title: A new map of the vegetation of central European Russia based on high-resolution satellite data.
abstract: The scientific basis of and approaches to regional thematic mapping of vegetation based on high-resolution satellite data have been elaborated. A vegetation map of central European Russia has been compiled. The map includes 12 thematic classes, six of which pertain to forest ecosystems. The map has been compared to the data of the GFC project (University of Maryland, United States) and the official data of the Rosstat Federal Service of State Statistics (Russia). The new vegetation map is currently used in the information system of the remote monitoring of forest fires in Russia.
authors.affiliation: Center for Ecology and Productivity of Forests, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia. ershov@ifi.rssi.ru.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Ershov
authors.affiliation: Center for Ecology and Productivity of Forests, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gavrilyuk
authors.affiliation: Center for Ecology and Productivity of Forests, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Karpukhina
authors.affiliation: Center for Ecology and Productivity of Forests, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 117997, Russia.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kovganko
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D058974:Phylogeography; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D012426:Russia; D063809:Satellite Imagery