CEDAR STANDS AND POTENTIAL CEDAR STANDS IN FOREST FUND OF KHANTI-MANSIYSK ADMINISTRATIVE OKRUG-YUGRA
The article deals with the data of the cedar stand area distribution in Khanti-Mansiysk AO-Yugra. The total area of cedar stands is 4347757 hectares (15.4 % of the forested area). Cedar stands grow in 7 groups of forest, pure stands are rare. Regular pattern of cedar stand area decrease is observed according to cedar stands in a forest type composition. Cedar stands of forest group with green mosses are the most abundant (57.8 %) and typical in the Khanti-Mansiyski AO-Yugra territory. In stony, lichen, grass marsh, bog moss groups of forest the growing conditions don't conform bioenvironmental peculiarities of cedar, so cedar gardens can't be organized there. The total area of potential cedar stands is 10306106 hectares (36.6 % of the forested area). Reorganization of potential cedar stands using forest management activities makes it possible renewing and enlarging cedar stand areas.