Biological activity of old-age cuttings cambisols in Western Caucasus
Journal: FORESTRY BULLETIN
Year: 2023

The peculiarities of ecological state and biological activity of soils in old-growth logging areas (500–700 m above sea level) in the West Caucasus in comparison with the soils of background forests in the Caucasus Biosphere Reserve were revealed. Vegetation of the control forest is represented by beech-fir-tree-tiered dead-grass forest, in cuttings aged 40–50 and 90–110 years the vegetation is represented by aspen-hornbeam honeysuckle-grass and beech-fir-tree-hornbeam small-grass forests. In te