{"id":2059,"date":"2019-06-14T21:19:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T18:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2019-06-15T13:32:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T10:32:36","slug":"2-2-2019-shevchenko_overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/en\/2-2-2019-shevchenko_overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview of the forests flora of the Central Ciscaucasia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">Original Russian Text <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a9 2018<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">N.E. Shevchenko, published in Forest Science Issues <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/1-1-2018-shevchenko\/\">Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-17<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2-2-2019-Shevchenko_Overview.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1122 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>\u00a9 <\/strong><strong>2019 \u0433.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>N.E. Shevchenko<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the RAS<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><em>Profsoyuznaya st. 84\/32 bldg. 14, Moscow, 117997, Russia<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">\u0415<span lang=\"en-US\">-mail: <\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:neshevchenko@gmail.com\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><u>neshevchenko<\/u><\/span><\/a><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:neshevchenko@gmail.com\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><u>@<\/u><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"en-US\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:neshevchenko@gmail.com\">gmail<\/a><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:neshevchenko@gmail.com\">.<\/a><\/span><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:neshevchenko@gmail.com\">com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Received 22 August 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">This paper considers taxonomic, eco-coenotic, and geographic diversity of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia comprising 735 species of vascular plants belonging to 101 family and 353 genera. The taxonomic structure of the first ten families of forest flora is similar to Ciscaucasian flora. The forests have a European\u2013sub-Mediterranean\u2013Eurasian range of geographic elements with boreal and Caucasian addition. Overall, the development of forest flora of this region and of the East European Plain showed the tendency toward the incubation of the European complex into sub-Mediterranean and boreal types with their gradual displacement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Key words:<\/strong><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Central Ciscaucasia, forests, flora, taxonomic structure, eco-coenotic group, biomorph, geoelement<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Today, more than 70% of the forest area of the Central Ciscaucasia is concentrated on the Stavropol Upland and at the foothills of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. Its borderline position between the floristic complexes<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">of<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">the Russian Plain and the Northern Caucasia contributed to the enrichment of the Central Ciscaucasian forest flora with sub-Mediterranean, Caucasian and Mediterranean species. These forests are home to 58 threatened and endangered plant species listed in the Endangered Species List of the Stavropol Krai (2002) and the RF (2008) including such species as <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Anemone caucasica<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Asarum caucasicum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Erythronium caucasicum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Galanthus alpinus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Hedera helix<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ornithogalum arcuatum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc. Central Ciscaucasian forests are defined by oak\u2013hornbeam\u2013ash and beech\u2013oak\u2013hornbeam communities. Beech communities only exist on the water divides of the Stavropol Heights, slopes of the Caucasian Mineral Waters and Terek-Sunzha crest. In the ravines of the steppe rivers of the Kalaus Heights there are ravine forests with predominant oak\u2013hornbeam\u2013ash and oak\u2013ash communities. Widespread in the floodplains are oak\u2013poplar and oak\u2013elm\u2013ash communities (Shevchenko, 2013; Shevchenko, Viktorov, 2014). The forests of the Central Ciscaucasia remain as small fragments of a single green belt that in the early Neoholocene spread along the line in the vicinity of the Mt. Elbrus <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Stavropol Upland <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Yergeni Hills (Grichuk, 1952; Fedorova, 1955; Matishov, Kalmykov, 2013).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The study objective was to carry out taxonomic, eco-coenotic and geographical analysis of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>MATERIALS AND METHODS<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The material was collected by the author during field researches on the territory of the Central Ciscaucasia in 2005\u20132012. The forests were studied using route reconnaissance together with close investigation of flora and vegetation of certain areas. A<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">total<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">of<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">about<\/span> 3000 herbarium sample<span lang=\"en-US\">s<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">were<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">collected<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">The collected material is currently stored as part of the Moscow Pedagogical State University (MOSP) herbarium.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Herbarium material stored in the funds of the Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LE), Main Botanic Garden of RAS (MHA), Lomonosov Moscow State University (MW), MGPU (MOSP), Stavropol State University (SPI), Prozritelev and Prave Stavropol State Conservation Area (SMRS), Stavropol Botanic Garden (SBG), North Ossetian State University (SOGU), and Ecological and Botanic Station of the Botanical Institute of RAS (Pyatigorsk) has also been studied.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Species nomenclature is given according to the reports of S.K. Cherepanov (1995), A.S. Zernov, and V.G. Onipchenko (2011).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>RESULTS<\/strong><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>AND<\/strong><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>DISCUSSION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We understand <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em><strong>taxonomic structure<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> as the ratio between variously ranked taxa. As the materials of our study show, the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia consists of 773 species of vascular plants, 735 of those being confirmed by the materials collected by the author personally and the herbarium material collected by other researchers (Shevchenko, Belous, 2013). All the species belong to 101 family and 353 genera, 9 of them are represented by not naturalized adventitious plants. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The presence in the Central Ciscaucasia forest flora of 29 species of vascular plants stated in the literature was not confirmed by field or desktop studies. These<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">species<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">are<\/span>: <em>Adiantum capillus-veneris<\/em> L., <em>Equisetum sylvaticum<\/em> L., <em>Dactylis lobata<\/em> (Drej.) Lindb. f., <em>D. polygama <\/em>Horvat., <em>Poa iberica<\/em> Fisch. et Mey., <em>Carex depauperata <\/em>Curt. ex With., <em>Carex leporina<\/em> L., <em>\u0410rum nordmannii <\/em>Schott, <em>Gagea chanae<\/em> Grossh., <em>Puschkinia scilloides<\/em> Adams, <em>Tulipa biebersteiniana<\/em> Schult. et Schult. fil., <em>Polygonum bellardii <\/em>All., <em>Paeonia caucasica<\/em> (Schipcz.) Schipsz., <em>Ranunculus. georgicus<\/em> Kem.