Ecosystem Transformation (), 237–254

Vegetation and biotope dynamics in sprucebilberry forests Piceetum myrtillosum: ten years after clearcutting with retention of European aspen Populus tremula

Troshin D.S. , Mirin D.M.

The changes in the biotope and in the spectrum of ecological coenotic groups of herb and dwarf shrub tiers of vegetation have been monitored over ten years following the clearcutting of the Piceetum myrtillosum (bilberry-rich spruce forest) considering on-site retention of aspen (Populus tremula L.) in the Babaevsky District of Vologda Oblast. During the first years after clearcutting, the vegetation cover is unstable, sparse, is characterized by pronounced species changes. The diverse ecotopes resulting from clearcutting contribute to the rapid emergence of new plants, including meadow and swamp species, in disturbed communities. Subsequently, tree tier with the dominance of small-leaved trees forms gradually at after clearcutting site. Additionally, the abundance of the shade-tolerant species increases, while that of the meadow species decreases.

D. S. Troshin
Cherepovets State University
pr. Lunacharskogo 5, Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, 162600 Russia

postgraduate student, assistant lecturer at the department of biology
troshin1515@mail.ru

D. M. Mirin
Saint-Petersburg State University
Universitetskaya emb. 7/9, Saint Petersburg, 199034 Russia

candidate of biological sciences, associate professor

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