Mapping Asia Plants: Current status of floristic information for Central Asian flora

Li, Wenjun; Tojibaev, Komiljon; Hisoriev, Hikmat; Shomurodov, Khabibullo F.; Luo, Maofang; Feng, Ying; Ma, Keping

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01220

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“…Overall, the number of vascular plants including endemic taxa is not particularly rich in Mongolia compared with adjacent countries [85][86][87][88] However, bcause these endemic taxa contribute to local biodiversity, Mongolia has a high level of responsibility for their conservation. Unfortunately, a significant gap remains in the understanding and assessment of the taxas' conservation status.…”

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Updated Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to Mongolia

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The aim of the present study is to update the checklist of vascular plants endemic to Mongolia using previous checklists, publications, herbarium collections, and field observations. The revised checklist includes 102 endemic taxa (95 species, five subspecies, and two nothospecies) from 43 genera and 19 families. The majority of endemic taxa were distributed in western and central Mongolia, and high endemic species richness was identified in four phytogeographical regions, namely Mongolian Altai, Khangai, Dzungarian Gobi, and Gobi Altai, which harbor 49, 27, 20, and 16 endemic taxa, respectively. For each endemic taxon, we compiled information about growth form, conservation status (if already assessed), phytogeographical distribution, and voucher specimens. Data on each taxon’s type specimen were also collected, and the majority of the type specimens were accessioned at the LE (58 taxa), MW (20 taxa), and UBA (7 taxa) herbaria.

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“…Mongolia has a significant amount of temperate grasslands and semi-arid desert ( Gunin et al 1999 ; Wesche et al 2016 ), which cover about 80% of the country’s area ( Pfeiffer et al 2020 ). Overall, the species richness of vascular plants in Mongolia is not particularly high compared to other countries in Asia ( Du et al 2020 ; Li et al 2020 ; Wang et al 2020 ). However, Mongolia has the world’s largest intact grassland with respect to its biodiversity ( Batsaikhan et al 2014 ; Hurka et al 2019 ), which has great importance for the preservation of native vascular plants.…”

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Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants

Baasanmunkh¹,

Urgamal²,

Oyuntsetseg³

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In this study, we critically revised and updated the checklist of native vascular plants of Mongolia. The checklist comprises 3,041 native vascular plant taxa (2,835 species and 206 infraspecific species) from 653 genera and 111 families, including 7 lycophytes, 41 ferns, 21 gymnosperms, and 2,972 angiosperms. In the angiosperms, we identified the 14 families with the greatest species richness, ranging from 50 to 456 taxa. Species endemism is also noted here; 102 taxa are endemic to Mongolia, and 275 taxa are sub-endemic that co-occur in adjacent countries. Since 2014, a total of 14 taxa have been described new to science based on morphological evidences. Moreover, five genera and 74 taxa were newly added to the flora of Mongolia. Based on our critical revisions, names of three families, 21 genera, and 230 species have been changed in comparison to the previous checklist, “Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia” (2014).

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“…Consequently, very few global reviews have included the urban vegetation of continental Asia (Ruan et al, 2019;Li et al, 2020) or examined the factors that affect plant diversity and composition in cities of this region. Although urban floras in continental inland Asia have been comparatively little studied, we can assume that they differ from urban floras in other regions for several reasons.…”

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“…In Asia, urban biodiversity studies have been conducted mainly in the southeast regions of the continent (e.g., Su et al, 2021; Cheng et al, 2022), while studies in continental inland Asia have considered urban plant communities mainly for syntaxonomic classification of ruderal vegetation (Klimeš, 1989), development of phytoremediation techniques for industrial sites (Shilova, 1989), or urban greening and planning (Vakhlamova et al, 2016; Ishankulоva et al, 2021). Consequently, very few global reviews have included the urban vegetation of continental Asia (Ruan et al, 2019; Li et al, 2020) or examined the factors that affect plant diversity and composition in cities of this region. Although urban floras in continental inland Asia have been comparatively little studied, we can assume that they differ from urban floras in other regions for several reasons.…”

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Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

Vakhlamova

Wagner

Cubino

et al. 2022

Applied Vegetation Science

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Questions Urbanisation has accelerated the spread of alien and apophytic species around the world including the drylands of continental inland Asia. However, few studies have examined the patterns and drivers of urban plant diversity in this region. We ask how habitat type, city size and macroclimate affect species richness and composition of alien, apophytic and non‐apophytic indigenous plants in cities of the steppe and forest‐steppe zones of Kazakhstan. Location Ten cities in central and northeastern Kazakhstan, Middle Asia. Methods Using a standardized sampling protocol, we recorded spontaneously occurring vascular plant species in 1‐ha plots in seven habitat types (central square, boulevard, residential area, park, early‐successional vacant site, mid‐successional vacant site and railway station) in five large (>100,000 inhabitants) and five small (<100,000 inhabitants) cities. We used linear mixed‐effect models to quantify the effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate on species richness and the proportion of alien, apophytic and non‐apophytic indigenous plants. Results Plant species richness differed significantly among habitat types, with the lowest richness in central squares, and the highest in railway stations and residential areas. Apophytic species were most numerous in railway stations and alien species in residential areas. The richness of alien, apophytic and non‐apophytic indigenous species varied more among habitats than among cities. The proportion of apophytes increased linearly with annual precipitation. The largest differences in species composition were between disturbed sites in city centres (squares, boulevards and parks) and early‐successional, mid‐successional and railway station sites. Large and small cities also differed in species composition. Conclusions Plant diversity in cities of northern Kazakhstan depends mainly on habitat type and less on macroclimate. Overall, cities in inland continental Asia follow patterns of urban species diversity observed in other Asian and European cities.

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Mapping Asia Plants: Current status of floristic information for Central Asian flora

Cited by 18 publications

References 30 publications

Updated Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to Mongolia

Updated Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to Mongolia

Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants

Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

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Mapping Asia Plants: Current status of floristic information for Central Asian flora

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Updated Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to Mongolia

Updated Checklist of Vascular Plants Endemic to Mongolia

﻿Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants

Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

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Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants