Secondary successions after catastrophic disturbances in the pine stands of the near Moscow region

The structure of forest communities formed after catastrophic disturbances is determined by the nature of ongoing successions. The characteristics of forest phytocenoses recovery successions after catastrophic disturbances are largely determined by their initial stage. The increase in the number of various catastrophic disturbances determines the relevance of research aimed at studying the characteristics of forest restoration processes in clear cut areas in the Moscow region. The aim of the study was to examine the recovery processes of tree and shrub vegetation at the initial stages of demutation after catastrophic disturbances in pine stands in the near Moscow region. The article presents the results of a four-year study of secondary successions in clear cut areas after the 2017 windfall in pine stands on the territory of the Serebryanoborsky Experimental Forestry of the Moscow region. Taking into account natural regeneration, 46 circular survey plots of 10 m² each were laid out in the studied clear cut areas. There are 22 counting plots in felling area no. 1 and 24 plots in felling area no. 2. Only viable undergrowth was counted, divided into size categories. For each pine specimen, annual increments of the axial shoot in height were measured by whorls. The dynamics of the main forest-forming species for the period 2020–2023 are considered. In the sixth year after the windthrow, the share of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) does not exceed 30% of the total number of trees and shrubs. The number of trees and shrubs in the sixth year after clear sanitary felling in clear cut area no. 1 is 26.0 thousand pcs/ha, in the territory of clear cut area no. 2 – 29.2 thousand pcs/ha. The average age of the main species in clear cut area no. 1 is 3.6±0.1 years, and in clear cut area no. 2 – 4.5±0.1 years. Pine regenerates well at a distance of up to 60–70 m from the sources of seeding. The conducted studies show that in the type of forest growth conditions B₂ at the initial stages of secondary successions after catastrophic disturbances, the amount of natural pine regeneration is satisfactory, however, this species is significantly inferior in average height to small-leaved species, which complicates the successful formation of pine stands in the studied area.

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