PALUDIFICATION IN THE TSENTRALNO-SIBIRSKII BIOSPHERE RESERVE (THE YENISEI REGION OF SIBERIA)

Characteristic features of paludification in an area of the Yenisei ba sin (Siberia) at 62 degrees-64 degrees N and 88 degrees-92 degrees E a re described. Special attention is given to the general amount of peat deposits, topographic location of peat lands, parameters of peat accu mulation, changes in cryogenesis with progression of swamping, typolog ical structure of hydromorphic ecosystems, and characteristics of thei r evolution. Taking this specificity into account, a suggestion is adv anced to correct survey schemes of territorial subdivision of the stud ied area with respect to paludification characteristics.