Diagnostic features of reforestation potential of Larix sibirica Ledeb. in ecosystems at the southern boundary of the boreal belt in Asia

Abstract

The degradation of landscapes related to their deforestation is the most widespread process in the world at the present time, and its control is considered especially important for preservation of the ecological stability of forest regions. Thus, the elaboration of measures for reforestation of previously forested lands is a high-priority task. This is the case for the forest-steppe landscapes of the Lake Baikal basin. The results of the use of a combination of indicators to reveal those ecotopes that still have regeneration potential for coniferous and coniferous–small-leaved forests at the southern boundary of the boreal belt in Asia are given in this article.