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Forest shelter belts in organic agricultural landscape: structure of biodiversity and their ecological role Cover

Forest shelter belts in organic agricultural landscape: structure of biodiversity and their ecological role

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Figure 1

Structure of the studied organic agrolandscape (demonstration site of Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management of NAAS of Ukraine): OF – organic fields; CF – conventional fields; 1, 2, 3, 4 – forest shelter belts No. С1, С2, С3 – sections of the forest belt No. 4; G1, G2 – fruit gardens, G3 – dendrological garden; VG – vegetable garden; AB – administrative buildings; FY – farmyard; Р-32, Р-18 – regional routes
Structure of the studied organic agrolandscape (demonstration site of Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management of NAAS of Ukraine): OF – organic fields; CF – conventional fields; 1, 2, 3, 4 – forest shelter belts No. С1, С2, С3 – sections of the forest belt No. 4; G1, G2 – fruit gardens, G3 – dendrological garden; VG – vegetable garden; AB – administrative buildings; FY – farmyard; Р-32, Р-18 – regional routes

Figure 2

Ecological characteristics of the biotope on the phytoindication scales of Tsyganov, points
Ecological characteristics of the biotope on the phytoindication scales of Tsyganov, points

Figure 3

The ratio of grass tier species in relation to climatic and soil factors according to the index of ecological tolerance, where SB – stenobionts, HSB – hemistenobionts, MB – mesobionts, HEB – hemieuribionts, EB – euribiont species
The ratio of grass tier species in relation to climatic and soil factors according to the index of ecological tolerance, where SB – stenobionts, HSB – hemistenobionts, MB – mesobionts, HEB – hemieuribionts, EB – euribiont species

Figure 4

Distribution of birds by types of nesting strategy (%): t – crown-nesting, b – nest in understorey, h  – hollow-nesting, g – terrestrial, cc – nesting parasite; 1, 2, 3, 4 – FSB
Distribution of birds by types of nesting strategy (%): t – crown-nesting, b – nest in understorey, h – hollow-nesting, g – terrestrial, cc – nesting parasite; 1, 2, 3, 4 – FSB

Figure 5

Distribution of birds by feeding types (%): F – predators, Z – zoophages, I – entomophages, M – phytoentomophages, R  – phytophages
Distribution of birds by feeding types (%): F – predators, Z – zoophages, I – entomophages, M – phytoentomophages, R – phytophages

The structure of life forms of the FSB grass tier

Signs forms of lifeLife formsNumber, individualsShare of all herbaceous plants on TP,%
Life cycle durationAnnuals4050.6
Perennials3949.4
The structure of aboveground shootsCreeping55.8
Rosette1620.1
Without rosette5470.7
Turf32.3
Creepers (climbing)11.1
The structure of underground shootsLong-rhizome2024.1
Short-rhizome1619.3
Without formations4048.2
Bunch-root78.4
Type of root systemTaproot6563.7
Fibrous root3736.3
Type of vegetative mobilityVegetatively mobile2026.3
Vegetatively sedentary1316.2
Vegetatively immobile4657.5
Climamorphs (Raunkier life forms)Phanerophytes11.4
Hamephytes22.5
Therophytes3139.2
Hemicryptophytes3441.4
Geophytes1215.5
RatioTherophytes/Geophytes2.4
ITG, c.u.–0.4
HeliomorphsHeliophytes6174.4
Scioheliophytes1923.2
Sciophytes22.4
Cenomorphs (by Belgard)Silvants1818.4
Pratants1513.1
Stepants87.5
Ruderants4036.5
Adventives3224.5
of which nitrophils (%)1514.7

Systematic structure of FSB dendroflora

Classes and speciesNumber of speciesShare of species (%)
Division Pinophyta
Pinaceae13.2
Division Magnoliophyta
Aceraceae26.5
Adoxaceae13.1
Betulaceae13.2
Cornaceae13.2
Fabaceae39.7
Juglandaceae26.5
Oleaceae39.7
Rosaceae829
Salicaceae412.9
Ulmaceae39.7
Vitáceae13.3
Total30100.0

