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Degradation of the vegetation cover as exemplified by the arid foothill areas of the greater caucasus within Azerbaijan

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Field observations were used in compiling the map for contemporary vegetation of the Acinour-Ceyrançöl foothill areas having regard to the altered floristic composition of steppe and semidesert plant communities. The study revealed a decrease in the area occupied by juniper sparse forests and riparian forests. It is found that a severe anthropogenic influence in this area leads to desertification and degradation of landscapes.

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    E. N. Tagieva

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Original Russian Text © E.N. Tagieva, 2012, published in Geography and Natural Resources, 2012, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 146–150.

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Tagieva, E.N. Degradation of the vegetation cover as exemplified by the arid foothill areas of the greater caucasus within Azerbaijan. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 33, 100–103 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1875372812010167

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