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Landscape structure of the southeastern part of Eastern Sayan

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Field investigations from different years and remote sensing data have been used in landscape-typological mapping of the regional testing area. The study revealed leading landscape-forming factors. The landscape structure and altitudinal zonality of Eastern Sayan are considered.

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Original Russian Text © E.G. Suvorov, A.D. Kitov, 2013, published in Geography and Natural Resources, 2013, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 107–114.

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Suvorov, E.G., Kitov, A.D. Landscape structure of the southeastern part of Eastern Sayan. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 34, 371–377 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1875372813040112

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