Production of pine nuts as a factor in the degradation of cedar forests of the mountain taiga landscapes of Transbaikalia (by example of the taiga ridge Tsagan-Daban)

The article describes the main results of the study of the impact of pine nut production on taiga landscapes in General and the state of the Ртш sibirica forest stands in particular. Given observations on the key areas in the mountain taiga of the ridge Tsagan-Daban (the Central part of the Selenga middle mountains) in 2015 and 2019 is Set to focus degradation of the forest with a predominance of Pinus sibirica in the area of 2.5 thousand hectares. It is revealed that the main cause of damage and death of cedar forests is the extraction of forest food resources in ways that do not meet the requirements of the legislation and differ from the traditional use of natural resources in the scale of application. The obtained results can be interpreted in large areas with similar conditions of use of forest resources and are of practical importance in the organization of conservation measures in forests with Pinus sibirica growth. The article the negative impact of pine nut production on the taiga landscapes in General and the state of the forest stand Pinus sibirica in particular. Given observations on the key areas in the mountain taiga of the ridge Tsagan-Daban (the Central part of the Selenga middle mountains) in 2015 and 2019 is a common trend in the damage of the forest with a predominance of Pinus sibirica in the area of 2.5 thousand hectares. It is revealed that the main cause of degradation of cedar forests is the extraction of forest food resources in ways that do not meet the requirements of the legislation and differ from the traditional use of natural resources.