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Other conditions being suitable, soil moisture supply is the most important factor determining whether forest or steppe develops on a particular area of land. Supply is limited by dryness, climate aridity, seasonal distribution of precipitation, chemical composition of soil and bed-rock, and economic activity. The speed and direction of changes in steppe vegetation in Mikhailivska Tzilina Nature Reserve were determined through long-term study and analysis of vegetation. Characteristics of forest and steppe ecosystems are given. The main differences in their organization, function, cycling of biogenic elements, and transformation of energy are highlighted. A difference in energy potential drives natural succession from steppe to forest. To conserve steppe, the policy of absolute non-intervention on reserves should be replaced by active management to halt this natural succession.
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Didukh, Y. (2006). Steppe-Forest Succession as a Conservation Problem. In: Gafta, D., Akeroyd, J. (eds) Nature Conservation. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47229-2_29
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