Priangare 57.30°N 95.91°E Russian Federation Site Investigators
Site Description The study site is the region of Priangar’e, Siberia where the latest Siberian silkmoth (Dendrolimus superans sibiricus Tschetw.) outbreak took place. The topography of the area consists of a plateau with low hills (up to 600 m in elevation). Soils are mainly spodosols (podzols). Climate is continental with cold dry winters and warm moist summers. Annual precipitation is 400-450 mm. Mean annual temperature is +2.6°C with an absolute minimum of -54°C recorded during December and maximum of +36°C recorded in July. Mean winter and summer temperatures are - 22°C and +18°C, correspondingly.Vegetative growth period is about 100 days. Forests cover about 95% of the territory. The dominant species is Siberian fir (Abies sibirica); other species include Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica) also known locally as Siberian cedar, Siberian spruce (Picea obovata), Scots pine (Pinus silvestris), Siberian larch (Larix sibirica), aspen (Populus tremula), and birch (Betula pendula). Download
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