SHORT INFORMATION ABOUT HIRKAN TYPE FORESTS
Hirkan type forests begin from of shores of South and south-west of the Caspian Sea Talish mountains has been located in Azerbaijan territory, passing from Iran territory it has spread in the territory until to mountain Copetdagh in the territory of the Republic of Turkmenistan . General length the territory 700 kms, about 110 kms of these forests are of the Azerbaijan Republic.
It stretches from the point where the sea shore region meets the steep mountain rige at -21 m a.s.l. up into the mountains at 1800 m a.s.l. The vegetation is characterized by high floristic richness and relict dendrological biodiversity due to specific physical-geographical and natural history conditions, including the absence of post-Tertiary glaciations. The climate is damp and subtropical. Yearly annual precipitation is 1200-1600 mm. Maximum temperature is +40oC in summer, minimum is +2-3oC in winter.
Key words: hirkan, endem, plants, relict
Redaksiyaya daxil olma tarixi: 31.10.2014
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