Terrestrial Algae of the Mountains of South Siberia and North Mongolia
The published and oiginal data on the biodiversity of terrestrial algae of the mountain systems of Altai, Sayan, Hövsgöl Lake area, Baikalia and Transbaikalia areas, Aldan Highlands, Stanovoi Range are presented. The area of investigations is located in the South Siberia and North Mongolia. The region is characterized by a complex rugged terrain, diversity of soil and vegetation, is influenced by air masses formed over the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific regions and Central Asia. There are alpine formations, taiga forest, steppe and semideserts in the region. The data on 941 species and intraspecific taxa of algae from Cyanoprokaryota, Bacillariophyta, Ochrophyta, Euglenozoa, Chlorophyta, Charophyta, are given. The members of Cyanoprokaryota and Chlorophyta dominate.