ИСТИНА

Between the natural factors that shape the agriculture in Russia, climate is the most important one. The five different Global Circulation Models (GCMs) were used for three pre-set time periods: 2020s, 2050s, and 2080s. A complex present-day landscapes methodology is used to study land use/cover changes in Russia under agricultural impact. The agrolandscapes’ applications were done at different scales on the base of cartographic, remote in-field data.The agrobiodiversity conservation and ecologically sound agriculture development should help to reconcile social needs with the requirements of the environment and to avoid the unfavorable consequences of land degradation.