STOCK OF PLANT MATTER OF THE MEADOW STEPPE OF THE MIDDLE TAIGA ZONE OF YAKUTIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-166
Author(s):  
Lia Martynova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Meadow Steppe ◽  
Plant Matter

scholarly journals The Multiscale Monitoring of Peatland Ecosystem Carbon Cycling in the Middle Taiga Zone of Western Siberia: The Mukhrino Bog Case Study

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 824
Author(s):  
Egor Dyukarev ◽  
Evgeny Zarov ◽  
Pavel Alekseychik ◽  
Jelmer Nijp ◽  
Nina Filippova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Cycling ◽  
Western Siberia ◽  
Carbon Accumulation ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Field Station ◽  
Moss Species ◽  
Chamber Method ◽  
The Impact

The peatlands of the West Siberian Lowlands, comprising the largest pristine peatland area of the world, have not previously been covered by continuous measurement and monitoring programs. The response of peatlands to climate change occurs over several decades. This paper summarizes the results of peatland carbon balance studies collected over ten years at the Mukhrino field station (Mukhrino FS, MFS) operating in the Middle Taiga Zone of Western Siberia. A multiscale approach was applied for the investigations of peatland carbon cycling. Carbon dioxide fluxes at the local scale studied using the chamber method showed net accumulation with rates from 110, to 57.8 gC m−2 at the Sphagnum hollow site. Net CO2 fluxes at the pine-dwarf shrubs-Sphagnum ridge varied from negative (−32.1 gC m−2 in 2019) to positive (13.4 gC m−2 in 2017). The cumulative May-August net ecosystem exchange (NEE) from eddy-covariance (EC) measurements at the ecosystem scale was −202 gC m−2 in 2015, due to the impact of photosynthesis of pine trees which was not registered by the chamber method. The net annual accumulation of carbon in the live part of mosses was estimated at 24–190 gC m−2 depending on the Sphagnum moss species. Long-term carbon accumulation rates obtained by radiocarbon analysis ranged from 28.5 to 57.2 gC m−2 yr−1, with local extremes of up to 176.2 gC m−2 yr−1. The obtained estimates of various carbon fluxes using EC and chamber methods, the accounting for Sphagnum growth and decomposition, and long-term peat accumulation provided information about the functioning of the peatland ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales. Multiscale carbon flux monitoring reveals useful new information for forecasting the response of northern peatland carbon cycles to climatic changes.

scholarly journals Growth and Development of Introduced Larix Mill. Species in the Taiga Zone (Karelia)

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-83
Author(s):  
Ivan T. Kishchenko
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Larix Sibirica ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
State University ◽  
Residential Landscaping ◽  
Phenological Phases

The study reports results of research carried out from April to October during 1988–2016 at the Botanical Garden of Petrozavodsk State University (South Karelia, middle taiga subzones). Three introduced species of the genus Larix (Larix sibirica Ledeb., L. leptolepis (Sieb. et Zucc.) Gord, and L. dahurica Turcz. ex Trautv.) were studied. The growth of shoots and needles in different species begins, reaches its culmination, and ends almost simultaneously, differing by no more than one week across the species. L. sibirica shows the highest growth rate. The timing of growth, culmination, and the dynamics of growth of shoots and needles are largely determined by variations in precipitation, temperature, and humidity. The direction and strength of such an effect may vary from year to year. The dates of phenological phases of the Larix species studied here are chiefly determined by the air temperature in the current growing season and the dates of formation of wintering buds in the previous growing season. Bud swelling and opening begins almost simultaneously in the studied species. Most of the other phenological phases begin and end earliest in L. sibirica and latest in L. leptolepis. All the studied species, primarily L. sibirica, are promising for residential landscaping and creation of artificial plant communities in Karelia

New Potato Cultivars and Hybrids Recommended for Cultivation in the Middle Taiga Zone of Northeastern Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-127
Author(s):  
N. T. Chebotarev ◽  
A. A. Yudin ◽  
P. I. Konkin ◽  
A. V. Oblizov
Keyword(s):  
Potato Cultivars ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Northeastern Europe

scholarly journals Variability in methane emissions from West Siberia's shallow boreal lakes on a regional scale and its environmental controls

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 3715-3742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr F. Sabrekov ◽  
Benjamin R. K. Runkle ◽  
Mikhail V. Glagolev ◽  
Irina E. Terentieva ◽  
Victor M. Stepanenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pore Space ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Southern Taiga ◽  
Boreal Lakes ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Power Law Distribution ◽  
Small Lakes ◽  
Environmental Controls

