Forestry

District

Type of

Forest zone

Relief

Climate

Precipitation, mm

Forest Cover, %

Dominant

Tree Species

The Natural Fire Hazard Risk*

Amginsky

Taiga

(coniferous boreal forests)

Flat terrain

Sharply continental, dry

200 - 250

83

Siberian Larch, Scots Pine, Siberian Spruce, Silver Birch

2.5

Gorny

Taiga

(coniferous boreal forests)

Undulating plain relief

Sharply continental, dry

Up to 270

92

Dahurian larch, Scots Pine, Siberian Spruce, Silver Birch

3.1

Khangalassky

Taiga

(coniferous boreal forests)

Gentle slops turning into plateau

Sharply continental,

relatively dry

200 - 350

95

Siberian Larch, Scots Pine, Siberian Spruce, Silver Birch

2.4

Verkhnevilyuisky

Taiga

(coniferous boreal forests)

Flat terrain

Sharply continental,

dry

200 - 250

81

Dahurian larch, Scots Pine, Siberian Spruce, Silver Birch

1.6

Vilyuisky

Taiga

(coniferous boreal forests)

Flat terrain

Sharply continental,

dry

200 - 300

67

Dahurian larch, Scots Pine, Siberian Spruce, Silver Birch

2.4