Soil-geobotanical profiling in studying the communities forming under conditions of extrazonality of the Barguzinskaya Basin steppes (Northeastern Pribaikalye)

This paper provides results from studying the formation features of plant communities in extrazonal steppes of the Barguzinskaya Basin, Northeastern Pribaikal’e. The soil-geobotanical profiling was carried out on one of the key sections of the study area. The structure of the communities of contacting light-coniferous taiga and extrazonal steppes is revealed. The edaphic conditions and location of the plant communities reflect the trend in the vegetation-cover development of this part of the Baikal region.