Potential vegetation map making based on the topographic variables

The vegetation cover structure using generalized additive models in Verhneussuriisky biogeocenotic station IBSS FEB RAS (Primorsky Krai) is predicted. It allowed to determine the nature of vegetation communities’ spatial distribution of different classification items and to make potential vegetation maps. The modeling is based on the connections detection between vegetation indications and growth place factors, and also topographic variables received from digital relief models. The main topographic variables and related environmental factors that specify the vegetation picture of the researched territory are singled out.