-Nath., <em>Corydalis angustifolia<\/em> (Bieb.) DC., <em>Hesperis pycnotricha<\/em> Borb. et Degen, <em>H. sibirica<\/em> L., <em>Cotoneaster racemiflorus<\/em> (Desf.) <span lang=\"en-US\">Booth<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">ex<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Bosse<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Crataegus<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>meyeri<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">A<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">Pojark<\/span>., <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Viola<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>selkirkii<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Pursh<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">ex<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Goldie<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Chaerophyllum<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>prescottii<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">DC<\/span>., <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Melampyrum<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>caucasicum<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Bunge<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Orobanche<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>hederae<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Duby<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Campanula<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>alliariifolia<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Willd<\/span>., <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Anthemis<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>tinctoria<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">L<\/span>., <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Hieracium<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>acuminatifolium<\/em><\/span> (<span lang=\"en-US\">Litv<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">et<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Zahn<\/span>) <span lang=\"en-US\">Juxip<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>H<\/em><\/span><em>. <\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>stauropolitanum<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Juxip<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>H<\/em><\/span><em>. <\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>beschtavicum<\/em><\/span> (<span lang=\"en-US\">Litv<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">et<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Zahn<\/span>) <span lang=\"en-US\">Juxip<\/span>, <span lang=\"en-US\"><em>H<\/em><\/span><em>. <\/em><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>medianiforme<\/em><\/span> (<span lang=\"en-US\">Litv<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">et<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Zahn<\/span>) <span lang=\"en-US\">Juxip<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">The distribution area of 412 species in the forest flora of the region of interest was made more specific based on field study materials and herbariums of other authors (Shevchenko, 2011; Shevchenko, 2013; Shevchenko, Belous, 2014). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The level of taxonomic diversity of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia can only be assessed by comparing the existing data with the data on species diversity of the adjacent region flora (Fig. 1). Since there are no data on flora species diversity of these forests to compare with, in our work we have to use only the data on species diversity of the entire flora in these regions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The species wealth and level of flora similarity of the Central Ciscaucasia forests resemble that of flora of East European Russia. Piedmont forests of the Central Ciscaucasia have more Caucasian species in their forest community flora, so we can consider the flora of the Central Ciscaucasia forests as a transitional type between eastern European Russia and Caucasus forest floras.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The basis of forest flora of this region consists of representatives of the phylum <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Magnoliophyta<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> with 703 species of vascular plants (95.6% of the total number of species) (Table 1). 531 species belong to the class of<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em> Magnoliopsida <\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">172 species \u2013 to the class of <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Liliopsida<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (72.2% and 23.4%, respectively). The ratio of <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Magnoliopsida<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> species number to that of <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Liliopsida<\/em><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">is 3:1. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The study of taxonomic structure also includes the estimation of numerical ratios between flora species and genus composition (the average number of species per genus), between the size of genera and families or directly species and families being part of this flora, because these parameters are relatively stable. For the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia the average number of species per family is 7.27:1 and the average number of genera per family is 3.49:1.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An essential feature of every flora is the ratio between the leading families, i. e. the ratio between the numbers of species in different families (Morozova, 2008). Flora comparative analysis most often involves not the whole list but only the first 10\u201315 main families. Here are the first eleven families (Table 1) in terms of the number of species belonging to the flora studied: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Poaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Asteraceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Rosaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Apiaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Fabaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Brassicaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Scrophulariaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Cyperaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lamiaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Caryophyllaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ranunculaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. The species of these families make 53% of the total number of species (390 species).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The studied flora consists of 359 higher plant genera, of which 264 genera belong to the class <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Magnoliopsida<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> and 77 genera \u2013 to <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Liliopsida<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (73.5% and 21.4% of the total number of genera, respectively). A genus has on average 2.05 species of higher vascular plants. For the Ciscaucasian flora on the whole this figure is 3.16 (Ivanov, 1998).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Genus richness of the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Magnoliophyta<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> family in the forest flora of interest makes 3.9:1. The largest families by number of genera (Table 2) are <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Asteraceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Poaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Apiaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Brassicaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Rosaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lamiaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2052\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2052\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2052 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.