Dynamics of the Needle-Leaf Tree Waste Destruction in the Stands of Medium Boreal Karelia

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УДК 630*114.35:630*181.32(470.22)

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Abstract

This work considers the regional features of the basic varieties of tree waste destruction process in the autochthonous whortleberry pine forest and the derived species emerged after clear cuttings, pine and birch stands at the “Kivach” Nature Reserve. Destruction pace indicators of the sustained forms of the tree waste are suggested.

Authors

N.I. Germanova, M.V. Medvedeva, A.V. Mamay Institute of Forestry, Karelian Scientific Center of RAS

Affiliation

Institute of Forestry, Karelian Scientific Center of RAS

Keywords

pine needles and birch leaves tree waste, destruction, mass loss, chemical composition, cellulose, unhydrolyzable debris, mineral nutrition.