A picturesque border surrounds green groves and wildtaiga forest edge. This is the best place for country walks and picnics - here, in the transparent space between the thicket and fields, among the various bushes and trees grow mushrooms and berries, a lot of sun and shade, for this reason it is loved by animals and birds. What distinguishes the edge of a full-fledged forest is worth knowing.
The word itself originates from the originalmeaning "the edge of the clothing edge is anything fluffy." So it is, the edge of the forest is its fluffy edge. In the dictionaries there is a clear definition of this picturesque forest object - a narrow, no more than 100 meters wide strip along the forest border, which differs from its forest vegetation. The abundance of light and penumbra allows to fully develop those plants, which in the deaf often lacks sunlight. Among the vegetation, light-loving shrubs and stunted trees predominate. The variety of herbs and flowers is supported by representatives of neighboring natural communities. Sometimes the edges along the forest are planted artificially, to protect the forest area from the destructive effect of open spaces. For bees here is expanse, under such conditions, a variety of different honey-plants grow. Among the abundance of all kinds of plantings, various representatives of the animal world perfectly coexist.
The forest edge is a transitional line betweentwo full-fledged ecosystems. In fact, this is a separate geobotanical community, which absorbed the basic biological features of neighboring ecological systems and united them in its structure. Vegetation smoothly passes from one zone to another. Significantly changes not only the flora, but also the fauna. The predominance of the lower tiers of forest vegetation provides the presence of natural shelters for all kinds of birds and rodents. Many birds prefer to live on the edge of natural areas, and not inside the forest thicket, where there are many predators and not enough sunlight. A transitional belt of low shrubs also serves as protection against violent winds, capable of cutting down trees. The gusts of the wind break down about low plantations, which he can not tear out because of the small sail. This protective transition zone is a complex system of closely related elements of nature.
Forest is an integral part of the spiritual worldrights. In Russian literature and art there are many poetic lines and paintings, where the edge of the forest is depicted. Mention of it is found in Russian folklore - songs, fairy tales, proverbs. The charm of the forest image is abundantly represented in literary creation. Forest edge often acts as an ideal of harmony in the landscapes of great artists.
What is the edge of the forest is the place where thetogether the charm of massive thickets and the open space of meadows and fields. Here its a special animal world, whose representatives easily find shelter in a transparent undergrowth. The developed transition strip serves as an excellent protection for the forest itself.
