Table 3. Land area, covered with forest vegetation and presented by the major
forest forming species, thousand ha (%)
|
Major forest-forming
species |
Year of account |
|||
|
1988 |
1993 |
1998 |
2001 |
|
|
Pine (Pinus) |
125182.0 (16.23) |
127944.5 (16.76) |
124161.1 (16.04) |
116259.8 (16.10) |
|
Spruce (Picea) |
85072.9 (11.03) |
83340.6 (10.92) |
82161.1 (10.61) |
76107.1 (10.54) |
|
Fir (Abies) |
17846.1 (2.31) |
16721.5 (2.19) |
15467.1 (2.00) |
14468 (2.00) |
|
Larch (Larix) |
304206.2 (39.45) |
282944.7 (37.06) |
283515.8 (36.62) |
262191.5 (36.31) |
|
Siberian pine
(Pinus sibirica + Pinus koraiensis) |
44764.4 (5.81) |
44809.9 (5.87) |
42725.3 (5.52) |
39559.8 (5.48) |
|
Total for coniferous, |
577071.6 (74.84) |
555761.2 (72.79) |
548030.5 (70.78) |
508588.4 (70.42) |
|
Oak,
seedling origin (Quercus) |
4281.7 (0.56) |
4427.5 (0.58) |
3898.8 (0.50) |
3515.9 (0.49) |
|
Oak,
coppice origin (Quercus) |
3641.9 (0.47) |
3460.0 (0.45) |
3270.9 (0.42) |
3147.6 (0.44) |
|
Beech (Fagus) |
787.6 (0.10) |
808.3 (0.11) |
788.2 (0.10) |
733.5 (0.10) |
|
Hornbeam (Carpinus) |
256.1 (0.03) |
259.2 (0.03) |
257.4 (0.03) |
249.5 (0.03) |
|
Ash (Fraxinus) |
657.0 (0.09) |
679.4 (0.09) |
660.1 (0.09) |
610.9 (0.08) |
|
Maple (Acer) |
341.8 (0.04) |
347.5 (0.05) |
349.2 (0.05) |
327.7 (0.05) |
|
Elm (Ulmus) |
370.1 (0.05) |
369.9 (0.05) |
347.3 (0.04) |
328.8 (0.05) |
|
Stone birch
(Betula) |
6910.8 (0.90) |
7496.0 (0.98) |
9227.7 (1.19) |
8601 (1.19) |
|
Saxaul (Haloxylon
aphyllum) |
0.9 (0.00) |
1.3 (0.00) |
1.4 (0.00) |
1.1 (0.00) |
|
Bastard
acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
43.4 (0.01) |
49.2 (0.01) |
50.7 (0.01) |
53.5 (0.01) |
|
Total for hardwooded |
17291.3 (2.24) |
17898.1 (2.34) |
18851.8 (2.43) |
17569.5 (92.43) |
|
Birch (Betula) |
95466.9 (12.38) |
99802.1 (13.07) |
100199.9 (12.94) |
95625.9 (13.24) |
|
Aspen (Populus
tremula) |
20162.2 (2.61) |
21992.8 (2.88) |
21318.6 (2.75) |
20181.5 (92.79) |
|
Grey alder (Alnus
incana) |
695.8 (0.09) |
903.2 (0.12) |
1060.7 (0.14) |
1247.4 (0.17) |
|
Black alder
(Alnus glutinosa) |
1039.1 (0.13) |
959.9 (0.13) |
802.0 (0.10) |
747.1 (0.10) |
|
Linden (Tilia) |
3282.5 (0.43) |
3516.0 (0.460 |
3410.8 (0.44) |
3198.1 (0.44) |
|
Poplar (Populus) |
939.6 (0.12) |
1039.4 (0.14) |
1115.1 (0.14) |
1029.9 (0.14) |
|
Willow arbuscular
(Salix) |
907.8 (0.12) |
758.0 (0.10) |
1064.5 (0.14) |
1032.8 (0.14) |
|
Total for softwooded |
122493.8 (15.89) |
128971.5 (16.89) |
128971.5 (16.66) |
123062.7 (17.040 |
|
Other tree
species |
179.3 (0.02) |
1109.6 (0.15) |
1250.9 (0.16) |
1169.5 (0.16) |
|
Dwarf
Siberian pine (Pinus pumila) |
31445.7 (4.08) |
32050.7 (4.20) |
40954.6 (5.29) |
37817.3 (5.24) |
|
Other shrubs |
22626.9 (2.93) |
27711.3 (3.63) |
36190.7 (4.67) |
33981.9 (4.71) |
|
Total |
771109.2 (100.00) |
763502.0 (100.00) |
774250.9 (100.0) |
722189.3 (100.00) |