Ontogenetic changes in the mechanical stability of the main species of woody plants in the ecosystems of the city of Donetsk

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The paper considers the issues of ontogenetic changes in the mechanical stability of 18 species of woody plants growing in the ecosystems of the industrial city of Donetsk: Acer campestre L., Acer negundo L., Acer platanoides L., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Acer saccharinum L., Aesculus hippocastanum L., Betula pendula Roth, Fraxinus excelsior L., Fraxinus lanceolata Borkh., Gleditsia triacanthos L., Populus simonii Carriere, Populus nigra L., Populus balsamifera L., Populus bolleana Lauche, Quercus robur L., Robinia pseudoacacia L., Tilia cordata Mill., Ulmus laevis Pall. It has been established that at the initial stages of the ontogenesis of woody plants, their biomechanics ensures survival through high flexibility. This is due to the low critical mass and load, which are easily achieved when static and dynamic factors act on the plant. Only a significant increase in linear dimensions makes it possible to maintain its own mass weighing several tons and above, as well as withstand the effects of adverse climatic factors. The studied ontogenetic dependences of the mechanical stability of the main species of woody plants in the ecosystems of the city of Donetsk should be used in landscaping the city.

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Vladimir Olegovich Kornienko

Donetsk State University

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Email: kornienkovo@mail.ru

candidate of biological sciences, head of Research Department, associate professor of Biophysics Department

Russian Federation, Donetsk

Andrey Stepanovich Yaitsky

Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education

Email: yaitsky@sgspu.ru

senior lecturer of Biology, Ecology and Methods of Teaching Department

Russian Federation, Samara

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2. Figure 1 – The ratio of bending stiffness (EI) of tree trunks of some species of the genus Acer L. (A – Acer campestre L., B – Acer negundo L., C – Acer platanoides L., D – Acer pseudoplatanus L., D – Acer saccarinum L.) for different age classes. Notes (for Figures 1, 3-9): ECT trees grow in an ecologically clean area (trend line – solid line), AZ trees grow in conditions of anthropogenic pollution (trend line – dotted line); age classes: I – age of plants 5-15 years, II – age of plants 16-25 years, III – the age of plants is 26-55 years, IV – the age of plants is 56-75 years, V – the age of plants is 76-100 years, VI – the age of plants is more than 100 years

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3. Figure 2 – Loss of mechanical stability after windage for Acer negundo L., which has reached a critical age in an urban environment (photo by V.O. Kornienko, 2018)

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4. Figure 3 – The ratio of bending stiffness (EI) of tree trunks of some species of the genus Populus L. (A – Populus simonii Carriere, B – Populus nigra L., C – Populus balsamifera L., D – Populus bolleana Lauche) for different age classes

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5. Figure 4 – Bending resistance (EI) of tree trunks of some species of the genus Fraxinus L. (A – Fraxinus excelsior L., B – Fraxinus lanceolata Borkh.) for different age classes

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6. Figure 5 – Tilia cordata Mill trees. in the conditions of Donetsk: A – resistance to bending of tree trunks (EI) for different age classes; B – the central alley of the Donetsk Botanical Garden with Tilia cordata Mill. (photo by V.O. Kornienko, 2021)

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7. Figure 6 – Trees of Aesculus hippocastanum L. in the conditions of Donetsk: A – resistance to bending of tree trunks of Aesculus hippocastanum L. for different age classes; B – typical damage to the trunk of Aesculus hippocastanum L. trees. regardless of the growing conditions – open frost holes with signs of pest infestation, the beginning of the process of development of sound rot (photo by V.O. Kornienko, 2021); C – typical damage to the trunk of Aesculus hippocastanum L. trees. in the form of a closed radial crack (overgrown), which occurs under the action of cyclic freezing/thawing processes (photo by V.O. Kornienko, 2024)

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8. Figure 7 – Bending stiffness ratio (EI) of tree trunks Quercus robur L. (A) and Robinia pseudoacacia L. (B) for different age classes

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9. Figure 8 – The ratio of bending stiffness (EI) of tree trunks Gleditsia triacanthos L. (A) and Ulmus laevis Pall. (B) for different age classes

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10. Figure 9 – Bending stiffness ratio (EI) of Betula pendula Roth tree trunks for different age classes

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