Thematic Issue

“The Role of Protected Areas in the Conservation and Restoration of Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions”

This issue marks the anniversary of the Kologrivsky Les Nature Reserve and the 70th birth anniversary of its first director, M. G. Sinitsyn.

The articles cover topics ranging from biodiversity maintenance at the local level to the global challenges of forest ecosystem conservation.

Historical essay

A. A. Efimova

A FIFTY-YEAR JOURNEY: THE STORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KOLOGRIVSKY FOREST NATURE RESERVE

Personalities

V. B. Stepanitsky

SINITSYN NATURE RESERVE

Original research

A. V. Lebedev, I. G. Krinitsyn, D. Yu. Gosteva, V. V. Gostev

RARE AND PROTECTED VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES IN THE FLORA OF THE KOLOGRIVSKY FOREST NATURE RESERVE

M. V. Sirotina, L. V. Muradova, O. N. Sitnikova

THE COMMON BEAVER (CASTOR FIBER) IS A KEY SPECIES IN THE M. G. SINITSYN KOLOGRIVSKY FOREST STATE NATURE RESERVE

N. V. Ivanova

COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE “CORE” AREA OF THE “KOLOGRIVSKY FOREST” NATURE RESERVE BEFORE THE WINDTHROW OF 2021

E. E. Muchnik, E. A. Aristarkhova, D. A. Cherepenina

DIVERSITY AND DYNAMICS OF LICHEN BIOTA IN SPECIALLY PROTECTED GREEN AREAS OF MOSCOW

N. V. Ivanova, M. Yu. Ishmuratova, M. P. Shashkov

SPECIES AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF THE VALLEY FORESTS OF THE KARKARALY MOUNTAINS (CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN)

A. V. Khoroshev, Yu. N. Bochkarev, F. K. Kiryanov-Gref

FACTORS OF PHYTOPRODUCTION VARIABILITY IN TAIGA LANDSCAPES UNDER HYDROTHERMAL FLUCTUATIONS AND TRENDS

Review articles

A. G. Viktorov

AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A DRIVING FORCE FOR AMAZON DEFORESTATION

No2 2026

Review articles

N. S. Ryabov

PHYTOMASS AND CARBON POOLS OF SPRUCE PHYTOCENOSIS IN RUSSIA AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Original research

L. V. Amiralieva, N. V. Genikova

CHANGES IN THE STATE OF BILBERRY (VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L.) DURING POST-HARVEST SUCCESSION IN THE MIDDLE TAIGA FORESTS OF KARELIA

R. R. Baiturina, L. R. Salimyanova, A. N. Khasanov

CARBON STOCKS IN SOILS OF PROTECTIVE FORESTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN

S. V. Gorbunova, S. A. Korchagov

SELECTION OF PLANTING MATERIAL FOR CREATION OF FOREST CROPS AT INTENSIFICATION OF FOREST REPRODUCTION

N. V. Likhanova

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE DECOMPOSITION RATE OF PLANT LITTER IN MIDDLE-TAIGA SPRUCE FORESTS AND IN CLEAR-CUT AREAS

E. P. Gudkova, E. E. Muchnik

LICHEN BIOTA OF THE PRIOKSKO-TERRASNY STATE NATURE RESERVE (MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA)

Discussions

V. I. Arkhipov

THE UNIFIED SYSTEM OF FOREST INVENTORY WORKS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: FROM CONCEPT TO IMPLEMENTATION

Original research

А. V. Ivanov, S. V. Bryanin, E. S. Susloparova, Yu. A. Masyutina, A. V. Danilov, A. V. Kondratova, A. E. Mazhara

SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF FOREST FLOOR PROPERTIES IN POST-FIRE LARCH FORESTS OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST

V. N. Petrov, I. V. Filinova 

APPROACH TO DETERMINING THE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF REGIONAL FOREST COMPLEXES

N. S. Ryabov, L. G. Isaeva

COMPARISON OF MODEL-BASED FOREST STAND BIOMASS ESTIMATION: THE CASE OF SPRUCE PHYTOCOENOSES IN THE MURMANSK REGION

O. N. Ukhvatkina, A. M. Omelko, V. E. Zakharova, A. A. Zhmerenetsky, G. A. Gladkova, L. A. Sibirina, A. V. Kuprin

DYNAMICS OF KOREAN PINE-BROADLEAF FOREST RECOVERY AFTER SINGLE LOGGING IN THE 1960s IN THE SOUTHERN SIKHOTE-ALIN

Anniversaries

V. N. Korotkov, O. I. Evstigneev

ON THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF PROFESSOR ALEXEI ALEXANDROVICH URANOV

Original research

A. N. Borisov, V. V. Ivanov, S. K. Farber, N. S. Kuzmik
CARBON POOL OF STANDS OF CENTRAL SIBERIA

S. V. Knyazeva, A. D. Nikitina, E. I. Belova
APPLICATION OF THE THRESHOLD SEGMENTATION METHOD FOR ASSESSING FOREST CHARACTERISTICS BASED ON HIGH-DETAILED RESURS-P1 SATELLITE DATA

