С. 60–72 UDC 630*548(1-925.14/.16)+630*434:630*23 DYNAMICS OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS REGENERATED ON BURNED AND HARVESTED AREAS IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF SIBERIA: CHARACTERISTICS OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTIVITY I. M. Danilin1 1 , I. A. Tselitan2 Federal Research Center Krasnoyarsk Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Solitary Unit V. N. Sukachev Institute of Forest, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch Akademgorodok, 50/28, Krasnoyarsk, 660036 Russian Federation 2 Krasnoyarsk Institute of Economics – Branch of Saint-Petersburg Academic University Kirensky str., 70a, Krasnoyarsk, 660100, Russian Federation E-mail: danilin@ksc.krasn.ru, igor57@akadem.ru Received 01.02.2016 Complex estimation of forest ecosystems dynamics based on detailing characteristics of structure, growth and productivity of the stands and describing general geographical and biological management options for preserving their biodiversity and sustaining stability are discussed in the paper by describing examples of tree stands restored on burned and logged areas in mountain regions of Siberia. <...> On vast areas in Siberia, characterized as sub-boreal, subarid and with a strongly continental climate, forests grow on seasonally frozen soils and in many cases are surrounded by vast steppe and forest-steppe areas and uplands. <...> It is therefore important to obtain complex biometric characteristics on forest stands and landscapes and to thoroughly study their structure, biological diversity and productivity. <...> Morphometric methods, Weibull simulation and allometric equations were used to determine the dimensional hierarchies of coenopopulation individuals. <...> Structure and productivity of the aboveground stand components were also studied. <...> How to cite: Danilin I. M., Tselitan I. A. Dynamics of forest ecosystems regenerated on burned and harvested areas in mountain regions of Siberia: characteristics of biological diversity, structure and productivity // Sibirskij Lesnoj Zurnal (Siberian Journal of Forest Science). 2016. <...> DOI: 10.15372/SJFS20160606 INTRODUCTION Forest stands in the mountain regions of Siberia grow in the boreal zone, which is characterized by strongly continental climate and vast distribution of continuous permafrost which is the major limiting factor for growth of forest vegetation in this huge area. <...> The spe© Danilin I. M., Tselitan I. A., 2016 60 cific <...>