FEATURES OF CLONAL STRUCTURE OF SHRUB LAYER DOMINANTS OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

The article focuses on the stages of the formation of clonal structure of forest shrubs on the example of such species as Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull, Vaccinium myrtillus L.,Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. The placement of partial bushes of different ontogenetic states inside a clone has been determined, and the ontogenetic indexes have been calculated. It has been found that these types of dwarf subshrubs accelerate clonal structures corresponding to particular theoretical clonal models.