Distribution and status of birds nesting in FSB (pairs/ha)

Species№ FSBProtected categories
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Milvus migrans Boddaert 0.3 Bk2; Bo1,2; W2, RBU
Columba palumbus L. 1.7
Streptopelia turtur L. 3.3 Bk3
Cuculus canorus L. 0.3 Bk3
Lanius collurio L. 0.6 Bk2
Lanius minor Gmelin 0.3 Bk2
Oriolus oriolus L. 0.31.7 Bk2
Sturnus vulgaris L. 1.71.7
Sylvia atricapilla L.1.30.6 3.3Bk2
Sylvia borin Boddaert 1.4 Bk2
Sylvia communis Latham 0.31.7 Bk2
Phylloscopus collybita Vieillot0.60.63.3 Bk2
Phylloscopus sibilatrix Bechstein 0.3 Bk2
Ficedula albicollis Temminck 0.6 Bk2; Bo2
Muscicapa striata Pallas 0.31.7 Bk2; Bo2
Phoenicurus phoenicurus L.0.60.3 Bk2; Bo2
Erithacus rubecula L.0.60.95.03.3Bk2; Bo2
Luscinia luscinia L.0.61.7 Bk2; Bo2
Turdus merula L. 1.75.0 Bk2; Bo2
Turdus philomelos C.L. Brehm0.60.61.7 Bk2; Bo2
Parus caeruleus L.0.60.93.3 Bk2
Parus major L.1.92.95 Bk2
Sitta europaea L.1.90.63.3 Bk2
Certhia familiaris L. 0.63.3 Bk2
Passer montanus L. 1.41.7 Bk3
Fringilla coelebs L.1.32.3 3.3Bk3
Carduelis carduelis L. 0.3 Bk2
Acanthis cannabina L. 0.3 Bk2
Emberiza citrinella L. 1.1 Bk2

Comparative spectra of leading families of different flora

FamilyThe place of the family in the flora
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Asteraceae11111111
Poaceae23322222
Fabaceae3244433
Brassicaceae95263354
Caryophyllaceae186955446
Lamiaceae68575725
Apiaceae101061175129
Cyperaceae41110+11
Rosaceae8437117
Chenopodiaceae197188++12
Scоrphulariaceae57898+410
Boraginaceae161012613
Ranunculaceae179148+38
Poligonaceae251445415
Euphorbiaceae121665++
Convolvulaceae++85-
Geraniaceae+++65-
Urticaceae++66+-
Violaceae+6++
Plantaginaceae77+14
Papaveraceae7
Oxalidaceae7
Equisetaceae7

Assessment and sanitary characteristics of field protective forest shelter belts around the organic experimental fields (Institute of Agroecology and Environmental Management of NAAS of Ukraine)

