Phytotoxic Effects of Kerosene on Plants of Forest and Bog Phytocenoses of Southern Taiga

One of the most important problems environmental sciences is to determine limits for sustainable functioning affected ecosystems. The effects volatile hydrocarbons (such as gasoline and kerosene) on plants in natural ecosystems have been poorly studied date. present work outlines data a field experiment kerosene forest bog communities Central Russia. In this paper, we model influence spillage growing coniferous broad-leaved (aspen–spruce) raised with subshrub–sphagnum pine forest. We used TS-1 kerosene, which commonly fuel commercial aviation applied pollutant (loads 1 100 g/kg) had significant impact herbaceous plants, leading death individuals even at minimal doses. shrubs community well mosses both were more resistant kerosene. recovery processes plant clearly pronounced early 2 years after application pollutant. level threshold exposure, significantly affects dominant herb–shrub layer, can be defined 1–5 g/kg 5–10 community.