Kolyada N.A.
Astrakhan Bulletin for Environmental Education 2020; (57): 190-196
In the Primorsky Krai (Khorolsky District), a plant community of secondary origin was discovered, which includes the invasive species for Russia, black locust (the Bean family). The community covers an area of about 2,5 hectares and includes both typical native species (Mongolian oak, Manchurian walnut, Manchurian hazel, shrub bushclover) and introduced species (box elder, garden Virginia creeper, Nanking cherry). Black locust in this community is represented by both a tree of the upper storey and undergrowth from 0,2 to 1,6 m high. The ability of black locust to grow together with native species on initially disturbed territories, forming secondary communities, indicates the possibility of not only further expanding of similar communities area, but also the gradual penetration of the species into local coenoses.
