Polissya zone

vegetation zone, Ukraine

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The Polissya zone is a natural vegetation zone located in the northwest and north of Ukraine. This region is characterized by mixed woodlands, including oak, elm, birch, and pine trees, as well as peat bogs and marshlands. While a significant portion of the Polissya is arable land, it also contains the southernmost parts of the Pripet Marshes. Ukraine has made efforts to drain these marshlands to reclaim the land for agriculture. The soils in this northern region are primarily sandy and podzolized, requiring nutrient additions for optimal farming.12

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The Polissya zone lies in the northwest and north. More than one-third of its area—about 44,000 square miles (114,000 square km)—is arable land. Nearly one-quarter of it is covered with mixed woodland, including oak, elm, birch, hornbeam, ash, maple, pine, linden, alder, poplar, willow, and beech.…
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The Polissya zone lies in the northwest and north. More than one-third of its area—about 44,000 square miles (114,000 square km)—is arable land. Nearly one-quarter of it is covered with mixed woodland, including oak, elm, birch, hornbeam, ash, maple, pine, linden, alder, poplar, willow, and beech.…
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