TITLE:
Some Notes on the Key Botanical Territories of Ustyurt (Uzbekistan) and the Influence of Oil and Gas Industries on Them
AUTHORS:
Shomurodov Khabibullo, Adilov Bekhzod, Rakhimova Tashkhonim, Rakhimova Nodira, Aimuratov Rapat, Vokhidov Yusuf
KEYWORDS:
Ustyurt Plateau, Oil and Gas Sector, Vegetation Cover, Impact of Dust Particles
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.8 No.11,
October
27,
2017
ABSTRACT: The
paper presents data on the modern state of some important botanical territories
of the Ustyurt plateau. Materials on the effect of dust rising from the main
highway of the oil and gas sector on the vegetation cover of the adjacent areas
studied are considered. The results of the analysis showed that the vitality of
dominants and rare species along the road and closer to it is low, the
projective coverage does not exceed 8%. Starting from 100 to 200 m, the
vitality of the dominants improves. With a distance of 500 m from the roads,
the species composition increases, the projective coverage reaches 12%. The
evaluation of the vitality of dominant and/or endemic species, the comparison
of the projective cover and the species diversity of the pilot site with the
control plot, and also the method of weighing the annual shoots of dominant
and/or rare species with all vegetative and generative elements in a
comparative aspect give reliable results in determining the degree
Anthropogenic impact on the vegetation cover of Ustyurt. Inclusion
of dominants the restoration of vegetation by phytoremediation of the study
area gives promising results.