Authors
- Dzhapova Raisa Romanovna Doctor of Biological Sciences Russian Federation Elista
- Bembeeva Olga Gennadievna Candidate of Biological Sciences Russian Federation Elista
- Dzhapova Vita Valentinovna Candidate of Biological Sciences Russian Federation Elista
- Ayusheva Elena Chopaevna Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor Russian Federation Moscow
Annotation
Pasture vegetation degradation is a pressing issue for the Black Lands region, located in the desert zone of Kalmykia. Sustainable development in the region requires restoring degraded pastures to their ecological potential. The objective of this study was to assess pasture vegetation dynamics under the influence of overgrazing and fires. To assess these dynamics, a comparative analysis of data from a large-scale geobotanical survey of the Black Lands region in the last decade of the last century was conducted with the results of a study of the restoration succession of vegetation in the Black Lands region in the current century. Intensive grazing and systematic fires at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century altered the balance between pasture vegetation
types. Plant communities dominated by Artemisia lerchiana Weber ex Stechm., which were prevalent in this area, were replaced by communities dominated by species of the genus Stipa. The positive results of an experiment sowing A. lerchiana in the core of the Black Lands Nature Reserve using the heap method demonstrated the potential for restoring A. lerchiana-dominated plant communities in the region.
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Dzhapova, R. R., Bembeeva, O. G., Dzhapova, V. V. & Ayusheva, E. C. (2026). PLANT COMMUNITIES WITH ARTEMISIA LERCHIANA — INDIGENOUS VEGETATION OF THE BLACK LANDS KALMYKIA Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", № 2 (62), 10. https://doi.org/10.24412/2076-9091-2026-262-10-21
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