Vegetation Of Central Asia And Environs

Central Asia is a large and understudied region of varied geography, ranging from the high passes and mountains of Tian Shan, to the vast deserts of Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan to the grassy treeles steppes. This region is faced with adverse conditions, as much of the land is too dry or rugged for farming. Additionally, the rich specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees and medicinal plants is threatened by overgrazing, oil and mineral extraction, and poaching. Countless species from the approximately 20 ecosystems and 6000 plant taxa are now rare and endangered. Traditional vegetation studies in this region are far from adequate to handle complex issues such as soil mass movement, soil sodicity and salinity, biodiversity conservation, and grazing management. However, data analysis using a Geographical Information System (GIS) tool provides new insights into the vegetation of this region and opens up new opportunities for long-term sustainable management. While vegetation planning can occur at a property scale, it is often necessary for certain factors, such as salinity, to be dealt with on a regional scale to ensure their effective management. GIS increases the effectiveness and accuracy of vegetation planning in a region. Such regional planning will also greatly increases biodiversity values. This book systematically explores these issues and discuses new applications and approaches for overcoming these issues, including the application of GIS techniques for sustainable management and planning. Professional researchers as well as students and teachers of agriculture and ecology will find this volume to be an integral resource for studying the vegetation of Central Asia.

This volume represents the third in the series of illustrated lists of the plants of Central Asia. It presents a taxonomic account of the families of sedges, Araceae, duckweed and rushes in the vegetation of Central Asia.

This volume of the illustrated lists of plants of Central Asia (within the People?s Republics of China and Mongolia) treats the tribe Anthemideae of the largest family of Compositae. Many members of this tribe, specially wormwoods, tansy, Brachanthemum play the most important role in the vegetative cover of Central Asia as coenosis-forming agents (

This book pertains solely to the family Chenopodiaceae, which plays a leading role in the formation of the vegetal cover of the deserts of Central Asia and represents one of the most abundant constituents of its flora. It is intended for botanists, geographers and soil scientists.

An English translation of the series prepared by the Komarov Botanical Institute. Covers Altai, Khangai, Kentei Ranges in the North, Greater Khingan Range in the East, Pamir in the West, The Great Wall of China in the Southeast, and the Himalayas in the South. Volume 9 of the illustrated list of vascular plants of Central Asia (within the People?s

This introductory volume proposes and justifies a phytogeographic division of Central Asia. The regions covered are: Altai, Khangai, Kentei Ranges in the north, Greater Khingan Range in the east, Pamir in the west, the Great Wall of China in the south-east and the Himalayas in the south. A taxonomic treatment of ferns occurring in this territory, as well as bibliographic material on the flora and vegetation of Central Asia are presented.

This volume focuses on the family Gramineae, which represents one of the largest and economically most important families of flowering plants. It constitutes a vast herbaria collection of 74 genera and 354 species of this family and covers 18 more species of grasses.