The bioindication assessment of urban conditions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17308/geo.2019.4/2716

Keywords:

bioindication, urbanized environment, fluctuating asymmetry, green plantings, trees, vitality, Betula pendula Roth, Populus italica (Du Roi) Moench

Abstract

The article presents the results of assessing the ecological state of the urbanized environment by reactions of woody plants Betula pendula Roth. аnd Populus italica (Du Roi) Moench. The main indicative indicators were the magnitude of the fluctuating asymmetry of leaf blades, as well as the vital status of tree stands. Functional zones of Voronezh can be placed in the following row: recreational – residential – transport – industrial.

Author Biographies

  • Marina Alexandrovna Klevtsova, Voronezh State University

    Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Geoecology and Environmental Monitoring, Faculty of Geography, Geoecology and Tourism, Voronezh State University, Voronezh

  • Alexey Alexandrovich Mikheev, Voronezh State University

    Postgraduate student of the Department of Nature Management, Faculty of Geography, Geoecology and Tourism, Voronezh State University, Voronezh

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Published

2019-10-23

Issue

No. 4 (2019): October - December

Section

Studies of Voronezh Local Lore

How to Cite

The bioindication assessment of urban conditions. (2019). Proceedings of Voronezh State University. Series: Geography. Geoecology, 4, 76-82. https://doi.org/10.17308/geo.2019.4/2716