Essay on the history of study of forests of the Central Ciscaucasia

• Main Author: N.E. Shevchenko
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity 2019-06-01
• Series: Вопросы лесной науки
• Subjects: central ciscaucasia; forest; flora; vegetation; study history; study period
• Online Access: http://jfsi.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2-2-2019-Shevchenko_Essauy.pdf

The article gives a brief overview of the history of study of forest flora and vegetation of the Central Ciscaucasia from the late 18th century till present. The entire history of the study of forests in this region can be divided into five periods. Each period has a particular degree and depth of study of forest flora and vegetation. The majority of the publications relates to individual areas where the vegetation cover was studied either as part of works covering larger regions or during narrowly focused studies. The long history of forest study in a region like the Central Ciscaucasia is of interest in the context of learning the history of scientific thought development in Russian botany.