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Geographical Distribution and Genetics of Siberian Larch Species

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Species of the genus Larix Mill. are the most abundant trees in Russian Federation. Some 263.2 million ha are occupied by forests where the larch dominate, constituting 36.6% of the whole forest area of the country (Forest Fund of Russia 1999). Vast areas of larch forests are concentrated in Siberia. Having very high adaptability, Siberian larch species (Larix sibirica Ledeb., L. gmelinii (Rupr) Rupr., L. cajanderi Mayr.) and their natural hybrid complexes form large tracts of monodominant and open forests at high latitudes (Dylis 1961, 1981; Bobrov 1972, 1978; Abaimov and Koropachinsky 1984; Abaimov et al. 1998).

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  1. V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russia

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  1. Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kita-Shirakawa-Oiwake-Cho, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

    Akira Osawa

  2. Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, Krasnoyarsk, 660036, Russian Federation

    Olga A. Zyryanova

  3. Research Institute, Forestry & Forest Products, Matsunosato 1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan

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  4. Research Institute, Forestry & Forest Products, Kurokami 4-11-16, Kumamoto, 860-0862, Japan

    Takuya Kajimoto

  5. Dept. Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 2H1, Canada

    Ross W. Wein

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Abaimov, A.P. (2010). Geographical Distribution and Genetics of Siberian Larch Species. In: Osawa, A., Zyryanova, O., Matsuura, Y., Kajimoto, T., Wein, R. (eds) Permafrost Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 209. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9693-8_3

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