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The effects of two exogenous factors, ground fires and industrial air pollution, on natural regeneration of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) cenopopulations have been studied in the Transural region. It has been found that an increased level of air pollution leads to a decrease in the abundance and occurrence frequency of pine undergrowth; as the intensity of ground fire increases, these parameters of the postfire generation of undergrowth increase as well, especially in background areas. As shown by two-way ANOVA, either of these factors and their interaction have a significant effect on the density of pine undergrowth, with this effect being stronger in the case of ground fires.
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Original Russian Text © S.L. Menshchikov, V.V. Baranovskii, N.A. Kuz’mina, 2013, published in Ekologiya, 2013, No. 5, pp. 330–333.
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Menshchikov, S.L., Baranovskii, V.V. & Kuz’mina, N.A. Density of Scots pine undergrowth after ground fires in a zone of industrial air pollution. Russ J Ecol 44, 367–370 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106741361305010X
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