Use of syntaxonomy to study the anthropogenic vegetation dynamics

Method of studying of herbaceous vegetation succession with the usage of vegetation syntaxonomy is described. A prospect of the method is shown by given examples of analysis of pasture digression, recreation succession of meadow communities and succession under the influence of reestablishing successions on the place of ghost villages in the Southern Urals. Possibility of application of the results of phytosociological spectra analysis for evaluation of succession status of plant communities is discussed. The analysis of phytosociological spectra might be an effective instrument for ecological monitoring of vegetation.