Shvetsov A.N., Shaikina M.N., Kuklina A.G. Transformation of Phytocenoses with Heracleum Sosnowskyi (Apiaceae) in the “Bitzevsky Les” Natural Park (Moscow) // Ecosystems: ecology and dynamics. No 4. 2025. P. 105-124. | Abstract | PDF | Reference
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- M.N. Shaikina is doing a botanical survey in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by A.N. Shvetsov)
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- A.N. Shvetsov and A.G. Kuklina are doing a botanical survey in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by M.N. Shaikina)
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- Fallow lands overgrown with H. sosnowskyi in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by M.N. Shaikina)
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- Hogweed-lupine fallow land in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by M.N. Shaikina)
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- Controlled mowing of H. sosnowskyi in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park by (photo by M.N. Shaikina)
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- Platanthera bifolia in the young birch forest margin in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by M.N. Shaikina)
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- Gentiana cruciata in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by A.N. Shvetsov)
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- Listera ovata in the “Bitzevsky Les” Nature Park (photo by A.N. Shvetsov)
The spread rate of the invasive species Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. (Apiaceae) was analyzed in 2006-2020 using satellite monitoring, and the boundaries of its distribution were determined in the test area of the “Bitsevsky Les” Nature and History Park (Moscow, Russia). The current state of rare and protected plant species in the surveyed area was assessed. Geobotanical surveys were conducted using traditional methods, and the locations of protected and invasive species were recorded. According to the surveys of 2024-2025, in total 17 rare species from the “Red Data Book of Moscow” (2022) were identified: Anthemis tinctoria, Campanula patula, C. persicifolia, C. trachelium, C. latifolia, Corryganthe flos-cuculi, Gentiana cruciata, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Listera ovata, Neottia nidus-avis, Platanthera bifolia, Primula veris, Lathyrus vernus, Polygonum bistorta, Polygonatum multiflorum, Steris viscaria, Iris pseudacorus. Additionally, 7 species in need of monitoring were found: Convallaria majalis, Leucanthemum vulgare, Maianthemum bifolium, Origanum vulgare, Orthilia secunda, Valeriana officinalis, Viola canina.
The termination of agricultural activities in the territory has triggered recovery successions that are followed by an increasing number of some rare plants. At the same time, Heracleum sosnowskyi continues to spread, changing the structure of the vegetation cover, slowing down the recovery processes, and worsening the species composition of the emerging phytocenoses.
Keywords: satellite monitoring, Heracleum sosnowskyi, plant communities, rare species, Moscow.
DOI: 10.24412/2542-2006-2025-4-105-124
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