KFU. Card publication. The Influence of Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber L.) Activity on the Transformation and Functioning of Riparian Phytocoenoses in the Southern Boreal Zone (European Russia)

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THE INFLUENCE OF EURASIAN BEAVER (CASTOR FIBER L.) ACTIVITY ON THE TRANSFORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF RIPARIAN PHYTOCOENOSES IN THE SOUTHERN BOREAL ZONE (EUROPEAN RUSSIA)

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Articles in international journals and collections

Year of publication

2023

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Authors, employees of KFU

Gusarov Artem Viktorovich, author

Liseckiy Fedor Nikolaevich, author

Nazarov Nail Gosmanovich, author

Prokhorov Vadim Evgenevich, author

Sharifullin Aydar Gamisovich, author

Bibliographic description in the original language

Nazarov, N.G.; Prokhorov, V.E.; Sharifullin, A.G.; Gusarov, A.V.; Lisetskii, F.N. The Influence of Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber L.) Activity on the Transformation and Functioning of Riparian Phytocoenoses in the Southern Boreal Zone (European Russia) // Earth (Switzerland), 2023, 4, 384-397.

Annotation

The reintroduction of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.) results in significant changes in ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the environment-forming activity of C. fiber on the riparian phytocoenoses of the Raifa forest sector of the Volga-Kama State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Middle Volga region, European Russia) after the reintroduction. Phytoindication methods of ecological–coenotic groups and indicator values were used to assess changes in environmental conditions under the influence of beaver activity. The influence of the beaver reintroduction factor on the increase in the moisture regime (by three points according to the Tsyganov indicator values) and the illumination of habitats, the richness of soils in nitrogen, and the acidity and salt regime of soils (by one point) was revealed. Under the conditions of fodder and construction activities of the beaver, an increase in the proportion of aquatic and wetland groups from 10.2% to 28.2% and boreal plant species from 15.0% to 27.6% was detected. An expansive nature of the change in the degree of landscape occupancy with wetland plants was noted. A decrease in the degree of landscape occupancy (3 to 2 points) of the distribution of ruderal species in the riparian zones of the waterbodies of the reserve due to the activity of the beaver was revealed. Based on phytoindication and ecological–coenotic analyses, it was shown that the reintroduction of C. fiber into the waterbodies of the Raifa forest sector of the reserve is responsible for maintaining the necessary microclimatic conditions for the preservation of natural southern boreal communities. The results obtained can be used for predictive assessment of the influence of the beaver on riparian (small rivers and lakes) plant communities of forest ecosystems in the Middle Volga region of European Russia and other regions of the planet with similar environmental conditions.

Keywords

Vegetation transformation; landscape change; riparian ecosystems; beaver reintroduction; environmental monitoring; Middle Volga region; Russian Plain

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Earth (Switzerland)

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Field DC	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Gusarov Artem Viktorovich	ru_RU
dc.contributor.author	Liseckiy Fedor Nikolaevich	ru_RU
dc.contributor.author	Nazarov Nail Gosmanovich	ru_RU
dc.contributor.author	Prokhorov Vadim Evgenevich	ru_RU
dc.contributor.author	Sharifullin Aydar Gamisovich	ru_RU
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-01T00:00:00Z	ru_RU
dc.date.available	2023-01-01T00:00:00Z	ru_RU
dc.date.issued	2023	ru_RU
dc.identifier.citation	Nazarov, N.G.; Prokhorov, V.E.; Sharifullin, A.G.; Gusarov, A.V.; Lisetskii, F.N. The Influence of Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber L.) Activity on the Transformation and Functioning of Riparian Phytocoenoses in the Southern Boreal Zone (European Russia) // Earth (Switzerland), 2023, 4, 384-397.	ru_RU
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.kpfu.ru/eng/?p_id=283914&p_lang=2	ru_RU
dc.description.abstract	Earth (Switzerland)	ru_RU
dc.description.abstract	The reintroduction of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.) results in significant changes in ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the environment-forming activity of C. fiber on the riparian phytocoenoses of the Raifa forest sector of the Volga-Kama State Nature Biosphere Reserve (Middle Volga region, European Russia) after the reintroduction. Phytoindication methods of ecological–coenotic groups and indicator values were used to assess changes in environmental conditions under the influence of beaver activity. The influence of the beaver reintroduction factor on the increase in the moisture regime (by three points according to the Tsyganov indicator values) and the illumination of habitats, the richness of soils in nitrogen, and the acidity and salt regime of soils (by one point) was revealed. Under the conditions of fodder and construction activities of the beaver, an increase in the proportion of aquatic and wetland groups from 10.2% to 28.2% and boreal plant species from 15.0% to 27.6% was detected. An expansive nature of the change in the degree of landscape occupancy with wetland plants was noted. A decrease in the degree of landscape occupancy (3 to 2 points) of the distribution of ruderal species in the riparian zones of the waterbodies of the reserve due to the activity of the beaver was revealed. Based on phytoindication and ecological–coenotic analyses, it was shown that the reintroduction of C. fiber into the waterbodies of the Raifa forest sector of the reserve is responsible for maintaining the necessary microclimatic conditions for the preservation of natural southern boreal communities. The results obtained can be used for predictive assessment of the influence of the beaver on riparian (small rivers and lakes) plant communities of forest ecosystems in the Middle Volga region of European Russia and other regions of the planet with similar environmental conditions.	ru_RU
dc.language.iso	ru	ru_RU
dc.subject		ru_RU
dc.title	The Influence of Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber L.) Activity on the Transformation and Functioning of Riparian Phytocoenoses in the Southern Boreal Zone (European Russia)	ru_RU
dc.type	Articles in international journals and collections	ru_RU