NATURAL FORESTS REGENERATION IN EVICTED VILLAGES LOCATED ON SANDY SOILS OF THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT EXCLUSION ZONE

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  • Uglyanets Anatoliy Vladimirovich – PhD (Agriculture), Leading Researcher, the Department of Ecology of Vegetative Complexes. Polesye State Radiation-Ecological Reserve (7, Tereshkova str., 247618, Khoiniki, Gomel region, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: uhlianets@mail.ru

  • Garbaruk Dmitriy Konstantinovich – Head of the Department of Ecology of Vegetative Complexes. Polesye State Radiation-Ecological Reserve (7, Tereshkova str., 247618, Khoiniki, Gomel region, Republic of Belarus). E-mail: dima.garbaruk.77@mail.ru

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2519-402X-2021-240-4-26-41

Key words: Exclusion Zone, evicted villages, natural forest regeneration.

For citation: Uglyanets A. V., Garbaruk D. K. Natural forests regeneration in evicted villages located on sandy soils of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone. Proceedings of BSTU, issue 1, Forestry. Nature Management. Processing of Renewable Resources, 2021, no. 1 (240) pp. 26–41 (In Russian).DOI: https://doi.org/10.52065/2519-402X-2021-240-4-26-41.

Abstract

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on the territory of villages left by man, vegetation cover is transformed with the formation of forest-type communities.

In most of the evicted villages, located on sandy soils, formed forest plantations with a predominance of white acacia, ash-leaved maple, home plum, silver birch, aspen. Under their canopy, a understoryundergrowth layer of various composition and density was formed.

Species diversity of phytocenoses formed due to the composition dendroflora evicted villages and adjoining forests. The degree of participation of species in phytocenoses is determined by their biological characteristics, distribution of seed source and soil conditions.

In the undergrowth layer is dominated by common ash, the distribution of other species is rare or isolated. The course of natural renewal of local hardwoods species under the canopy of stands is estimated from unsatisfactory to good. The glades are overgrown with forest slowly and unsatisfactorily.

Renewal of the forest is hindered by a failure of seed material, unfavorable light conditions under the canopy of stands, high density of understory, dense grass cover, low fertility, dryness and strong grassingdown of the soil, the negative influence of wild ungulates.

In the future, the role of local forest breeds is expected to increase. Over time, they will replace stands of introduced and fruit species. An actual issue is the need to develop measures to combat widespread alien harmful species-white acacia and ash-leaved maple.

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