Changes in ecosystem carbon stocks in the afforestation of the steppe and semidesert zones of European Russia
The paper discusses the influence of forests on ecosystem carbon stocks. In the case of four sites located in the south of European Russia shows the change in carbon stocks in the ecosystem due to the formation of wood phytomass pools and snags. A comparison of natural and semi-arid steppe ecosystem of forested areas. In considering the totality of the objects observed no statistically significant differences in the values of the stock of soil carbon between forests and treeless areas. The conclusions about the usefulness of forest plantations as a bioengineering tool for fixing atmospheric carbon.