Analysis of the peculiarities of the expansion of invasive plant species in the south-west of the middle Russian Highland (Russia, the Belgorod region)

Abstract

The study of the characteristics of the expansion of groups of invasion species in various types of natural and anthropogenic habitats of the south-west of the Central Russian Highland (Russia, the Belgorod region) by traditional and statistical methods has allowed to expose the features of selective colonization by plants of different ecotopes. The paper presents the data related to the structure of invasive species in various ecotopes and the analysis of plants by categories: mono-, oligo-, polychores