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Интеллектуальная Система Тематического Исследования НАукометрических данных |
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Climate change and biodiversity degradation are very vital contemporary issues of global concern. Between the natural factors that shape the land cover and biodiversity in Russia, climate is the most important one. Land use/cover change (LUCC) is a complex process, driven by both natural and anthropogenic factors. LUCC transformations under human activities are threatened to the sustainability of environment and people life-support systems. One of the important issues is how to balance land cover capability and land use practice with anthropogenic stress. Russia is distinguished by a graphic share of such problems, and one of them is the elaboration of sustainable land use policy that is especially important during current land use restructuring connected with many geopolitical, economic and social problems. The territory of Russia has huge landscape diversity of main land biomes. Agriculture is one of the major driver of land cover and biodiversity change in Russia where more than 220 mln ha (13 % of the total country territory) are designated for agricultural use. Integrated approach on the base of landscape methodology was used to map and to assess land use/cover change. Present-day landscape was chosen as the core unit of LUCC classification, because it comprises various aspects of natural and socio-economic environment.