Scientific classifications of forest vegetation on the territory of the former USSR, including the Republic of Tatarstan, previously used the dominant approach, traditional for northern countries, taking into account the dominance degree of one or another species in the main tree layer, or similarity in the composition of subordinate layers with the identification of cycles and series of associations.
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Species or Ecosystems: How Best to Restore the Natural World?
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From Space to Farm
How Earth observation technologies are revolutionizing global agri-food systems.
Limited Value of Tree Plantations for Biodiversity Conservation
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