Abstract. Small lakes represent an important source of atmospheric CH4 from northern wetlands. However, spatiotemporal variations in flux magnitudes and the lack of knowledge about their main environmental controls contribute large uncertainty into the global CH4 budget. In this study, we measured methane fluxes from small lakes using chambers and bubble traps. Field investigations were carried out in July–August 2014 within the West Siberian middle and southern taiga zones. The average and median of measured methane chamber fluxes were 0.32 and 0.30 mgCH4 m−2 h−1 for middle taiga lakes and 8.6 and 4.1 mgCH4 m−2 h−1 for southern taiga lakes, respectively. Pronounced flux variability was found during measurements on individual lakes, between individual lakes and between zones. To analyze these differences and the influences of environmental controls, we developed a new dynamic process-based model. It shows good performance with emission rates from the southern taiga lakes and poor performance for individual lakes in the middle taiga region. The model shows that, in addition to well-known controls such as temperature, pH and lake depth, there are significant variations in the maximal methane production potential between these climatic zones. In addition, the model shows that variations in gas-filled pore space in lake sediments are capable of controlling the total methane emissions from individual lakes. The CH4 emissions exhibited distinct zonal differences not only in absolute values but also in their probability density functions: the middle taiga lake fluxes were best described by a lognormal distribution while the southern taiga lakes followed a power-law distribution. The latter suggests applicability of self-organized criticality theory for methane emissions from the southern taiga zone, which could help to explain the strong variability within individual lakes.

scholarly journals ОСОБЕННОСТИ ЕСТЕСТВЕННОГО ЛЕСОВОЗОБНОВЛЕНИЯ ГАРИ УРАЙСКОГО ЛЕСНИЧЕСТВА ХМАО

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-47
Author(s):  
А.В. Данчева
Keyword(s):  
Western Siberia ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Forest Edges ◽  
Burnt Area ◽  
Burned Areas ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Current Specification ◽  
Khanty Mansi Autonomous

Приведены данные исследований естественного лесовозобновления гари в условиях Западно-Сибирского среднетаежного равнинного лесного района таежной лесорастительной зоны (на примере Урайского лесничества, расположенного в юго-западной части Ханты-Мансийского автоном- ного округа – Югры на территории кондинского административного района). Оценка лесовозобновле- ния проведена по методу учетных лент, заложенных на расстоянии 50 и 100 м от стены леса. Данные исследований показали непрерывность лесовосстановительного процесса на гари. Отмечается наличие всходов, самосева и подроста высотных категорий «мелкий», «средний» и «крупный». лесовозобновле- ние гари происходит двумя древесными породами – сосной и березой. По существующим нормативам возобновление сосны оценивается как хорошее. По количеству всходов и подроста преобладает сосна. При удалении от стены леса на 100 м происходит уменьшение количества всходов и подроста всех кате- горий крупности в 2–3 раза в сравнении с аналогичными показателями на расстоянии 50 м от стены леса независимо от вида древесной породы. Во всех высотных категориях отмечается преобладание жизне- способного подроста сосны – до 90–100 %, что является основным показателем успешности лесовос- становления исследуемой гари на данном этапе развития. береза в большинстве случаев представлена сомнительными по жизнеспособности экземплярами. В качестве лесохозяйственных мероприятий мож- но предложить проведение мониторинга за состоянием подроста и уходные мероприятия за подростом. The results of features formations of post-fire pine undergrowth on burnt area of the middle taiga zone of Western Siberia (for example, Uraisk forestry department) in location of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area. Undergrowth was studied on tapes laid out parallel to the forest edges at a distance of 50 and 100. According to studies it is observed of reafforestation continuity of burned areas. The presence of sprouting and undergrowth of the high- elevation categories «small», «medium» and «large» is noted. The burned areas reforestation with two tree species – pine and birch proceed. According to current specification, the pine natural regeneration is assessed as «normal». The amount of pine undergrowth is greater than the amount of birch undergrowth. To be at 100 m from forest edges the number of seedlings and undergrowth decreases by 2–3 times in comparison with the same indicators at 50 m from the forest edges. There is a predominance of vital pine undergrowth – up to 90–100 %. This is evidence of the successful reforestation of burned areas at this stage of development.

scholarly journals Applicability of international indicators of land degradation neutrality estimation for Russian boreal forests

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-198
Author(s):  
A. V. Ptichnikov ◽  
D. V. Karelin ◽  
V. M. Kotlyakov ◽  
Y. A. Pautov ◽  
A. Y. Borovlev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Degradation ◽  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Komi Republic ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Different Types

In this paper, we analyze applicability of Land degradation neutrality (LDN) concept of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification for Russian boreal forests. In this regard, it is necessary to adapt the three global LDN indicators (land cover, land productivity, and carbon stocks) to the assessment of land degradation processes of boreal forests in Russia and around the world. The proposed study concludes that landscapes with different types of forest restoration dynamics can be viewed as the object in forest land dynamic studies. The proposed research also suggests the set of LDN indicators adapted for boreal forests conditions. In order to assess LDN proxies we calculated the retrospective and projected net carbon balance in the middle taiga zone of Noshulskoye forest domain (Komi Republic, Russia) using the CBM CFS model. Here we explored 3 scenarios of forest net carbon balance under the three different felling regimes. It was shown that the net carbon balance cannot be applied as an independent LDN indicator, since it does not take into account changes in species diversity and primary productivity. We also suggest that industrial felling should imitate natural types of restoration dynamics in order to achieve LDN targets. It can be reached through minimization of forest felling at sites with fireless types of succession, which accumulate maximum stocks of dead phytomass matter and serve as forest refuges supporting biodiversity.

