S. N. Potsepay1, L. N. Anishchenko2 ,M. V. Semyshev1
1 Bryansk State Agrarian University, Kokino village, Bryansk region, Russia
2 Bryansk State Academician I. G. Petrovski University, Bryansk, Russia
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Volume 25 No. 12
Date of paper submission: 06.05.2025, date of review: 08.09.2025, date of acceptance: 15.10.2025.
Published: 12/31/2025
Abstract. The ecological and biological characteristics of meadows (herbaceous communities) of various origins are considered for the conditions of the Bryansk region (Non-Black Soil Zone of the Russian Federation). For the comparative monitoring discussion we took into account hay and pasture meadows of the association communities Poo palustris – Alopecuretum pratensis Sapegin 1986; Poo – Festucetum pratensis Sapegin 1986; communities of Phleum pratense; fallow herbaceous communities dominated by Dactylis glomerata, Trifolium pratense; dominated by Filipendula ulmaria, Lysimachia vulgaris (association communities Lysimachio-Filipenduletum ulmariae Balátová-Tuláčková 1978); dominated by Deschampsia cespitosa; with association communities Convolvulo arvensis-Elytrigietum repentis Felfoldy 1943 dominated by Calamagrostis epigeios. The purpose of this article is to conduct a comparative researches of background species of natural meadows and herbaceous communities developing during post-agrogenic succession to inform environmental management recommendations. The natural meadows have significant phytomass, organic carbon reserves, and low decomposition rates. Methods. For researches, the test plot method, the geobotanical method according to the J. Brown-Blanke system and the soil-agrobiological method were used. The destruction of organic substances was identified by officeapplication methods. The leaf surface index was calculated, the content of organic substances was determined by the Tyurin method. Scientific novelty. The post-agrogenic processes were studied for the first time in landscapes of previously developed areas of the Bryansk region: the stability of emerging meadow communities and elements of dominance were assessed; exogenous factors influencing the species composition of meadow biocenoses were identified. For the first time, the features of destruction processes during vectorized changes in pastoral biocenoses on fallow lands were examined and their connection with the utilization of carbon compounds was revealed. Results. The conducted researches revealed common characteristics in herbaceous communities of different origins and resistance. The comparative ecological and biological properties of meadow communities of different origins have shown that the hay and pasture regime is a regulating and supporting ecological factor. For herbaceous communities in postagrogenic successions, it is recommended to use technologies of surface improvement: increasing soil fertility when applying preparations; sowing cereal species; introducing a pasture and hay regime that prevents the introduction of low-value species, promoting the dynamic formation of turf and the closure of biogeochemical cycles. Further developments in grassland technology are needed, especially in the direction of accelerating demutational allogenic successions.
Keywords: herbaceous communities, fallow lands, native meadows, production and destruction processes, biomonitoring indicators of meadows, demutational succession, Bryansk region, Non-Black Soil Zone of the Russian Federation
For citation: Potsepay S. N., Anishchenko L. N., Semyshev M. V. Native meadows and herbaceous communities in post-agrogenic succession: ecological and biological differences as a justification for land reclamation measures. Agrarian Bulletin of the Urals. 2025; 25 (12): 2064‒2074. https://doi.org/10.32417/1997-4868-2025-25-12-2064-2074 (In Russ.)
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