VIEW AT THE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE FRAMING OF LAKE BAIKAL IN THE END OF THE QUATERNARY PERIOD
It was shown that the glaciers at the end of the Quaternary time were local in nature and did not have a noticeable effect on mountain ecosystems. Teriofauna consisted not only of Mammuthus, Coelodonta, Equus, Bison, Crocuta, but also of modern species. Their ranges did not suggest the development of cover glaciations, and a homogeneous composition - alternation of glaciations and interglacials. The fact that the transformation of the biota in the “ice age” proceeded gradually, is indicated by the bradytelic loss of broad-leaved forms and the preservation of relics in vegetation.