-1-1.png\" alt=\"Ratio between the forest flora of Central Ciscaucasia and floras of adjacent regions\" width=\"700\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.-1-1.png 700w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.-1-1-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.-1-1-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Figure 1.\u00a0<\/strong>Ratio between the forest flora of Central Ciscaucasia and floras of adjacent regions <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Table 1.<\/strong><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> General ratios of forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"645\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"105\" \/>\n<col width=\"52\" \/>\n<col width=\"43\" \/>\n<col width=\"43\" \/>\n<col width=\"43\" \/>\n<col width=\"62\" \/>\n<col width=\"46\" \/>\n<col width=\"77\" \/>\n<col width=\"47\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"7\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Phylum<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">No. of species<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">No. of genera<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"de-DE\">No. of families<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p lang=\"de-DE\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">ratios<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">genus coeff.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"4\"><span lang=\"en-US\" style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Lycopodiophyta<\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.99<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1:1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"4\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Equisetophyta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.68<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.99<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">5:1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"4\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Polypodiophyta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">22<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">2.99<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">3.97<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">7.92<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">3:2:1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">1<\/span>.<span lang=\"en-US\">6<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"4\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Pinophyta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.55<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">0.57<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">1.98<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">2:1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"4\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Magnoliophyta<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">703<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">95.65<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">335<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">94.90<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">89<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">88.12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">8:4:1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">2.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"105\" height=\"3\">\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"52\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>735<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>100.0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>353<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"43\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>100.0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"62\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>101<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"46\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>100.0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"77\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>7:3.6:1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"47\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>2.1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"RIGHT\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Table 2.<\/strong><\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">Ratio between the ten major forest flora families of the Central Ciscaucasia by species number and genus number*<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x: auto;\">\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"663\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"39\" \/>\n<col width=\"147\" \/>\n<col width=\"80\" \/>\n<col width=\"99\" \/>\n<col width=\"118\" \/>\n<col width=\"92\" \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Seq. No.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">family<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">No<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">of species<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">% <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">of the total No. of species<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">No. of genera<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">% <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">of the total No. of genera<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Poaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">72<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">18.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">39<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">11.0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Asteraceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">67<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">17.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">11.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Rosaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">11.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5.1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Apiaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">10.8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">8.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Fabaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">9.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Brassicaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">7.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5.7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Scrophulariaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">27<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">2.3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Cyperaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">25<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">6.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">1.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Lamiaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">23<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5.9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">4.2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"TOP\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"39\">\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Caryophyllaceae<\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">5.4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"BOTTOM\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">2.