Anthropogenic impact on forest resources of the region on the example of the Altai krai

The organization of sustainable forest management is of particular importance in sparsely forested areas, where forest ecosystems are not only a source of production resources, but also perform essential ecological functions. The anthropogenic influence is complex, not only the amount of resources is decreasing, but the ecological conditions of plant growth are also changing. As a result of these processes, the productivity of ecosystems decreases. We have identified the main negative changes in the forest cover of the Altai Territory, which belongs to the West Siberian subtaiga-forest-steppe and Altai-Sayan mountain-taiga vegetation regions. A decrease in the productivity of forests in the first region is associated with irrational felling, forest fires and the impact of pests. Here, the decrease in forest cover is especially evident. In the foothill and mountain forests, the result of anthropogenic impact is, first of all, a decrease in their quality. The ongoing artificial restoration does not compensate for the damage caused to forest resources.