Shcherbakov A.V., Grinchenko O.S., Manokhin V.V. Distribution of Some Invasive Plant Species in the Territory of the Taldomskiy Urban District, Moscow Region // Ecosystems: ecology and dynamics. No 1. 2024. P. 119-135. | Abstract | PDF | Reference
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- A.V. Shcherbakov, the author, next to the thickets of Sosnowsky’s hogweed (photo by S.R.Mayorov)
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- Sosnowsky’s hogweed near the abandoned farm buildings (photo by V.V.Kontorshchikov)
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- Large specimens of Sosnowsky’s hogweed can be taller than adult moose. “Craneland” Nature Reserve (photo by O.S.Grinchenko)
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- Sosnowsky’s hogweed in winter. “Craneland” Nature Reserve (photo by M.Yu.Markova)
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- Dry stems of Sosnowsky’s hogweed are used by birds for rest. Outskirts of Konstantinovo Village (photo by O.S.Grinchenko)
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- Canadian goldenrod (photo by S.R.Mayorov)
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- Canadian goldenrod in the “Taldom” allotment society (photo by G.B.Asabina)
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- Box elder (photo by S.R.Mayorov)
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- Young specimen of box elder (photo by O.S.Grinchenko)
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- Box elder in an overgrown meadow near the Starikovo Village (photo by O.S.Grinchenko)
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- Himalayan balsam (photo by S.R.Mayorov)
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- Himalayan balsam (photo by S.R.Mayorov)
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- Wild cucumber (photo by O.S.Grinchenko)
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- Thickets of wild cucumbers near an old farm (photo by O.S.Grinchenko)
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- Wild cucumber in the floodplain of the Dubna River near the Okayomovo Village (photo by V.V.Kontorshchikov)
Invasive plants can cause serious damage to agriculture and human health, transform natural communities and replace native species. Therefore, studying their distribution is very important. In 2022, we investigated the distribution of 6 invasive plant species, such as Sosnowsky’s hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden.), giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea Ait.), Canadian goldenrod (S. canadensis L.), box elder (Acer negundo L.), Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera Royle) and wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. et Gray), in the Taldomskiy Urban District, Moscow Region, Russia. Currently, Sosnovsky’s hogweed, goldenrods and wild cucumber have widely spread throughout the district and penetrated into its natural communities, therefore making it extremely difficult and sometimes even impossible to control their populations. Box elder is in its mid-invasion stage and has not yet penetrated communities as significantly as other plants, which means it can still be stopped. Himalayan balsam is in its early stages of invasion and can still be stopped relatively easily.
Keywords: botanical mapping, invasive plant species, Taldomsky Urban District.
Funding. This work of A.V. Shcherbakov was carried out for the Moscow State University as part of the state budget research and development topic No. АААА-А16-116021660045-2 “Analysis of Structural and Chorological Diversity of Embryophytes in Connection with Problems of Their Phylogeny, Taxonomy and Sustainable Development”. The research of O.S. Grinchenko was carried out for the Water Problems Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, topic No. FMWZ-2022-0002 for 2022-2024 “Studies of Geo-Ecological Processes in the Hydrological Systems of Land, Formation of Surface Water and Groundwater Quality, Problems of Water Resources and Water Use Management under Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impacts”, state registry No. АААА-А18-118022090104-8.
DOI: 10.24412/2542-2006-2024-1-119-135
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