About Russia
Russia was the largest Republic in the former USSR. But now it has
become an independent State.
It is situated in the Eastern part of Europe and in the Northern part
of Asia.
[IMAGE] The country is washed by 12 seas and three oceans: the
Pacific, the Arctic and the Atlantic oceans. The seas are: the White
Sea, the Barents Sea, the Okhotsk Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea
and others.
The climate in Russia varies from arctic in the north to continental
in the central part of the country and subtropical in the South.
Winters are cold, windy and snowy, especially in the northern part of
the country. The coldest point of the northern hemisphere, where
temperatures are minus 70ËšC, is located in Siberia. Summers are hot
and dry, especially in the South region of the country, in such cities
like Sochi, Anapa and others. Autumn usually brings rains and fogs.
The land of Russia varies from thick forests to barren deserts, from
high peaked mountains to deep valleys. There are two Great Plains in
Russia: they are the Great Russian Plain and the West Siberian Plain.
There are some mountain chains. The biggest mountain chain, the Urals,
separates Europe from Asia. In Asian part of Russia we can find
another big mountain chain, the Altai. There are about 150 volcanoes
in Kamchatka Peninsula, 30 of which are active. One can find deserts
in the Far East, Arctic zones of tundra in the North. These
territories are inhabited by various animals, birds and insects. In
the north of Russia live the walrus, seal, white bear, polar fox and
reindeer. In the forest zone live the bear, wolf, fox, lynx, sable,
ermine, elk, wild bear and in the Far East the tiger and leopard.
Among the trees growing in the European part of Russia are birch, pine
and oak: in Siberia – cedar, larch and fir trees and in the Far East –
cork trees, lotus, ginseng and lianas.
There are very many rivers in Russia, the longest of them are the
...l keystone includes fungi, Douglas-Fir and the Flying Tree Squirrel. The squirrels eat truffles made by fungi which are of an important tree species. The squirrel then spreads these fungi in the forest by leaving it in its feces. The fungi play a main part in the old growth forests and effect the growth and health of many northwestern trees. ("Northern Spotted Owl.")
The country of Russia: enormous, expansive, wide-open. The words that describe this Euro-Asian country can be attributed to its origins from its Slavic inhabitants and the takeover by the Varangians. Kievan Russia, as it was called, started its own civilization in the year 862.
Two stands were chosen, one dominated by white pines and the other dominated by black cherry. Among these stands, groups were divided into plots to observe the prominence of species, seeds and seedlings. Observations were then averaged for each plot, and recorded in Figures 1 and 2.
Trees have been apart of our literature from the before the first written word. In the Garden of Eden there is the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life. Many of the classic stories give trees subtle yet pivotal reminders for the readers in many of the stories. In the Odyssey, Odysseus made his and Penelope’s marriage bed out of an olive tree that had grown in the middle of the room to represent their immovable marriage.
The average extractives content of the cypress woods was 3.9%, 3.3% and 2.5 %, respectively for C. lusitanica, C. sempervirens and C. arizonica. These values are lower than the corresponding values for the reference pines species (5.1 % for P. pinaster and 4.5 % for P. sylvestris). Klason lignin content ranged from 33 % to 36 % and was markedly higher than the values exhibited by the pinewoods (28.5 - 29.1 %).
Franklin, J. F., et al. (1981). In Ecological Characteristics of Old-Grow Douglas Fir Forest, (GTR PNW-118). Retrieved July 9, 2005, from USDA Forest Service Web Site: http://
There have been solid connections between tree distributions, and its abundance to the soil nutrient that it inhabits4. Other factors such as Accessible light, water supply and temperature also influences the success and growth of tree species1. One difference why Oldfield showed more percentage of species covering the ground is because Oldfield is abundant in grass fine leaved and flat leaved while that is not common in
Softwood, which comes from coniferous trees, is what supplies many of the manufactures in the lumber industry. Hardwood is the second kind of lumber and it is what makes up the rest of the manufactures in the industry and is usually made out of deciduous trees. Softwood is found primarily in British Columbia and Hardwood is found primarily in southern Ontario and Quebec. Tree species are the main source of lumber. Many physical geographic processes affect the way trees grow such as weathering and erosion.
Once upon a time, many years and generations ago, when the Moon mingled freely with the Sun at any time of the day and the fish swooped and flew carefree above the earth, the trees walked freely about the earth on many wooden, tentacle like legs. All trees were very happy with their freedom, and adventured about the land, with the exception of one tree. This tree was a large, pointed tree with many small, needlelike leaves. The tree was unhappy because come the time when snow fell over the earth and covered everything like a cold white blanket, the tree would lose its magnificent needles, which it was very proud of. It wanted to change that, because every year when it’s needles fell to the ground, it became horribly sad, cold, and depressed.
Coniferous Forests These forests are mostly found in Northern areas like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Murree and parts of Balochistan. These are evergreen forests which are conical in shape. They have sloping branches which prevent excessive snow accumulation. They have small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped leaves to check transpiration. There is less leaf-fall which provides less humus formation. These forests are essential sources of timber and provide environmental protection. They are good breeding grounds for birds and add to the scenic beauty of the area.