THE USE OF SPECIES OF THE GENUS BIRCH (BETULA L.) TO DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF URBAN AIR
The article is devoted to the application of the bioindication method to assess the quality of the air environment in the city areas with different levels of anthropogenic load. Plants of the genus Birch were used as bioindicators, fluctuating asymmetry of leaves was used as a diagnostic criterion. As a result of the research, data were obtained characterizing the state of the air environment of the city of Michurinsk.