Bush Encroachment of Forest-steppe Landscapes in the Mongolian Part of the Lake Baikal Basin

P D Gunin; S N Bazha; V I Ubugunova; E V Danzhalova; Ch Dugarjav; T G Baskhaeva; Yu I Drobyshev; L A Ivanov; L A Ivanova; S V Migalina; E A Bogdanov

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Bush Encroachment of Forest-steppe Landscapes in the Mongolian Part of the Lake Baikal Basin

Authors:

P D Gunin | S N Bazha | V I Ubugunova | E V Danzhalova | Ch Dugarjav | T G Baskhaeva | Yu I Drobyshev | L A Ivanov | L A Ivanova | S V Migalina | E A Bogdanov

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Life Sciences Vol.4 Issue 7, pp.56-63

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001525679

pISSN:

2413-0877

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Abstract:

 The character of competitive relationships between woody and shrub vegetation in the southern (Mongolian) part of the Lake Baikal basin was studied via model polygons. Depending on the environmental conditions, native forests are being replaced by different types of shrubs. The main factors contributing to these changes are the aridization of the climate and human activity. It is shown that the current state of shrub communities and their progressive dynamics along the southern border of boreal forests in Mongolia allow us to consider them stable cenoses, which prevent a natural renewal of coniferous (pine, larch) forests in this region. However, some shrub species may be considered indicators of ecotopes’ suitability for natural or artificial reforestation because their ecological requirements are similar to those of forest trees.

Article Details

Bush Encroachment of Forest-steppe Landscapes in the Mongolian Part of the Lake Baikal Basin

Authors:

P D Gunin | S N Bazha | V I Ubugunova | E V Danzhalova | Ch Dugarjav | T G Baskhaeva | Yu I Drobyshev | L A Ivanov | L A Ivanova | S V Migalina | E A Bogdanov

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Life Sciences Vol.4 Issue 7, pp.56-63

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001525679

pISSN:

2413-0877

Lake Baikal basin

ecotone area

destruction of forests

bush encroachment

Issues

Article Details

Bush Encroachment of Forest-steppe Landscapes in the Mongolian Part of the Lake Baikal Basin

Authors: P D Gunin | S N Bazha | V I Ubugunova | E V Danzhalova | Ch Dugarjav | T G Baskhaeva | Yu I Drobyshev | L A Ivanov | L A Ivanova | S V Migalina | E A Bogdanov

Publisher: KnE Social Sciences

Journal: KnE Life Sciences Vol.4 Issue 7, pp.56-63

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001525679

pISSN: 2413-0877

Lake Baikal basin

ecotone area

destruction of forests

bush encroachment

Issues

Authors:

P D Gunin | S N Bazha | V I Ubugunova | E V Danzhalova | Ch Dugarjav | T G Baskhaeva | Yu I Drobyshev | L A Ivanov | L A Ivanova | S V Migalina | E A Bogdanov

Publisher:

KnE Social Sciences

Journal:

KnE Life Sciences Vol.4 Issue 7, pp.56-63

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001525679

pISSN:

2413-0877