Agricultural Natural Resource Use in the Baikalia Mountain Province of Eastern Siberia

Agro-landscape and ecological zoning of natural forage lands of Eastern Siberia and the Far East was carried out. Based on its results, the spatial distribution of biological and ecological patterns in the Baikalia mountain province of Eastern Siberia and the Far East is characterized for the forecast and planning of agricultural natural resource use and environmental protection in the region. The province covers the northern part of Republic of Buryatia and Zabaykalsky krai, including the North Baikal, Patom, Stanovoe Highlands and the Vitim Plateau. The area of the province is 48271.1 thousand ha. The province has 9 mountain districts, of which 2 are inland basins, where the main arable land and forage land are located. The area of agricultural land is less than 2% of the total area of the province (arable land 0.3%, hayfields 0.4%, pastures 1%). They are located mainly in the southern part of the province. The area of deposits in some basins significantly (sometimes 10 times or more) exceeds the area of arable land. Deer pastures, covering 2708.9 thousand hectares (or 5.6% of the territory), are concentrated in the mountain ecosystems of the northern half of the province. The richest reproducible natural soil and plant resources of the province, including fodder, are promising for the sustainable development of animal husbandry.

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