Assessment of the state protective forest areas condition in the Saratov oblast based on remote sensing data and GIS technologies

Abstract

The geographical location of the Saratov oblast enables detailed studying the factors influencing the condition of forest plantations. The territory stretches from northwest to southeast in forest-steppe, steppe and semi-desert zones. Average annual precipitation there ranges from 450 mm per year in the northwestern regions to 250 mm in the southeast. On the right bank of the Volga, the most common soils are