PROTECTIVE FOREST PLANTATIONS AS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF AGROECOSYSTEMS OF THE CENTRAL BLACK EARTH REGION

The results of optimization of environmental management of agricultural territories through protective forest plantations are revealed using the example of forest-agrarian landscapes of the Stone Steppe. Under the influence of forest plantations, improved microclimate indicators, favorable soil water regime, increased productivity of agricultural crops in adjacent field areas and an increase in the number of fauna representatives are ensured. The existing problems of protective afforestation in the Central Black Earth Region are noted.