Primary Successions on the new Aral Seashore

Dimeyeva, L. A.

doi:10.1127/badr/1/2007/1

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“…Bare sediments start to be taken over by native vegetation species, with colonization patterns and rates depending on salinity and texture of the newly formed soils (Dimeyeva, 2007;Wucherer et al, 2012a). This has transformed the Aralkum into the largest area worldwide where primary succession is taking place (Wucherer et al, 2012a).…”

Section: Impacts On Local Soil and Vegetation And Dust Emissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In parts of the Aralkum, under the leaching action of precipitations, natural desalinization of soils occurred within 4-8 years (Löw et al, 2013). While there is long-to-medium-term spontaneous recovery of vegetation (Dimeyeva, 2007;Wucherer et al, 2012b), the process is slow, and its success depends on many factors, including the intensity of wind erosion.…”

Section: Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed

Акрамханов¹,

Strohmeier²,

Yigezu³

et al. 2021

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Section: Impacts On Local Soil and Vegetation And Dust Emissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Rehabilitationmentioning

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The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed

Акрамханов¹,

Strohmeier²,

Yigezu³

et al. 2021

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“…Communities with a dominance of ephemeroids and semi-shrubs are indicated on an intermediate level of plant degradation between heavy and middle stages (Lazareva et al, 2015). Dimeyeva (1995Dimeyeva ( , 2007 investigated the natural and anthropogenic dynamics of dry vegetation in the deserts surrounding the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea, and pointed out that there was a decline and/or disappearance of unstable species under the impact of different factors and that their sites were settled by basic species with a rudimentary strategy, such as Poa bulbosa. Similar results were found by Hierro et al (2006), who revealed that Poa bulbosa, as an invasive plant species, demonstrated intensive diffusion processes into the desolate territories in the US states of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, and in some regions of Turkey.…”

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“…The drying of the Aral Sea has induced succession processes of vegetative cover in the region through the stimulation of autogenous successions of the plant cover and the formation of climax vegetation on the dried bottom of the Aral Sea (Dimeyeva, 1995(Dimeyeva, , 2007(Dimeyeva, , 2015Wucherer and Breckle, 2001;Kuzmiona et al, 2006). In this process, the successions have three progressions: psammoseries, haloseries, and potamoseries, which exhibit differences through ecological conditions, regularity of dynamics, species variability indices, and formation stages, and are defined on the basis of the dominant vegetative communities under changes of soil ground conditions (Dimeyeva, 2015).…”

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Transformation of vegetative cover on the Ustyurt Plateau of Central Asia as a consequence of the Aral Sea shrinkage

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The gradual shrinkage of the Aral Sea has led to not only the degradation of the unique environments of the Aral Sea, but also numerous and fast developing succession processes in the neighborhood habitats surrounding the sea. In this study, we investigated the vegetative succession processes related to the Aral Sea shrinkage in the Eastern Cliff of the Ustyurt Plateau in Republic of Uzbekistan, Central Asia. We compared the results of our current investigation (2010-2017) on vegetative communities with the geobotany data collected during the 1970s (1970)(1971)(1972)(1973)(1974)(1975)(1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980). The results showed great changes in the mesophytic plant communities and habitat aridization as a result of the drop in the underground water level, which decreased atmospheric humidity and increased the salt content of the soil caused by the shrinkage of the Aral Sea. In the vegetative communities, we observed a decrease in the Margalef index (DMg), which had a positive correlation with the poly-dominance index (I-D). The main indications of the plant communities' transformation were the loss of the weak species, the appearance of new communities with low species diversity, the stabilization of the projective cover of former resistant communities, as well as the appearance of a new competitive species, which occupy new habitats.

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“…The focus has instead been on rehabilitation through planting [15,16]. Further, because expansion of the vegetation is limited by the extreme arid climate [17], biomass is easily endangered by external pressures. Thus, effective governance relating to the consumption of fuelwood is paramount in this region.…”

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Management of wood resources: A dilemma between conservation and livelihoods in a rural district in the Aral region

Matsui

Akhapov

Kussainova³

et al. 2017

Energy for Sustainable Development

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This study focused on black saxaul (Haloxylon aphyllum) and tamarisk (Tamarix hispida), which are economically and environmentally important trees in one of the most arid parts of the Aral region. Black saxaul is the main local fuelwood species. However, its extraction was banned after it became critically endangered in the 1990s. Planting this species is now regarded as essential for rehabilitating the Aralkum Desert in light of the Aral Sea crisis. Tamarisk is another fuelwood species that supports local livelihoods. We administered questionnaires among residents in Karateren district and conducted interviews with some residents and with policymakers responsible for regulating forest management. The findings revealed a significantly higher preference for black saxaul than for tamarisk among residents, with a high potential demand for the former. Moreover, some residents observed a decrease in tamarisk biomass, which could accelerate as a result of constant population growth in the study district. We recommend conducting an assessment of logging sites and establishing a feedback system involving local communities to develop risk 32 management that can address future shortages in wood supplies and over logging. While political 33 decision making should also consider the uneven preferences of residents of this region for fuelwood 34 species.

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Primary Successions on the new Aral Seashore

Cited by 13 publications

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The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed

The Value of Landscape Restoration in Uzbekistan to Reduce Sand and Dust Storms from the Aral Seabed

Transformation of vegetative cover on the Ustyurt Plateau of Central Asia as a consequence of the Aral Sea shrinkage

Management of wood resources: A dilemma between conservation and livelihoods in a rural district in the Aral region

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