Ergodicity and successions in Prioksko-Terrasnyi Biosphere Reserve

The “ergodic theorems in biology” were proved earlier within the structural model of succession. The results obtained can serve as a theoretical basis in numerical processing of data on ecological monitoring of undisturbed forests lands. A simple theoretical approach to estimate the deviation of the current state of forest ecosystem from its steady state is suggested. The method is applied to data from the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve.