«Take rooting» of the Braun-Blanquet approach classification of vegetation in the USSR and Russia

B. M. Mirkin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2008.12.139

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Examines the history and current state of classification of vegetation based on the ecological-floristic criteria into the USSR and Russia. The method began to be introduced in practical work of the Soviet geobotanical in the 1970s, became popular in the 1980s. In the 1990s and the 2000s, the level classifications have increased and now meets international standards. Shows the role of the 6th All-Union conference on the classification of vegetation (Ufa, 1981) and the Journal «Vegetation of Russia» in the development of this classification.

Key words: classification of vegetation, method of Braun-Blanquet, principal scientific centers, Russia, history and modern state, Soviet Union, ecologo-floristical approach

Section: History of science

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Mirkin B. M. 2008. «Take rooting» of the Braun-Blanquet approach classification of vegetation in the USSR and Russia // Vegetation of Russia. N 12. P. 139–146. https://doi.org/10.31111/vegrus/2008.12.139

Received October 27 2007