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"147\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><strong>:<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"80\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>390<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"99\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>53.0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"118\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>198<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" width=\"92\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>56.1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Note: * the families are listed in decreasing order according to the number of species.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The ten genera with the greatest number of species in the forest flora are: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Carex<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (17 species which makes 2.31% of the total number of species), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Viola<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (13\/1.77), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Veronica<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (11\/1.5), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Vicia<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (9\/1.22), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Geranium<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (8\/1.1), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Trifolium<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (8\/1.1), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Potentilla<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (7\/0.9), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Allium<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (6\/0.8), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Festuca<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (6\/0.8), and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Juncus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (6\/0.8). The largest 20 genera account for about 20% of the total number of species.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">There are no major genera containing 20 or more species each (Ivanov, 1998) in the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia. The smallest group is the group of large genera containing 10 to 19 species each. They account for 41 species (5.5% of the total number of species) divided into 3 genera (0.9% of the total number of flora genera): <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Carex <\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(17 species), <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Viola<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (13), and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Veronica<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (11).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">There are 28 (7.9%) medium-sized genera (9 to 5 species) in the forest flora of the region. They are divided by species number as following: 9 species <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 1 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">genus, 8 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 2 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">genera, 7 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 1 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">genus, 6 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 11 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">genera, 5 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 13 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">genera. In<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">total<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">these<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">genera<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">account<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">for<\/span> 163 <span lang=\"en-US\">species<\/span> (22.1%).<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In terms of the number of species the forest flora of the region is dominated by species-poor genera (4 to 2 species): 129 genera (36.5%) represented by 338 species (45.9%). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Genera consisting of one species are the most numerous \u2013 there are 193 of them (54.6%) but in terms of the total number of species they lag behind <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 193 (26.8%). <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">The majority of genera are oligotypic or monotypic except some genera that are relatively rich in the number of species, i. e. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lilium<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Melandrium<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Helleborus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Spirea<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The taxonomic composition of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia is diverse. For example, there is a large percentage of big families and genera consisting of one species. The forest flora composition of the largest ten families in the Central Ciscaucasia is similar to that of the Ciscaucasian flora on the whole. The proportions of these families differ, however: the family with the largest number of species is <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Poaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. More common are such species as <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Rosaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Apiaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Boraginaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Orchidaceae<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, therefore the forest flora of the region of interest is similar to the forest flora of the East European Plain. The analysis of the species diversity (78.9%) and flora similarity correlation shows that the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia is similar to the forest flora of the East European Russia (Jaccard index <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">0.434). <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">In view of the above, the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia can be considered a transitional form between the floras the East European Plain and the Northern Caucasus. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">By the <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em><strong>eco-coenotic structure<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> we mean the ratios of flora species numbers in specific communities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The coenotic composition analysis makes it possible to trace the relationship between flora development, the development of various vegetation types and the set of environmental conditions responsible for the development as well as to understand the unique ways of development of the plant cover of the territory (Tolmachev, 1974; Burda, 1991). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Having analyzed the eco-coenotic structure of the Central Ciscaucasia forest flora, we distinguished five groups of species (Fig. 2): forest, meadow, wetland, steppe and weed (ruderal) plants.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Forest species are by far predominant (332 species, or 45.7%) in the eco-coenotic structure of the flora. They can be found in 74 families, including <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">12 families (167 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">species) consisting of more than 10 forest species; <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">8 families (52) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">with 5 to 9 forest species<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">; 33 families (92) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">with 2 to 4, and <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">21 family (21) with one forest species in each. