Forest history and modern flora of the Saltykovsky Forest Park (Moscow suburbs)
https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0137-0952-16-80-3-4
Abstract
This article provides a comprehensive study conducted within the Saltykovsky Forest Park, located in a densely urbanised zone east of Moscow. We applied multidisciplinary approach that combines methods of vegetation science, palaeoecology, and historical ecology. Our results indicate that the current flora within the protected natural area exhibits high species richness and contains a relatively low proportion of non-native (adventive) species compared to urban forests in Moscow. Pollen analysis of peat cores extracted from a forest mire enabled the reconstruction of vegetation dynamics spanning the last 4,200 years. The study identified the composition and structure of primary broadleaf forests, phases of agricultural land use, and the period of presentday forests formation. Evidence suggests that initial human activity in the watershed dates back to the Bronze Age, with intensive land use peaking between the 16th and 18th centuries. The oldest part of the park (sectors 1, 3, and 4) encompass ecosystems that have developed over the past 200–300 years on former agricultural land and have undergone multiple stages of ecological succession. Currently, their floristic characteristics closely resemble those of undisturbed zonal forest communities typical of the region. This research underscores the ecological and cultural value of the Saltykovsky Forest Park, recognising it not only as a historic landscape feature but also as a biodiversity refuge that conserves remnants of forest communities typical of the southern taiga zone, despite being embedded in an urban area.
Keywords
vegetation reconstruction,
late Holocene,
pollen analysis,
biodiversity,
agricultural expansion,
peat sediments,
southern taiga
Supporting agencies: The research was funded by Russian Science Foundation, project 24-14-00065.
About the Authors
E. G. Ershova
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Россия
Россия
1–12 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119234
V. E. Pimenov
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Россия
Россия
1–12 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119234
N. S. Gamova
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Россия
Россия
1–12 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119234
M. A. Ershova
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Россия
Россия
1–12 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119234
T. P. Ashurkova
Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Россия
Россия
1–12 Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119234
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Ershova E.G., Pimenov V.E., Gamova N.S., Ershova M.A., Ashurkova T.P. Forest history and modern flora of the Saltykovsky Forest Park (Moscow suburbs). Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 16. Biologiya. 2025;80(3):173-181. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55959/MSU0137-0952-16-80-3-4
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