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The semi-desert zone of the northern Precaspian Lowland is distinguished by the occurrence of closed-drainage depressions (limans) which are filled with melted snow in spring and usually dry out in summer. The plant communities of the above limans are discussed in this paper, along with descriptions of syntaxa belonging to the following classes:Phragmitetea R.Tx. etPrsg. 1942,Bolboschoenetea maritimi Vicherek etR. Tx. 1969 exR. Tx. etHülb. 1971,Molinio-Arrhenatheretea R. Tx. 1937 em.Mirk. etNaumova 1986,Asteretea tripolii Westhoff etBeeftink 1962 inBeeftink 1962,Festuco-Limonietea Karpov etMirk. 1985,Polygono-Artemisietea austriacae Mirk., Sakh. etSolm. inMirk. et al. 1986.
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Golub, V.B., Saveljeva, L.F. Vegetation of the lower volga limans (basins without outflow). Folia geobot. phytotax. 26, 403–430 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02912776
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