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The results of studies on southern taiga forests in northern Kostroma oblast are presented. They include the typing of old-growth forests, their phytocenotic and ecological characterization, and assessment of their structural and species diversity, successional status, and degree of anthropogenic disturbance. Geomorphological features of the study area and parameters of soils under plant communities of different forest type groups are described. On the basis of generalization of available data, conclusions were drawn concerning specific features of the structure and species diversity of forest communities in different ecotopes and at different stages of succession.
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Original Russian Text © D.L. Lugovaya, 2010, published in Ekologiya, 2010, No. 1, pp. 9–16.
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Lugovaya, D.L. Effect of ecotopic factors and nature resource use on the diversity of forest communities in northern Kostroma oblast. Russ J Ecol 41, 7–14 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413610010029
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