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Changes in the Distribution of Broadleaf Tree Species in the Central Part of the Southern Urals since the 1970s

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Changes in the distribution of broadleaf tree species—Tilia cordata Mill., Quercus robur L., Acer platanoides L., and Ulmus glabra Huds.—in the central part of the Southern Urals after the cessation of the period with extremely cold winters in the late 1970s have been analyzed using thematic maps of their distribution in the study region, which were created in the 1970s and early 21th century based on cartographic forest inventory materials. Abnormal winter temperatures had the greatest effect on the distribution of A. platanoides and U. glabra. All broadleaf species are currently expanding their range, with their distribution boundary shifting eastward, to the left bank of the Belaya River.

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  1. Ufa Institute of Biology, Ufa Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, 450054, Ufa, Russia

    N. I. Fedorov, V. B. Martynenko, S. N. Zhigunova & G. V. Shendel’

  2. Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, 450062, Ufa, Russia

    O. I. Mikhailenko

  3. Akmulla Bashkir State Pedagogical University, 450008, Ufa, Russia

    L. G. Naumova

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Fedorov, N.I., Martynenko, V.B., Zhigunova, S.N. et al. Changes in the Distribution of Broadleaf Tree Species in the Central Part of the Southern Urals since the 1970s. Russ J Ecol 52, 118–125 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413621020053

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