Аннотация:We used a population-ontogenetic approach to study
the structure and dynamics of forest vegetation. Our approach
uses the following concepts: flow of generations, population
mosaic, population element and population locus. Spatialtemporal
parameters of population elements and population
loci of the dominant tree species of the East-European temperate
forests were investigated. The overstorey structure and
dynamics of these old-growth forests were described through
population mosaics of tree species. It was shown that gaps and
tree falls were formed during forest development and that
these produced high levels of biological diversity.
Keywords: Gap mosaic; Generation flow; Old-growth temperate
forest; Population mosaic; Sustainable population; Tree
ontogeny.
