About the condition of the soils and vegetation of urbanized territories of Ufa city

Abstract

Purpose. Study of the soil, soil cover and vegetation of the forest park of the city of Ufa. Methods. Soil studies were carried out at a scale of 1: 2000 on a cartographic basis with contours, using standard techniques. Analytical work was performed using the methodological guidelines and GOSTs adopted in soil science and forest science in the Republican Forest Soil and Chemical Laboratory of the MLH RB. Results. Forest coverage of the forest park is 84%. The average age of the park's plantations is 54 years old. This plantings IV-VII age classes. 20% - ripe and overmature stands. The average bonitet of the forest park is 11.7. Average fullness - 0.8. The main soil cover of the park is gray, dark gray, typical structurally differentiated, dark brown-brown, typical texturally differentiated, typical lithozems. In the upper soil layer, the coefficient of structure is 5.2, in the underlying - 4.3. Recreational load of the soil leads to a sharp deterioration of their structure. Conclusion. The limiting factors limiting the state of stands are the shortened thickness of the humus horizon, the heavy particle size distribution, the neutral and weakly alkaline reaction of the soil environment. Plantings are adversely affected by anthropogenic factors, infection by diseases and pests. Reconstruction of growing, placement of new tree species, shrubs and bushes, including introducents, is recommended considering the soil conditions. The data of agrochemical parameters will allow to create optimal nutrition conditions for the formation of various compositions of trees and shrubs.