Nicola Arndt und Matthias Pohl - Neobiota

Table 2: Classification of altitudinal zonality types of the mountain vegetation of Russia and adjacent territories
(map units occurring in the European territory of Russia are marked in gray).
Classes
Arctic
Hypoarctic
Boreal (Taiga)
(coniferous forests)
Nemoral
(mixed and broadleaved
forests)
Subarid
Subclasses
Groups
High arctic (islands) 1−3
Mountain tundras Ural – North Siberian
Chukotka − Koryakiya
Mountain open woodlands East Europen − Ural
Central Siberian
Verkhoyansky − Kolyma
Northern Okhotian
Southern Siberian Ural − Central Siberian
Altai − Saiany
Tuva − Southern Transbaikal
Baikal region
Eastern Siberian (Angaridiаn) Transbaikal
Aldan − Maya
Ochotian Аmur − Zeya
Amur − Uda
Beringian Islands in northern part of the
Pacific Ocean
East European Central Carpathian
Crimea
Northern Caucasus
Caucasus (subtropical)
Southern Urals
Mandschurian Amur − Sikhot-Alin
Northern Pacific Islands.
Mediterranean
(dry subtropical)
№s of units in the
legend
4−6
7−9
10−12
13
14−19
20-22
23−25
26−28
29−31
32−34
35−39
40−44
45−46
47−49
64−68
50−51
52-53
54−57
58−59
61-62
63-67
68-72
East Caucasus 73−76
Mongolia − Altai Tuva − South-Eastern Altai 77
belt and a geographical variant; c) floristic richness of each plant formation. This map also exists in
digital format.
The map itself shows the distribution of the geographic variants of ecological zones on plains and
altitudinal zonality types in mountains. The units of this map match well with the zonal boundaries on
the Map of the Natural Vegetation of Europe. It can be a good basis for the realization of activities for
the evaluation of the biodiversity of flora, plant communities and ecosystems. This map may be also
used for phytogeographic area classification, as well as for the organization and realization of
ecological monitoring and for nature conservation. Finally, the map is also a good tool for teaching
students in the field of phytogeography.
Acknowledgments
The thematic content of the map was prepared by Galina Ogureeva and Inessa Miklaeva from the
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) together with Irina Safronova and Tatiana Yurkovskaya
from the Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Cartographical editing was
carried out by Tatiana Kotova from MSU.
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