Swamp woods of belarusian water collection of the river Neman

Abstract

Object of research is the marsh woods of the Belarusian reservoir of the Neman River. It is established that for expired five decades after drying melioration (the 60th years of the ХХcentury) in the Neman River reservoir practically disappeared the woods on bogs of riding type. Today the woods of low-lying type (86.2%) presented by fifteen forest formations, including birch (40.5%) and european alder (40.2%) prevail. About 21% of the area of the marsh woods are occupied with derivatives (not radical) forest stands. Higher carbonproductivity of the marsh woods in comparison with the woods on a waterless valley is revealed. Research is executed within the Project of the international technical assistance “The Baltic landscape in development – innovative approaches to steady forest landscapes” by request of the republican unitary enterprise “Belgosles”.