Table 8. Forest fragmentation by forest zones and sub zones including forest land percentage (be year 1998)

 

Forest zone and subzones

Forest land

Forest cover, %

Forest cover fragmentation

Total, thous. ha / %

Covered with forest vegetation, thous. ha

Forest tundra

156864.6 / 17.8

98913.3

35.4

High

Northern tajga

159445.4 / 18.1

140327.8

61.7

Medium

Moderate tajga

272412.1 / 30.9

255798.9

75.7

Low

Southern tajga

194076.1 / 22.0

184245.7

66.6

Low

Mixed and leaved forest

82065.4 / 9.3

78850.6

47.5

Medium

Forest steppe

15447.3 / 1.8

14622.1

14.2

High

Steppe and semidesert

1663.2 / 0.2

1492.5

3.4

Extremely high

Total

881974.2 / 100.0

774250.9

45.3

Low