Environment-forming role of black saxaul, Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin in the Karnabchul Desert

The environment-forming role of desert tree plants has been studied in the light of A.A. Uranov’s concept of phytogenic field using the example of black saxaul, Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin, in the Karnabchul Desert. It has been shown that the environment-forming influence of this species leads...

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Published in:Russian journal of ecology 2016, Vol.47 (1), p.39-45
Main Authors: Shamsutdinov, Z. Sh, Ubaydullaev, Sh. R, Shamsutdinov, N. Z, Zanzheev, V. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Decomposing organic matter
Desert plants
Deserts
Distribution patterns
Ecology
Environment
Environmental conditions
Haloxylon aphyllum
Humus
Life Sciences
Moisture content
photoperiod
Plant species
Soil moisture
soil water
temperature
trees
Vegetation
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Summary:The environment-forming role of desert tree plants has been studied in the light of A.A. Uranov’s concept of phytogenic field using the example of black saxaul, Haloxylon aphyllum (Minkw.) Iljin, in the Karnabchul Desert. It has been shown that the environment-forming influence of this species leads to considerable changes in the light regime, air and soil moisture and temperature regimes, and soil humus and salt contents within its phytogenic field. Consequently, pertinent changes take place in the dynamics of abundance and distribution pattern of the main plant species and wormwood–ephemeral vegetation.
ISSN:1067-4136
1608-3334
DOI:10.1134/S1067413616010148