Geography, Environment, Sustainability (Dec 2012)
FORECASTED TRENDS IN CHANGES OF VEGETATION IN THE EUROPEAN PART OF RUSSIA IN CONNECTION WITH GLOBAL WARMING
Abstract
The paper discusses connections between zonal boundaries of vegetation and productivity of forest stands and some climatic parameters. It also suggests mathematical-cartographic models of these connections. The models are used to forecast changes in the boundaries of the vegetation sub-zones and of forest stands productivity in the European Part of Russia and on the adjacent areas for 2046–2065 under one of the scenarios of global warming.
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