Structure and features of spatial distribution of pine forests in the Pinega State Nature Reserve

• Published in: Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 40 - 56
• Main Author: Popov, Sergey Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fund for Support and Development of Protected Areas "Bear Land" 01.01.2017
• Subjects: association; group of associations; non-metric scaling; pine forests; species diversity; species richness

The Pinega State Nature Reserve (Russia) is located in the Arkhangelsk region in the northern taiga subzone. Pine forests cover less than 10% of the reserve area. The vegetation of this forest is classified based on 83 phytosociological relevés. It reveals 7 associations, which represent 3 groups of...