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The origin and evolution of relict larch stands on Shikotan Island (Lesser Kuril Ridge) in the Holocene

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Palynological and geochronological data have been used to ascertain the time history of a unique natural-territorial complex — the relict larch stands that have persisted in the southeastern part of Shikotan Island since the Late Pleistocene. The study revealed the development stages of landscapes. Factors favoring vegetation conservation in the refugium are discussed.

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  1. Pacific Institute of Geography, Far-Eastern Brach, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia

    N. G. Razzhigaeva, N. I. Belyanina & L. A. Ganzei

  2. St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Kh. A. Arslanov & S. B. Chernov

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Original Russian Text © N.G. Razzhigaeva, N.I. Belyanina, L.A. Ganzei, Kh.A. Arslanov, S.B. Chernov, 2013, published in Geography and Natural Resources, 2013, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 125–131.

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Razzhigaeva, N.G., Belyanina, N.I., Ganzei, L.A. et al. The origin and evolution of relict larch stands on Shikotan Island (Lesser Kuril Ridge) in the Holocene. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 34, 179–184 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S187537281302011X

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