The influence of new anthropogenic factors on the condition of woody plants in Donetsk

The paper considers the issues of the long-term consequences of combat actions, using the example of Donbass. It was found thatas a resultof damage to the experimental dendrocoenosis by a shock vibration-acoustic wave in 2017, 29 plants were affected, mostlyFraxinus excelsiorL. trees (~52%). Common violations are the fall of trees from the slab or the beginning of this process, the fall of weakened plants whose root system was previously disrupted or poorly developedas a resultof competition with other species, irreversible deformations, tissue rupture or fragments of the trunk and skeletal branches of the first order. When assessing the long–term environmental effects, it was found that, 7,5 years after the incident, 122 trees fell (or were critically damaged) –Fraxinus excelsiorL. (59%),Robinia pseudoacaciaL. (23%),Gleditsia triacanthosL. (9%) andAcer platanoidesL. (9%). The dynamics of the loss of woody plants shows that the damage caused by the blast wave (starting point 2017) violated the integrity of the dendrocoenosis and lead to cascading loss of woody plants due to the influence of natural and climatic factors (as of 2024). A stable species has been identified –Quercus roburL., its powerful root system and significant size contributed to the resistance of plants to shock vibration-acoustic wave; according to the results of monitoring studies in 2024, it was established that the trees are in excellent condition.