The Forest-Steppe Complex of the Altay-Sayani Mountain Region
N. I. MAKUNINA, T. V. MALTSEVA
Pages: 611-616
Abstract
The Altay-Sayani mountain region was demonstrated to have a unified forest-steppe complex. This complex includes mesophilous and xerophilous meadow steppes, petrophilous steppes, mesophilous and xerophilous forests, forest meadows. The basis of the forest-steppe belt floristic complex is formed with three floristic nuclei. The floristic nuclei of meadow steppes and mesophilous forests is associated with zone habitats, the floristic nucleus of petrophilous steppes is due to the edaphic factors
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