Recovery features of disturbed plant communities in Komi Republic north

Abstract

The paper presents the studied conducted in 17 plant communities with different stages of recovery in northern taiga ecosystems in Usinsk district of the Komi Republic. Habitats of rare and protected orchid species — Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó were marked. Stages of phytocoenoses recovery and level of human disturbance were defined. To estimate the communities’ resilience towards human impact, hemeroby index was determined and hemeroby spectra for each studied community compiled.