Long-term ecology and conservation of the Kungur forest-steppe (pre-Urals, Russia): case study Spasskaya Gora
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-021-02292-7
Abstract: The Kungur forest-steppe is the northernmost outpost of European forest-steppe, located in the western pre-Urals within the boreal climatic zone. The co-existence of boreal, nemoral and steppe species with relicts and endemics results in a… read more here.
Keywords: steppe; forest steppe; conservation; kungur forest ... See more keywords
Modelling the productivity of Siberian larch forests from Landsat NDVI time series in fragmented forest stands of the Mongolian forest-steppe
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-08996-1
Abstract: The monitoring of the spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation productivity is important in the context of carbon sequestration by terrestrial ecosystems from the atmosphere. The accessibility of the full archive of medium-resolution earth observation… read more here.
Keywords: forest steppe; time series; productivity; series ... See more keywords
Response of white birch (Betula platyphylla Sukaczev) to temperature and precipitation in the mountain forest steppe and taiga of northern Mongolia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.dendro.2016.03.005
Abstract: Abstract The mountain forest steppe and taiga in northern Mongolia have experienced a forest decline in area and quality since the end of the last century. Changes in land use, climate, fire frequency and pest… read more here.
Keywords: forest steppe; precipitation; birch; mountain forest ... See more keywords
Plantation forests cannot support the richness of forest specialist plants in the forest-steppe zone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117964
Abstract: Abstract In forestry, several types of management practices are used, which have significant effects on species richness and composition. A number of studies concerning the effect of management on biodiversity have been conducted in the… read more here.
Keywords: forest steppe; management; site; site preparation ... See more keywords
Environmental dynamics of the Baraba forest-steppe (Siberia) over the last 8000 years and their impact on the types of economic life of the population
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.03.022
Abstract: Abstract This article offers a reconstruction of the vegetation and climate of the south-western Siberian Baraba forest-steppe area during the last ca. 8000 years. The analysis of palynological data from the sediment core of Lake… read more here.
Keywords: steppe; forest steppe; baraba forest; 8000 years ... See more keywords
The use of early pottery by hunter-gatherers of the Eastern European forest-steppe
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107143
Abstract: The Eastern European steppe and forest-steppe is a key region for understanding the emergence of pottery in Europe. The vast region encompasses the basins of two major waterways, the Don and the Volga rivers, and… read more here.
Keywords: use early; pottery; region; forest steppe ... See more keywords
Archaeological Materials of Eneolithic Settlements in Forest-Steppe Zone of the Volga Region: A Source for Diet and Chronology
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DOI: 10.1017/rdc.2018.114
Abstract: ABSTRACT The study the diet of Eneolithic populations is of great interest to archaeologists. However, the studies undertaken in the steppe and forest-steppe zones of Volga region in Russia have left many issues unsolved. Data… read more here.
Keywords: lebyazhinka settlement; settlement; forest steppe; volga region ... See more keywords
ASSESSING THE SPREAD OF ENEOLITHIC AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE FOREST-STEPPE OF UKRAINE USING AMS RADIOCARBON DATING
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DOI: 10.1017/rdc.2023.28
Abstract: Current scholarship suggests that Neo-Eneolithic systems of settlement and subsistence in Eastern Europe were defined by short-to-medium range migration, while sparsely populated land in peripheral regions allowed for the continual colonization of new territories. We… read more here.
Keywords: spread eneolithic; eneolithic agricultural; assessing spread; forest steppe ... See more keywords
Central European forest–steppe: An ecosystem shaped by climate, topography and disturbances
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14364
Abstract: The occurrence and origin of dry grasslands and their rich biota in the moderately humid Central‐European climate have fascinated scientists for over a century. Modern palaeoecological and phylogeographical data support earlier hypotheses that these grasslands… read more here.
Keywords: central european; steppe; topography; european forest ... See more keywords
Atmospheric Moisture as a Factor of Land Degradation Neutrality in Forest–Steppe Landscapes
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DOI: 10.1134/s2079096120020079
Abstract: Abstract Analysis of data from meteorological observations near the Kursk Biosphere Station, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, for the past 40 years shows a steady increase in temperature against the background of an… read more here.
Keywords: moisture; steppe landscapes; factor; degradation ... See more keywords
Synergistic effects of the components of global change: Increased vegetation dynamics in open, forest-steppe grasslands driven by wildfires and year-to-year precipitation differences
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188260
Abstract: Climate change and land use change are two major elements of human-induced global environmental change. In temperate grasslands and woodlands, increasing frequency of extreme weather events like droughts and increasing severity of wildfires has altered… read more here.
Keywords: forest steppe; long term; precipitation; change ... See more keywords