scholarly journals THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTRA AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF HUMIC ACIDS OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND TYPES OF PEAT KHANTY-MANSIYSK AUTONOMOUS OKRUG - YUGRA

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Evgeniy Mikhailovich Osnitsky ◽  
Oleg Stepanovich Kuzmenko ◽  
Ksenya Valeryevna Dobryakovа ◽  
Davyd Vladimirovich Boroday ◽  
Mikhail Petrovich Sartakov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elemental Composition ◽  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Humic Acids ◽  
Electronic Absorption ◽  
Electronic Spectra ◽  
Electronic Absorption Spectra ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Extinction Coefficients ◽  
Characteristic Features

The article reveals the results of studies of the humic acids electronic spectra for various types and kinds of peat in the middle-taiga zone of Western Siberia (Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra). It was found that the increase in optical density is observed in samples of humic acids which were extracted from the peat with a high degree of decomposition (40-65 %). At the first approximation the interpretation of received electronic spectra gives reason to range humic acids in the order with increasing proportion of aromatic structures share in macromolecules in the following order: 1) peat humic acids having a degree of expansion from 0 to 35 % with the content of a large number of peat-forming plants, where the extinction coefficients vary from 0.039 to 0.054 or sphagnum peat with the same degree of decomposition with the sphagnum containing 95-100 %, where the extinction coefficients have values between 0.030 and 0.042; 2) humic acids of all types and kinds of peat with a degree up to 35 %, where the extinction coefficients are from 0.042 to 0.068; 3) humic acid of peats of all examined types and species with a degree of decomposition from 40 % to 65 %, where the extinction coefficients vary from 0.059 to 0.087. Although the method of electron spectroscopy is an important tool in the study of humification processes in peat, it has a limited informative value due to unresolved spectra. Thus, peat humic acids with various botanical composition and various degree of decomposition are characterized by similar absorption spectra in the visible area in the form of a monotone increasing of absorption in short wavelength interval and differ from each other only by the absorption intensity. Based on the obtained values of the electronic absorption spectra of the GK and the magnitudes of their degree of benzoindole (α), which are calculated by the results of elemental analysis, the obtained information about the ratio of aromatic and aliphatic fragments in the molecules of humic acids, i.e. the information about the structural organization of the molecule . For the conditions of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra in all samples of peat humic acids did not reveal the dependence of their elemental composition from the types of source of peat, from the peculiarities of their species caused by the location and the specifics of peat formation.

Classification of boreal forests in the North of European Russia. I. Oligotrophic coniferous forests

2007 ◽  
pp. 61-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. V. Morozova ◽  
L. B. Zaugolnova ◽  
L. G. Isaeva ◽  
V. A. Kostina
Keyword(s):  
Boreal Forests ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Tree Canopy ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Middle Taiga ◽  
Taiga Zone ◽  
Northern Forest ◽  
North West ◽  
The North

Results of a syntaxonomical study of the oligotrophic forests of northern European Russia are presented. The main forest types have been classified into 2 orders of the class Vaccinio-Piceetea, 4 alliances, 6 associations and 1 community. The new alliance Empetro-Piceion all. nov., which includes zonal spruce and birch northern forest association Empetro-Piceetum, has been established. These communities are formed according to cold temperature and high (sometimes temporarily) soil moisture and are characterized by the lower tree canopy, mosaic herb and moss-lichen layers with boreal mosses, sphagnum and lichens. In the middle taiga subzone these communities are replaced by Eu-Piceetum myrtilletosum. The forests with lichens are referred to order Cladonio-Vaccinietalia and divided into 4 associations. Lichen pine forests of the north-west of boreal zone were described as ass. Flavocetrario nivalis—Pinetum ass. nov. This association with a great number of lichens is differentiated by Cladonia arbuscula subsp. mitis, Flavocetraria nivalis, Cetraria ericetorum, Stereocaulon grande, Dicranum fuscescens, D. drummondii, Nephroma arcticum and species of Cladonia. The ass. Cadonio arbusculae—Pinetum (Caj. 1921) K.-Lund 1967 contains lichen pine forests with lower number of lichens and is distributed mostly in middle part of the taiga zone. The spruce-pine forests with mixed moss-lichen cover correspond to ass. Vaccinio-Pinetum. Ass. Hedysaro-Laricetum represents rich and well differentiated larch forests in the east of European Russia.

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