V. I. Kravtsova, M. V. Zimin, E. R. Chalova
ASSESSMENT OF THE DYNAMICS OF THE AREA AND CONDITION OF FORESTS IN OIL PRODUCTION AREAS BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGES USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE SAMOTLORSKOE FIELD

Сonferences chronicle

S. V. Knyazeva, D. V. Ershov, A. D. Nikitina, E. A. Gavrilyuk, E. A. Arkhiptseva, E. N. Sochilova, N. V. Koroleva, E. S. Podolskaia, E. I. Belova, E. V. Tikhonova, A. V. Gornov, K. A. Kovganko, D. N. Tikhonov, K. V. Vorobyov
IX ALL-RUSSIAN (WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION) CONFERENCE «AEROSPACE METHODS AND GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN FOREST SCIENCE, FORESTRY AND ECOLOGY»

Expert opinion

Yu. N. Gagarin
FOREST FIRES: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Discussions

O. G. Chertov, N. V. Lukina
SOIL ORGANOPEDOGENESIS AS AN UNHEEDED BASIC SOIL FORMING PROCESS

Discussions

O. G. Chertov, N. V. Lukina

SOIL ORGANOPEDOGENESIS AS AN UNHEEDED BASIC SOIL FORMING PROCESS

Original research

D. A. Kostyuchenko, A. A. Solomnikov, S. I. Marchenko

SOME FEATURES OF THE GROWTH OF SIBERIAN CEDAR PINE OUTSIDE ITS NATURAL RANGE (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE BRYANSK REGION)

O. N. Ukhvatkina, A. M. Omelko, V. E. Zakharova, A. A. Zhmerenetsky, G. A. Gladkova, L. A. Sibirina, A. V. Kuprin

DYNAMICS OF KOREAN PINE-BROADLEAF FOREST RECOVERY AFTER SINGLE-TIME LOGGING IN THE 1960S IN THE SOUTHERN  SIKHOTE-ALIN

E. V. Fomina, A. V. Kikeeva, I. V. Romashkin, A. Y. Nukolova, A. M. Kryshen

INFLUENCE OF PICEA ABIES LOGS ON SOIL MORPHOLOIGICAL PROPERTIES

P. V. Frolov, E. V. Zubkova, V. N. Shanin

ANALYSIS OF THE RESPONSE OF COENOPOPULATIONS OF VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS L. TO EXTERNAL IMPACTS USING SIMULATION MODELLING

E. S. Podolskaia, I. M. Zinyaev

DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN SOURCE QGIS PLUG-IN FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF ROAD NETWORK DATA IN REGIONAL FORESTRY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS

Short science articles

А. P. Geraskina, К. А. Smirnov

CULTIVATION OF APORRECTODEA CALIGINOSA (SAVIGNY, 1826) IN VERMICULTURE

Review articles

E. S. Podolskaia, Yu. V. Shatalin

AN OVERVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS ON SCENARIO MODELING IN THE DESIGN OF FOREST ROADS

Original research

A. I. Bondarev, L. V. Mukhortova, D. A. Mashukov

METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENT OF HYPOARCTIC SHRUBS ON THE TAIMYR PENINSULA

N. V. Korotkova, O. I. Evstigneev

CENOPOPULATION ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF MOSS PINE FORESTS IN THE NERUSSA-DESNA POLESIE

V. N. Petrov, I. V. Filinova

FUNDAMENTALS OF FOREST NURSERY ECONOMICS

V. G. Soukhovolsky,  N. A. Kuznetsova,A. V. Kovalev 

MODELING THE DYNAMICS OF SPECIES NUMBERS IN COLLEMBOLA COMMUNITIES

Short science articles

D. A. Dostovalova, A. Z. Glukhov, N. S. Podgorodetsky

FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY OF LEAF BLADES OF WOODY PLANTS IN INDUSTRIAL LANDFILLS OF DONBASS

G. N. Aliyeva, Z. A. Mammadova, V. M. Ismayilova, V. N. Badalova 

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL VARIABILITY OF HOLM OAK (QUERCUS ILEX L.) IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF WATER AVAILABILITY

