Russian Federation
This article is dedicated to the study of succession processes in the forest ecosystems of the Voronezh region, focusing on the dynamics of changes in tree species composition. Special attention is given to the decline of ash (Fraxinus excelsior) due to the impact of the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis), the slowed growth of oak (Quercus robur) due to the species' biological characteristics, and the rapid spread of maple (Acer spp.), which is taking over the newly available territories. The current trends are analyzed, the causes of the observed changes are identified, and their potential consequences for the region's forest ecosystems are discussed. The results obtained can be used to develop measures for managing succession and preserving forest biodiversity.
Succession, forest ecosystems, Voronezh region, ash, oak, maple, dynamics, emerald ash borer
1. Polyakov, S.A. Ekologicheskie problemy lesov Voronezhskoy oblasti. – Voronezh: Izdatel'stvo VGU, 2017.
2. Eko portal «Vsya Ekologiya»
3. Vrediteli i bolezni drevesnyh rasteniy Rossii : mater. Mezhdunar. konferencii. – Sankt-Peterburg, 2013.
4. Zaharov, L.V. Metody vosstanovleniya lesov posle povrezhdeniya yasenevoy zlatkoy. – Moskva: Priroda, 2018.
5. Informaciya o lesah: yasenevaya izumrudnaya uzkotelaya zlatka. – URL: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/forestbenefits/Documents/fact-sheet-emerald-ash-borer-russian.pdf.
6. Korneev, A.V. Vrediteli lesov i biologicheskaya zaschita. – Moskva: Nauka, 2016.
7. Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya Enciklopediya.
8. Sidorenko, V.M. Lesnoe bioraznoobrazie i mery zaschity lesov. – Voronezh: Lesnaya akademiya, 2019.
9. Il'in, D.A. Issledovanie vliyaniya klimaticheskih izmeneniy na rasprostranenie yasenevoy zlatki. – Moskva: Agroizdat, 2018.
10. Lesnye ekosistemy v usloviyah izmeneniya klimata: biologicheskaya produktivnost', monitoring i adaptacionnye tehnologii : Materialy mezhdunarodnoy konferencii s elementami nauchnoy shkoly dlya molodezhi. Yoshkar-Ola, 2010.
11. Rudenko, A.V. Sostoyanie i zaschita yasenevyh nasazhdeniy Voronezhskoy oblasti. Moskva: Ekologiya, 2017.
12. Zhukov, N.M. Ekologiya lesnyh ekosistem i antropogennye vozdeystviya. Moskva: Lesnaya promyshlennost', 2015.
