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Regularities of the dynamics of naturalistic populations of Soldanella hungarica Simonk. in the spruce forests of the Ukrainian Karpaty are generalized on the basis of the results of long-term monitoring (1974-2009). It is proved that the size and vitalitent composition are major prerequisites of the asynchronous principle of functioning and the large amplitude of the dynamics of elements in subpopulation loci. The rate and scale of the local dynamics are smoothed out at the population level. Reversibility of population number and low amplitude of the dynamics with long-term cycles of natural substitution of the generations are characteristic of the populations. It is suggested that the use of the term «small population» is incorrect with respect to subpopulation loci.