QUALITY OF WOOD LITTER AS AN INFORMATIVE INDICATOR OF FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FORESTS

Relevance and goals. In the context of global climate change, climate-regulating function forests deserves special attention. There is still no functional classification according to effectiveness their carbon storage function. The purpose this article discuss an approach such based on assessment quality tree litter. Objects methods. To test identification types (FTL) litter, taking into account position in landscape mechanical composition soil-forming rocks, data soils vegetation obtained at 23 sites operating subzone coniferous-broadleaf European part Russia territory Bryansk Polesie Moskvoretsko-Okskaya plain were used. For indirect (on ecological scale E. Landolt using SpeDiv program) assess differences soil richness belonging different FTLS, species 160 descriptions forest Moscow, Bryansk, Smolensk, Kostroma regions, Krasnodar Krai Republic Adygea (North-Western Caucasus) was analyzed. Results. Examples for coniferous broad-leaved are given. level accumulation between FTLS shown, a preliminary influence within Conclusion. Based fall 15 FTL identified, which confirmed by examples geobotanical communities common zone coniferous-deciduous belt North-Western Caucasus. validity allocation efficiency plant “external factors” (the rocks) sites; estimates reserves soil, as well estimated scale, revealed allocated FTLS. Differences stocks ecosystems same formed loamy sandy loam rocks revealed. FTL, but positions landscape, have been confirmed; transit landscapes, higher than autonomous ones.