ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITION OF PINE PLANTATIONS ALONG URBAN ROADS OF VORONEZH CITY
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We have studied the state of pine phytocenoses in the city of Voronezh, along highways with different traffic intensities. A general degradation in the state of forest stands, a decrease in productivity, damage to radial growth were established. At a distance of 25-30 m from the highways, there is a decrease in the density and stock of forest stands at both sites, due to a decrease in lateral illumination, while the intensity of pollution decreases slightly. At a distance of 185-195 m from the highway at both sites, the height and growing stock reach their maximum values. Density and average diameter vary in different directions due to the presence of a concomitant recreational impact at the ―Prigorodnoye lesnichestvo‖ facility.