AMUR-HEILONG RIVER BASIN |
All chapters: Species diversity and use of biological resources |
Ecosystems and ecoregions |
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Trans-Baikal coniferous forests |
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Trans-Baikal coniferous forest covers only a small area in the northwest Amur-Heilong basin in the Henti-Chikoi Mountain Range (elevation 1,500-2,300 m) and it is sheltered from the influence of Manchurian forests by a wide belt of Daurian grasslands. These taiga larch-pine forest ecosystems occupy drier mountainous areas adjacent to the Lake Baikal basin where taiga forest abuts and mixes with xeric steppe vegetation. The north slopes of the ranges are dominated by larch and pine forest. Southern slopes have steppe vegetation at lower altitudes. High mountain peaks have sporadic tundra landscapes. Shrubs and short, bushy trees are dominant vegetation cover in narrow valleys of mountains. Small bogs feed mountain streams. Permafrost is distributed over a wide area in the eco-region. Sokhondinsky Zapovednik also includes landscapes typical of Trans-Baikal coniferous forests ecoregion. Photo by WWF-Sokhondinsky Zap.
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Map collection: Land cover, ecosystems and ecoregions
Maps: Topography of Amur Heilong River Basin Landuse/Land cover –SPOT satellite imagery Change in Forest Cover in Amur Heilong River Basin Dauria Steppe Global 200 ecoregion Major protected areas of Amur-Heilong
Ecoregions& landscapes photogalleries: Protected areas in Russia Protected areas in Mongolia
GIS: Land cover/Land use according to satellite imagery.
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Also look: Landscape diversity in Amur-Heilong River Basin Landscape changes throughout recent geological history Amur-Heilong River Basin Ecoregional zoning Boreal forests of Amur-Heilong River Basin: Trans-Baikal coniferous forests Da Xing'an-Dzhagdy Mountains coniferous forests Trans-Baikal Bald Mountain Tundra Tiger forests - Temperate forests: Mongolian-Manchurian grassland
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