УЧАСТИЕ ПТИЦ В РАСПРОСТРАНЕНИИ СЕМЯН ПЛОДОВО- ЯГОДНЫХ ДЕРЕВЬЕВ И КУСТАРНИКОВ В УСЛОВИЯХ СЕВЕРО-ЗАПАДНОГО ПРИАЗОВЬЯ

The participation of birds in distributing seeds of fruit trees and bushes in North-Western Azov region is considered. Studies were conducted during 2010-2015. 9 control areas of 1-4 hectares were incorporated in different types of habitats where trees and shrubs with ornithogenic origin were tallied. The calculation of birds at sites in the autumn and winter seasons was conducted. A list of 45 kinds of fruit plants and 40 species of birds involved in distributing seeds was made. The ecological structure of bird communities of the valleys of small rivers and the role of certain groups and species of birds (thrushes, Old World warblers, crows, waxwing, oriole, etc.) in their reforestation by zoochory is considered, spatial distribution and vitality of undergrowth of some ornithohoric plant species is regarded. Activity of the birds is an important mechanism for the resumption of seed dispersal of fruit and berry plants