SOME PECULIARITIES OF FARMLAND OVERGROWING IN NOVGOROD REGION
The problems of farmland overgrowing and changes of the forested territory of Novgorod region caused by this are considered. The historical process of landscape change in the region is shown. Since the beginning of the second millennium A.D. intense human activity has led to a sharp decrease in forest cover and almost complete loss of broad-leaved forests. Currently, there is a reverse process of overgrowing of farmland and forest cover increasing.