Change in the Structure of the Hydrological Cycle in Connection with the Age and Recovery Dynamics of Forest Ecosystems

On the basis of the concept of the effect of landscape structure on the water regime of a territory and on the remote sensing data for the basins of rivers on the northern macroslope of West Sayan, the land-scape hydrogeological classification of natural complexes was made and evaluation of their hydrological functions was carried out. Against the background of general altitudinal belt regularities, local features of the distribution of water balance characteristics were revealed.