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Artemsia Communitys of the Steppefi ed Desert in the North-West of the Caspian Region in the Conditions of Anthropogenic Load
DOI 10.18522/2072-0181-2015-84-4-112-115
Caspian plain is located within the steppe and desert zones.Our research was conducted in the steppefi ed desert
in the territory that experiences excessive grazing pressure and that is the part of the Caspian plain. The article studied
phytocenitic diversity of sagebrush communities in the steppefi ed desert in the North- West of the Caspian under the
infl uence of overgazing. The species composition of the phytocenosis were defi ned. The stages of pasture degression of
eache phytocenosis were identifi ed. It was confi rmed that Artemisia lerchiana was a valuabale autumn pasture.In the
spring usually the grains and grasses pit in the area of Artemisia lerchiana making the part of phytocenosis, but they
are not as dominants.The small cattle prefers to eat in the fi rst place Artemisia lerchiana, then Artemisia paucifl ora and
then Artemisia taurica. The calculation of the degree of load on pasture revealed that it exceeded in 1,5 times. While the
actual load on pasture exceeded in twice. At the overgrazing Artemisia lerchiana pits year-round, that results the lack
of the growing in the phytomass of Artemisia and the impossibility of their usr during the winter. This has a negative
impact on its condition and leads to a lack of growing of the phytomass of Artemisia and the impossibility of their use
during the winter. As a result farmers need to start to use the roughage ahead of time and to move to a fully software
roughage in the winter. All this entails substantials economics costs. The practicals recommendations to improve the
conditions of the rangeland were given.
Caspian plain is located within the steppe and desert zones.Our research was conducted in the steppefi ed desert
in the territory that experiences excessive grazing pressure and that is the part of the Caspian plain. The article studied
phytocenitic diversity of sagebrush communities in the steppefi ed desert in the North- West of the Caspian under the
infl uence of overgazing. The species composition of the phytocenosis were defi ned. The stages of pasture degression of
eache phytocenosis were identifi ed. It was confi rmed that Artemisia lerchiana was a valuabale autumn pasture.In the
spring usually the grains and grasses pit in the area of Artemisia lerchiana making the part of phytocenosis, but they
are not as dominants.The small cattle prefers to eat in the fi rst place Artemisia lerchiana, then Artemisia paucifl ora and
then Artemisia taurica. The calculation of the degree of load on pasture revealed that it exceeded in 1,5 times. While the
actual load on pasture exceeded in twice. At the overgrazing Artemisia lerchiana pits year-round, that results the lack
of the growing in the phytomass of Artemisia and the impossibility of their usr during the winter. This has a negative
impact on its condition and leads to a lack of growing of the phytomass of Artemisia and the impossibility of their use
during the winter. As a result farmers need to start to use the roughage ahead of time and to move to a fully software
roughage in the winter. All this entails substantials economics costs. The practicals recommendations to improve the
conditions of the rangeland were given.
phytocenosis, steppefi ed desert, pasture degression, anthropogenic load