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Сейма Ф.А. 2008. Структура населения муравьев тайги. Пермь : изд.-во Пермского
государственного университета. 166 с.

Інститут зоології ім. І. І. Шмальгаузена НАН України, м. Київ
e-mail: agradchenko@hotmail.com

Radchenko O. G.
Taxonomic and ecological structure of myrmecocomplexes in the forests of Volyn’ Polissia
(Ukraine) and its transformation in the process of forest restoration in clerings
57 ant species were found in Volyn’ Polissia, of which 34 were found in the selected model
forest plots. Changes in the ecological and taxonomic structure of the myrmecofauna in 2-, 7-
and 17 years old wood cleanings were analyzed. Immediately after cutting down the trees and
destroying the territory ants disappeared. Next year, meso-xerophilic and hemixerophilic
species begin to populate this territory. Later, a number of meso- xerophilic species, which
inhabit mainly dry meadows, appear there. The structure of myrmecofauna on the 17-years old
cleaning begins to approach that of virgin forests. Red wood ants completely disappeared from
the cleanings, what negatively affects the phytosanitary condition of the adjacent wooded areas.
As a result, new ant associations are formed, but they become less stable, and it takes at least
50 years for the complete restoration of zonal forest myrmecomplexes.
Key words: ants, fauna, structure of myrmecocomplexes, successions on wood cleanings,
Polissia, Ukraine.