Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science

In current conditions and future planning it is necessary to understand clearly current ecological situation and the ways of its solving. For the global problems solving it is necessary to start from the local ones. The results of conducted researches allow evaluating of current state and potential of the Southern Dnieper Polissya forest stands. The total area of the Southern Dnieper Polissia is 260 thousand ha of which make up about 72 thousand ha are wooded plantations. To achieve this goal was creating a database covered with wooded plantations studied region as of 01.01.2016 year. A silvicultural and taxational characteristic of forest stands of main Southern Dnieper Polissya forest-forming species was given. Distribution of tree plantations in origin, age, volume, bonitet, relative density, type of forest growing conditions and forest types was analyzed. It was found out that 64 % of Southern Dnieper Polissya forest stands are artificial. On the territory of the region under study medieval stands prevail in area and general stock, and the average stock is 288 м³∙ha^-1. Forest stands with medium and low relative density constitute almost 96 %, and the average plantations density is 0.69. Permanent plots (PP) are characterized by high-bonitet plantations, which area is 57.8 thous. ha (80.4 %). The predominant types of forest growth conditions of the study region are fairly infertile and fertile site type of fresh hygrotope.

Soutern Dnieper Polissya, area, volume, bonitet, relative density, type of forest growing