No FSB, trial plots (TP) – sections (C), placement relative to organic fieldsFSB constructionNumber of rows of tree species, piecesSpecies compositionFSB parameters, mDensity of canopy*Plantation condition
main tentundergrowtli and understoreyHBIcsanitaryforestry
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FSB No 1, TP1, west side of the fieldtwo-tier, dense4main speices – Fraxinus excelsior L.; accompanying – Ulmus laevis Pall., Populus nigra L., P. laurifolia Ledeb., Robinia pseudoacacia L., F. excelsior, Ulmus laevis Pall., U. minor Mill.; invasive – Jugions regia L., Populus tremula L., Acer negundo L.UNDERGROWTH: A. negundo, Acer pseudoplatanus L., U. minor, F. excelsior, J. regia, Malus domestica Borkh.; UNDERSTOREY: Prunus serotina Ehrh., Sambucus nigra L.,Ligustmm vulgare L. Crataegus monogyna JACQ., Padus avium Mill.17.420.00.582.43weakenedgood, TPC –38.1%
FSB No 2, TP2, north side of the fieldthree-tier, dense7**main speices – Populus nigra L.; accompanying – P. laurifolia, Ouercus robur L., Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall, U. laevis; invasive – R. pseudoacacia, Cerasus avium (L.) Moench, J. regia, A. negundoUNDERGROWTH: R. pseudacacia, Q. robur, C. avium, F. excelsior, A. negundo; UNDERSTOREY: S. nigra, Prunus cerasifera Ehrh., P. serotino, Padus avium Mill., Swida sanguinea (L.) Opiz., Ligustrum vulgare L.24.335.0**0.812.28weakenedgood, TPC –25.6%
FSB No 3, TP3, east side of the fieldone-tier, dense2main speices – P. laurifolia; accompanying – Q. robur, F. pennsylvanica, F. excelsior, U. laevis; invasive – Q. rubra L.,Pyrus communi s L., J. regia, A. negundo, P. tremula, C. aviumUNDERGROWTH: Q. robur, F. excelsior, LF. laevis, P. communis, J. cinerea L., M. domestica, C. avium, A negundo; UNDERSTOREY: Sorbus aucupariaL.,P. serotino, S. nigra, S. sanguinea, Cerasus vulgaris Mill., L. vulgare, Rosa canina L.22.616.00.722.23weakenedgood, TPC –31.2%
FSB No 4, TP4-C1 south side of the fielddense3main speices – U. minor, accompanying – F. excelsior, invasive – R. pseudoacacia, A. negundo, J. regiaUNDERGROWTH: J. regia, A. negundo, C. avium, M. domestica; UNDERSTOREY: P. serotino, Salix caprea L., S. sanguinea (L.) Opiz., S. nigra, C. monogyna14.212.00.621.48healthygood, TPC – 17.6%
FSB No 4, TP4-C2 south side of the fieldwind-per- meable, there are gaps in the forest belt up to 20 m wide1main speices – U. laevis; invasive – J. regia, A. negundo, R. pseudoacacia, S. capreaUNDERGROWTH: Al. domestica, J. regia, A. negundo, P. communis, C. monogyna; UNDERSTOREY: P. serotino, S. nigra, L. vulgare, S. caprea, S. sanguinea12.54.00.511.42healthysatisfactory, the stand is liquefied, TPC –42.8%
FSB No 4, TP4-C3 south side of the fieldsemi- permeable2main speices – F. excelsior, accompanying – Acer pseudoplatanus L., U. minor, invasive – R. pseudoacacia, J. regia, A. negundo, S. capreaUNDERGROWTH: P. communis, J. regia, A. C. negundo, avium, M. domestica; UNDERSTOREY: P. serotino, S. caprea, C. monogyna, P. avium, Rubus caesius L.13.48.00.551.37healthysatisfactory, the stand is liquefied, TPC –26.4%

The structure of bio- and ecomorphs of FSB dendroflora

FactorsLife formShare of species, %
Biomorphs by IG Serebryakov (1962)trees77.4
shrubs21.3
lianas1.3
Type of vegetative mobilityvegetatively sedentary38.6
vegetatively immobile32.3
vegetatively mobile29.1
Heliomorphsheliophytes64.5
scioheliophytes6.5
heliosciophytes29.0
Hydromorphsxeromesophytes9.7
mesohygrophytes3.2
mesoxerophytes12.9
mesophytes74.2
Trophomorphsmegatrophs12.9
mesotrophs80.6
oligotrophs6.5
of which nitrophils16.1

The structure of bio- and ecomorphs of FSB wood nitrophils

SpeciesBiomorphCenomorphTrophomorphHygromorph
Acer negundo L.treeRu, @MgTrMs
Sambucus nigra L.bushSilMgTrMs
Swida sanguineа (L.) Opiz.bushSilMgTrMs
Rubus caesius L.bushSilMgTrMsHg
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch.lianaSil, @MsTrMs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 64
Submitted on: Jun 17, 2020
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Accepted on: Jan 12, 2021
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Published on: Mar 13, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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