Recovery of natural vegetation and ecological functions of pasture ecosystems in arid steppes of the Cisural region

The results are presented that have been obtained in studies on changes in the species composition, geobotanical characteristics, and productivity of natural vegetation in arid steppes of the Cisural region during the past few decades (1977–2012). Consideration is given to the significance of the so...

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Published in:	Russian journal of ecology Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 243 - 248
Main Author:	Rusanov, A. M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Moscow Springer-Verlag 01-07-2014 Pleiades Publishing Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Botany Desertification Ecological function Ecology Ecosystems Environment Life Sciences Natural vegetation Pasture Pastures soil Species composition species diversity Steppes Vegetation soil density arid ecosystems plant communities amphiphilic properties of humus carrying capacity of pastures chernozem soils
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Summary:	The results are presented that have been obtained in studies on changes in the species composition, geobotanical characteristics, and productivity of natural vegetation in arid steppes of the Cisural region during the past few decades (1977–2012). Consideration is given to the significance of the soil factor in the processes of transformation of zonal vegetation. The increasing role of arid steppes as a natural barrier to desertification is demonstrated.
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ISSN:	1067-4136 1608-3334
DOI:	10.1134/S1067413614040109