AMUR-HEILONG RIVER BASIN |
All chapters: Species diversity and use of biological resources |
Ecosystems and ecoregions |
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Okhotsk-Manchurian Taiga |
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This ecoregion represents the northernmost extent of Manchurian species. It experiences climatic influence from the Pacific Ocean, therefore has somewhat warmer winters and cooler summers than ecoregions further inland. Okhotsk-Kamchatka floral communities are found in the lower Amur-Heilong River, on the west coast of the Okhotsk Sea. This flora has fewer species, but many are found in high mountain areas, including a large number of arctic-alpine and arctic species. The mountain ranges hugging the Okhotsk Sea play a major role in buffering impacts from the ocean, allowing many of these plant communities to flourish. Endemics with very narrow ranges, such as two subspecies of rockfoil (Saxifraga staminose, S. svetlanae)are found here.
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Map collection: Land cover, ecosystems and ecoregions
Maps: Topography of Amur Heilong River Basin Landuse/Land cover –SPOT satellite imagery Major protected areas of Amur-Heilong
Photogalleries: Way to the Ocean.Okhotsk - Manchurian Taiga Siberian grouse and its relatives
GIS:Soil and vegetation 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 Global 200 ecoregions in Amur-Heilong River Basin 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: Ussuri broadleaf and mixed forests
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