Fig. 1From: Effect of spring grass fires on vegetation patterns and soil quality in abandoned agricultural lands at local and landscape scales in Central European RussiaMap of the study area with land types. Al1, Al2, Al3, and Al4 are abandoned arable lands which differ in coverage of their woody vegetation: Al1 with a uniform tree cover, Al2 with a dense tree cover in spots, Al3 with a tree cover of small density, and Al4 without trees or with a few single trees. “Forests” includes the categories “Forest” and “Sparse forest” of Table 1. The black circle surrounds the study area at the local scaleBack to article page