Original research

P. N. Shulpina, O. P. Bazhenova, V. V. Kaganov

FEATURES OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN SIBERIAN LARCH FOREST STANDS IN THE SOUTHERN FOREST-STEPPE OF THE OMSK REGION

A. V. Lebedev, N. V. Ivanova, D. Yu. Gosteva, V. V. Gostev, I. G. Krinitsyn, M. P. Shashkov

SPECIES COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE AND CARBON STOCKS OF DEADWOOD OF THE «KOLOGRIVSKY LES» NATURE RESERVE FORESTS AFTER THE CATASTROPHIC WINDTHROW OF 2021

E. V. Novichonok, N. A. Galibina, K. M. Nikerova

PHYTOMASS DISTRIBUTION AND CONTENT OF NITROGEN AND CARBON IN NEEDLES OF SCOTS PINE IN THE MIDDLE TAIGA IN THE REPUBLIC OF KARELIA

V. G. Soukhovolsky, A. V. Kovalev, O. V. Tarasova, E. P. Chertkova, D. G. Zamolodchikov

PRINCIPLES OF DESCRIBING THE AESTHETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NATURAL LANDSCAPES

Discussion

O. G. Chertov

ON THE SEMANTIC STRUCTURE OF TAXON NAMES IN SOIL CLASSIFICATIONS

Review articles 

Yu. N. Gagarin

PROBLEMS OF STATE AND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION IN THE SPHERE OF FOREST SEED PRODUCTION

Original research

A. N. Pekkoev, S. A. Moshnikov, I. V. Romashkin, D. V. Teslya

CARBON STOCKS IN PHYTOMASS OF WOODY PLANTS AND COARSE WOODY DEBRIS IN OLD-GROWTH BLUEBERRY PINE FORESTS IN THE NATURAL RESERVE “KIVACH”

N. V. Genikova, A. Ju. Karpechko, R. P. Obabko, V. L. Mironov, S. A. Kutenkov

ANNUAL GROWTH OF MOSSES IN MIDDLE-TAIGA PINE FORESTS WITH UNDERGROWTH IN THE REPUBLIC OF KARELIA

D. V. Ershov , E. N. Sochilova, K. A. Kovganko

REFINED ESTIMATES OF DIRECT PYROGENIC CARBON EMISSIONS IN RUSSIAN FORESTS BASED ON REMOTE MONITORING DATA FROM 2011 TO 2023

A. K. Khodzhaeva , D. V. Sapronov , V.  O. Lopez de Gerenyu , N. B. Zinyakova, D. A. Khoroshaev, I. N. Kurganova , V. A. Ableeva

THE COMPOSITION OF ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION AND SOIL WATER IN THE MIXED FOREST OF THE PRIOKSKO-TERRACE STATE NATURE RESERVE 

Anniversaries

O. I. Evstigneev

SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE OF PROFESSOR O. V. SMIRNOVA IN FOREST ECOLOGY (TO THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY)

Original research

Yu. P. Demakov, O. V. Sheikina, E. S. Sharapov

ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF SCOTS PINE WOOD, BARK AND NEEDLES IN THE MARI EL FORESTS

A. I. Kuznetsova, V. A. Kuznetsov, E. V. Tikhonova, D. N. Tebenkova

TEMPERATURE REGIME OF LITTER IN DIFFERENT FOREST TYPES OF THE VALUEVSKY MOSCOW FOREST PARK

А. D. Nikitina

AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF TREE CROWNS IN PINE FORESTS  USING MASK R-CNN ON RGB IMAGERY FROM UAVS

Review articles

D. V. Gichan, D. N. Tebenkova

WOODY PLANTS GROWTH ON ABANDONED AGRICULTURAL LANDS: SCALE, CAUSES OF ABANDONMENT, WAYS OF USE. A REVIEW

Original research

I. B. Rapoport, Y. E. Komarov

NEW DATA ON EARTHWORMS (OLIGOCHAETA: LUMBRICIDAE) OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH OSSETIA-ALANIA (CENTRAL PART OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS)

А. D. Nikitina

AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF TREE CROWNS IN PINE FORESTS USING MASK R-CNN ON RGB IMAGERY FROM UAVS

S. A. Moshnikov, I. V. Romashkin, A. N. Pekkoev

FEATURES OF THE STRUCTURE OF FOREST COVER ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE INTENSIVE LEVEL POLYGON “KIVACH” (REPUBLIC OF KARELIA)

A. Bancheva, N. Alekseeva, D. Tretyachenko, Yu. Grinfeldt

ASSESMENT OF CARBON BALANCE CHANGE OF THE YAROSLAVL REGION AS A RESULT OF LAND USE TRANSFORMATION