Forest pathology monitoring of the forests of the city of Stavropol
The main purpose of the research is to determine the sanitary and forest pathological state of the entire tree stand of the main forest areas located on the territory of the municipal formation of the city of Stavropol, located in the forest-steppe zone. The relevance for the ecology of a large city of forests, both natural and artificial origin, is considered. The characteristics of the forest, its origin and qualitative condition are given. The studies used standard methods of forest taxation and forest pathology survey with appropriate cameral treatment, namely, selective ground observations. An accelerated fall off of petiole oak, Caucasian hornbeam, and common ash was revealed. The main conclusion of the study is that in order to improve the tree stand, it is necessary to carry out sanitary and recreational measures in the form of selective sanitary cutting and harvesting of illiquid wood, as well as detailed observations of the pest population.