The density of stands remains a controversial issue to this day, requiring a practical solution in terms of the optimal liquefaction of plantings without a significant loss of the quantitative productivity of the trunk stock of wood and the stability of forest stands. Only as a result of focused efforts can the patterns of natural liquefaction or the process of self-regulation of complex biological systems, to which the forest belong, be achieved. Natural liquefaction of forest stands is an extremely complex process due to its multifactorial nature, to the manifestation of which climatic, soil, biological conditions and many other mutual influences are involved. In forest biogeocenoses, the edifacatory role belongs to the main stand. This tier represents a group of tree species in a phytocenosis, which determines its structure and, to a certain extent, composition. In this study, it is proposed to evaluate the functional load by an indicator of the tension of the living space of the plantation. Since Scotch pine is one of the most common edificators, widely used in the creation of anti-erosion plantations on soils of varying degrees of washout, substantiation of the indicator of tension is carried out on its example. The formula for calculating the tension indicator of the living space, characterizing the growing conditions of the plantation, is given. The indicator of the tension of living space is the ratio of the average height of plantings to their absolute completeness. The verification of the proposed indicator was carried out using tables of the course of growth, highlighting the patterns of the structure of tree stands. A graphic interpretation of the static research of forest stands is carried out. If the values of the tension indicators coincide with the distribution curve obtained from the standard tables of the sum of the cross-sectional areas of tree trunks with a completeness of 1.0, this indicates the optimal use of living space by plantations. The values of the indicators placed above the curve indicate the intensive use of living space. If the values of the indicators are located under the curve - it is incomplete use of living space. Since there is continuous forest management in Ukraine, and for timely forestry measures, it is necessary to constantly monitor the state of plantations. For successful cultivation of anti-erosion plantings of sufficiently high productivity and convenience of monitoring their condition, the proposed indicator can be used.

Changes related to urban infrastructure directly affect the ecological environment, including soil properties. The purpose of this study is to investigate the anti-erosion and flow-regulating effect of park stands in complex terrain conditions of Kyiv. Forestry and tax indicators of plantings are established according to recognized tax methods. The upper layers of the soil were studied by determining the hardness, water permeability, density, and humidity on paths and in stands. Soil hardness in plantations increases from 9.1 ± 0.76-10.8 ± 1.01 kg/cm2 to 15.4 ± 0.25-30.8 ± 0.15 kg/cm2 , which is associated with the intensity of trampling them. Therewith, the soil changes from loose to medium loose and even dense. Determination of water permeability also showed a significant discrepancy, from 18.6 ± 0.76-20.6 ± 0.66 mm/min to 1.9 ± 0.10-5.7 ± 0.33 mm/min, respectively. Research has confirmed the inverse correlation between soil hardness and water permeability. The obtained indicators of soil density in the stands (1.12-1.20 g/cm3) and on the paths (1.34-1.66 g/cm3), albeit without sharp differences, in both cases indicate their criticality for further normal development of stands. Changes in soil moisture data in stands (16.9-20.6%) are decreasing in comparison with paths (11.2-12.6%), which also indicates the deterioration of growing conditions. The presence of active roots in the upper thickness of the soil on the control was 5.8-9.8 g, and on the paths, depending on the intensity of trampling, from 0.0 to 2.2 g. The territories under study were surveyed to identify characteristic erosion processes. It was established that the park spaces are in a satisfactory condition and fully perform an anti-erosion effect. The threat of erosion processes occurs on paths of intense load. The results obtained can be used for monitoring and regulating anthropogenic load

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At present, high-level attention is paid to the issues of the role, significance, optimal use of soils, their protection and combating degradation. By introducing the Sustainable Development Goals at the national level, Ukraine is obliged to introduce new programs and projects that, in practice, will have macroeconomic stability, ecological balance and social cohesion. During scientific research on the multifunctional role of protective forest plantations, which at one time were created on eroded territories, which include gully-ravine lands, to revive the properties of soils, work was carried out to substantiate their regenerative function. To achieve this goal, 90 soil-forest typological stations were established in erosion control plantations of various periods of plant growth and development with the selection of 270 soil samples. A study of their water-physical and agrochemical properties was carried out with the processing of the data obtained by statistical methods. Based on the analysis of scientific literary sources, the study of successful production experience and our own research on anti-erosion plantations to determine their impact on soil properties and the environment, qualitative stages of the ecological restoration of eroded soils have been developed. Changes in the age periods of growth and development of woody plants in protective forest plantations created on gully-ravine lands lead to a gradual step-by-step ecological restoration of eroded soils. Thus, a clear correlation of the age periods of growth and development of woody plants with the qualitative stages of ecological restoration of eroded soils was obtained. The selection of research objects provided for taking into account the same technology for creating anti-erosion plantings, growth and development in the same conditions, corresponding to five age periods of growth and development of woody plants. In each age period, qualitative changes occur during the growth and development of the vegetation cover, as well as quantitative changes in indicators characterizing the properties of the soil, which are presented in comparison with the control, which is the pasture. The main functions of these plantings are presented. Attention is paid to all age periods of growth and development of anti-erosion plantings in terms of forest measures for the successful cultivation of anti-erosion plantings and their effective action. The stages of ecological restoration of eroded territories are clearly consistent with the identified age periods. The prospects for understanding the process of restoring protective vegetation cover, including forest plantations, and their direct impact on the properties of eroded soils are opening up. Keywords: erosion processes, eroded soils, anti-erosion role, periods of development, qualitative stages, soil properties, hydraulic roughness.

An important factor in shaping the three-dimensional structure of park landscapes is the construction of landscape paintings. Under conditions of complex relief, the visual perception of the territory, in addition to the features of orography, is influenced by plant elements of the composition. A review of the literature showed insufficient coverage of the research issue, especially in terms of determining the specific three-dimensional parameters of the influence of woody vegetation on the landscape. Assessment of changes in the visual qualities of park landscapes under conditions of complex terrain is based on field survey and detection of changes in the contour of the landscape through a formal analysis of the silhouettes of the terrain and woody plants. This study considers the possibilities of a park environment forming by modelling the outline of the landscape of complex terrain plantings. A visual analysis of the landscape outline was carried out and methods of its modelling with woody plants were established in the Landscape Park on Solomyanska Street in Kyiv, which is located in the ridge and ravine system of the Mokra Kuchmyny Yar River. As a result of research, three methods of modelling the relief contour according to four typical schemes in these orographic conditions were revealed: reinforcement by trees and bushes, reinforcement by trees, repetition by trees, and levelling by trees. The conditions for the formation of existing modelling techniques according to the parameters of exposure, steepness and the existing difference in slope heights are determined. Their influence on the perception of landscape park paintings by the observer is established. The results of the study show a significant level of influence of plants on the aesthetic qualities of the park landscape. Vegetation is the main tool for creating space in the park landscape and can be used as structural elements. The decorative properties of plants often play a supporting role in these situations. The identified features of the landscape space, including the topography of the area and vegetation, will contribute to the further formation of the visual concept under conditions of complex terrain. Further research is planned to program the observer's perception of the park space using the techniques of modelling the outline of the landscape with woody plants.