The research results of the ecotone communities in the bilberry fir grove forest-meadow zone are given in the article. The peculiarities of change of light exposure, soil temperature, ecotone complex composition and structure on the forest and meadow border are revealed.
ecotone, edge effect, ecological factors, bilberry fir groves
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