Anthropogenic disturbancy and dynamics of geosystems in Baikal Siberia

Baikal Siberia is a unique region with a relatively well-preserved natural environment, bed-rock structures of geosystems, and at the same time with a sufficient volume of anthropogenic disturbances, large prospects for economic development of natural resources. The territory of Baikal Siberia is characterized by a diversity of geosystems, due to its boundary position in the central part of North Asia. Using the data of Landsat Cover-Change (LFCC 1990-2000, LFCC 2000-2005), global maps of changes in forest cover in the 21st century with high resolution and a global map of vegetation types ESA GlobCover 2009 we have carried out mapping study of anthropogenic vegetation disturbance in the geosystem of Baikal Siberia, which is the best method for analyzing the condition and dynamics of vegetation cover for solving many problems of environmental protection and rational use of biotic resources. The degree of anthropogenic vegetation disturbance was determined according the criteria of deviating the composition and structure of plant communities from their normal condition.