- lo ving ▁species ▁from ▁both ▁temper ate ▁and ▁sub - t rop ic ▁zones ▁( be ing ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 5 ▁degree ▁latitude ▁line , ▁the ▁park ▁is ▁half way ▁between ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁P ole ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁ge ological ▁contact ▁region ▁between ▁ancient ▁( A che an - Pro ter oz o ic ) ▁stable ▁base ▁rocks ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁and ▁more ▁active ▁t ect onic ▁form ations ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁in ▁the ▁Sea ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁it ▁is ▁on ▁major ▁migration ▁routes ▁of ▁birds ▁and ▁other ▁animals , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁top ography ▁that ▁escaped ▁both ▁recent ▁gla ci ation ▁and ▁human ▁development . ▁ ▁The ▁resulting ▁divers ity ▁of ▁habit ats ▁and ▁isol ation ▁gives ▁the ▁Prim or sky ▁region ▁the ▁highest ▁levels ▁of ▁b iod iversity ▁in ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Pl ants ▁E lev ation ▁differential s ▁between ▁mountain ▁peak ▁and ▁valley ▁floor ▁can ▁exceed ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁meters , ▁displaying ▁zones ▁of ▁veget ation ▁based ▁alt itude . ▁ ▁The ▁lowest ▁zone , ▁below ▁ 6 0 0 ▁meters ▁in ▁the ▁valle ys ▁and ▁lower ▁s lop es , ▁is ▁a ▁mixed ▁forest ▁of ▁con ifer ous ▁and ▁broad - leaf ed ▁trees . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁southern , ▁mil der ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁are ▁bel ts ▁of ▁o ak ▁forest , ▁and ▁associated ▁veget ation , ▁that ▁shows ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁former ▁select ive ▁logging ▁( foot - based ) ▁and ▁forest