovich – assistant lecturer, the Department of Tourism, Nature Management and Game Menagement. Belarusian State Technological University (13a, Sverdlova str., Minsk, 220006, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: mitrenkov@belstu.by

  • Bakhur Aleh Vladimirovich – PhD (Biology), Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, the Department of Tourism, Nature Management and Game Menagement. Belarusian State Technological University (13a, Sverdlova str., 220006, Minsk, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: oleg_bahur@belstu.by

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2519-402X-2022-252-1-87-92

Key words: aviary for overexposure, stocking, underbrush, subgenus, field layer, red deer.

For citation: Mitrenkov А. М., Bakhur А. V. Assessment of the impact of hoofed animals in the enclosure on the state of the components of forest plantations. Proceedings of BSTU, issue 1, Forestry. Nature Management. Processing of Renewable Resources, 2022, no. 1 (252), pp. 87–92 (In Russian). DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2519-402X-2022-252-1-87-92.

Abstract

The article examines the influence of the red deer (Cervus Elaphus L., 1758) on the components of forest plantations. The purpose of the research is to assess the living condition of forest plantations on the territory of overexposure enclosures, depending on the time that has passed since the release of livestock. The conducted studies have shown that when keeping ungulates in overexposure enclosures, there is a significant negative impact on all components of forest plantations, and especially on undergrowth and undergrowth, both deciduous and coniferous species. Damage caused by animals can further contribute to the defeat of plants by fungal diseases. Due to excessive feed load, loss of the undergrowth of the common pine is observed. Over time, after the release of animals into the grounds, there is a gradual restoration of the sub-ecological vegetation, including the shrub layer, which is manifested through an increase in its projective coverage. There is also an overgrowth of the path network previously traversed by animals and a decrease in the density of the upper soil horizon.

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