Email this article Climate changes and virgin vegetation dynamics in the Northern Caspian lowland
- Authors: Sapanov M.K.1, Sizemskaya M.L.1
-
Affiliations:
- Institute of Forest Science
- Issue: Vol 43, No 10 (2016)
- Pages: 1393-1400
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3590/article/view/182030
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359016100150
- ID: 182030
Cite item
Open Access
Access granted
Subscription Access
Abstract
A wavy trend toward increasing vegetation biomass in desert, semidesert, and steppe communities growing on solonetzic soils was discovered in the Northern Caspian region over a 60-year observation period (1952–2013). The trend is caused by warming during winter months (due to redistribution of soil moisture) and the improvement of hydrothermal conditions in spring months (the period of most active plant vegetation).
Keywords
About the authors
M. K. Sapanov
Institute of Forest Science
Author for correspondence.
Email: sapanovm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Sovetskaya 21, Uspenskoe, Moscow region, 143030
M. L. Sizemskaya
Institute of Forest Science
Email: sapanovm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Sovetskaya 21, Uspenskoe, Moscow region, 143030
