Structure of vegetation of steppe hills in the Altai piedmont

The phytocenotic diversity of the Altai steppe piedmont is described. Plant communities were ordinated along the moisture gradient. The results were used to analyze the structure of vegetation of steppe hill massifs. Distribution of steppe vegetation over an ideal hill was simulated, and the main pa...

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Published in:Contemporary problems of ecology 2008, Vol.1 (1), p.49-58
Main Authors: Korolyuk, A. Yu, Egorova, A. V, Smelansky, I. E, Filippova, N. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ecology
Ecosystems
hills
Life Sciences
Moisture gradient
piedmont
Plant communities
Plant ecology
Simulation
Steppes
Vegetation
vegetation structure
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Summary:The phytocenotic diversity of the Altai steppe piedmont is described. Plant communities were ordinated along the moisture gradient. The results were used to analyze the structure of vegetation of steppe hill massifs. Distribution of steppe vegetation over an ideal hill was simulated, and the main patterns of distribution were typified.
ISSN:1995-4255
1995-4263
DOI:10.1007/s12259-008-1006-0