Landscape structure of the Visimsky reserve

About the authors:

Oksana V. Yantser ,
Natalia V. Skok ,

Abstract:

The article reviews physical-geographical regionalization of The Visimsky Biosphere Reserve. The detailed analysis of its landscape structure is provided. It is found, that the reserve’s area belongs to the same class of broad-coniferous-taiga lowland temperate continental facies of the Middle Urals. The tops of the ridges above 550 m are occupied by middle-taiga facies; middle and lower parts of the slopes of higher mountains and less high ridges belong to southern-taiga facies. Secondary broad-leaved plantations with admixtures of conifers grow on the plane-convex tops of the low mountain ridges and massifs up to 500-550 m as well as on flat and sloping drained slopes in their middle and upper parts. Overall, derivative facies are the most common in the study area; native facies are almost extinct and anthropogenic ones occupy small areas.

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