#8074. The dynamic land-cover of the Altai Mountains: Perspectives based on past and current environmental and biodiversity changes

October 2026publication date
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Geography, Planning and Development;
Ecology;
Environmental Chemistry;
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Abstract:
We present climate-dependent changes in the high-mountain forest ecotone, old-growth forests, alpine phytocenoses, and deglaciated forelands in the Aktru glacial basin (Altai Republic, Russia). A number of independent sources (variations in upper treeline altitude, dendrochronological data, analysis of lacustrine sediments and botanical and geographical studies linked with the dynamics of glacial-dammed lakes in the Chuya and Kurai intermountain depressions) suggest Holocene temperatures reached about 4 °C higher than today. Unlike the European Alps, glaciers in the continental Altai Mountains disappeared before forming again.
Keywords:
Altai mountains; Climate change; Ecological succession; Glacier retreat; Mountain ecosystems; Treeline dynamics

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