Natural Under-Canopy Regeneration and Height-Age Structure of Small-Leaved Linden (Tilia cordata Mill.) Undergrowth in Water-Conservation Forests Around Pavlovskoe Reservoir, Ufa River

摘要

Natural regeneration and the height-age structure of small-leaved linden {Tilia cordata Mill.) under a forest canopy were studied with regard to specific features of forest typology on the Ufa Plateau. For the first time, the height-age structure of linden undergrowth was analyzed by an anatomical method, which allowed accurate determination of the actual plant age and linear increment. The results of this analysis made it possible to reveal three periods in the development of linden undergrowth with respect to the linear growth rate and abundance of plants. More successful regeneration of linden was observed in open elements of relief.