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2053\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2053\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2053\" src=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.2.jpg\" alt=\"The ratio of eco-coenotic groups in the forest flora of Central Ciscaucasia\" width=\"600\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.2-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.2-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Figure 2. <\/strong>The ratio of eco-coenotic groups in the forest flora of Central Ciscaucasia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Meadow species (178 species, or 24.2%) are prevalent mostly on forest edges and in light forests. They<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">can<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">be<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">found<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">in<\/span> 42 <span lang=\"en-US\">families<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">and<\/span> 117 <span lang=\"en-US\">genera<\/span>. <span lang=\"en-US\">There are <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">7 (112) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">families having more than 10 meadow species<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">; 2 (14) \u2013 having<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> 5 to 9<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">; 14 (33) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u2013 having 2 to 4 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">and<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">19 (19) families containing <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">1 species each<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">Meadow species include 26 subalpine ones (14.6%). For example, these are <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lilium monadelphum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Dactylorhiza flavescens<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Trifolium caucasicum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Bupleurum falcatum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Heracleum wilhelmsii<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Rhododendron luteum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Cicerbita macrophylla<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Speaking about species living in or near the water, there are 101 species (13.8%), belonging to 30 families and 48 genera. There are 2 families with more than 10 species <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">each (27 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">species in total); <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">5 families <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">with 5 to 10 species each <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(29 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">species in total<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">); 14 families (37 species) <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">with 2 to 4 species and 9 families (9 species) with only 1 <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">species in each. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">This group of species can be divided into three subgroups: hygrophile, hydrophilic and hydatophile.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Hygrophile species (77 species, or 76.3% of the total number of aquatic and semi-aquatic species) grow in habitats with increased soil moisture: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Mycelis muralis<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Petasites albus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>P. hybridus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Tussilago farfara<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Salix alba <\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Species of the hydrophilic subgroup are represented by 8 species inhabiting banks of water bodies (7.8%): <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Carex hordeistichos, Eleocharis acicularis<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Polygonum amphybia<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ranunculus repens<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Hydatophile species (16 species, or 15.7%) grow in water or float on its surface: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lemna minor<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Nuphaea alba<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Potamogeton crispus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It is very rarely that we find singular specimens of meadow and steppe plants (27 species, or 3.6%) on forest edges, in light forests and transitional communities with highly heterogeneous growing conditions: <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Agropyron pectinatum<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Eragrostis minor<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Crocus speciosus<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Cotinus coggygria<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Ruderal (weed) species, just like the steppe ones, are more often seen in communities with highly heterogeneous growing conditions, i. e. along<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">forest roads, edges, ditches etc. These species are <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Urtica dioica<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Sclerochloa dura<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Cannabis ruderalis<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Chenopodium album<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ambrosia artemisifolia<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> etc. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The eco-coenotic structure of the Central Ciscaucasia forest flora is very diverse. Forest species here dominate not only in terms of the number of species, but also in terms of their role in the structure of forest communities. Other eco-coenotic groups mostly play second fiddle. By and large, the eco-coenotic structure of the regional flora is similar to the flora structure of broad-leaved forests of the Eastern Europe (Kleopov, 1990). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">As far as is known, a<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em><strong> plant life-form <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em><strong>life form<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">) emerged historically and reflects the adaptation of plants of certain groups to environmental conditions. Life forms diversity in a plant community and the ensuing complexity of synusial composition of the latter ensure the full scale use of the living resources of the habitat by living beings, more or less sustainable maximum of plant products and the largest environmental impact, i. e. biogenic transformation of the environment. Biomorphological structure of each flora shows adaptation capabilities of the species making it (Shevchenko, Belous, 2008). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The bases of our studies are represented by two classification systems of life forms: the one by C. Raunki\u00e6r (1905) and the one by I.G. Serebryakov (1962).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The biomorphological system by C. Raunki\u00e6r (Fig. 3) considers a life form as a set of adaptive traits and a way of protecting plant vegetation buds during the adverse season in the first place. The range of life forms typical for the forest flora of the region of interest consists of five plant form groups with various ratios in terms of both the number of species and their significance in the structure of plant communities. The majority of flora species are herbaceous plants (638 species, or 86.8%). Trees, shrubs and dwarf semishrubs (phanerophytes + chamaephytes) are represented by 97 species (13.2%).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The analysis shows a relatively high percentage of therophytes (16.6%) that can be attributed to a large number of synanthropic elements in the flora of interest. The majority of these species, however, grow as singular plants only in places badly damaged by man-induced impact (along the roads and paths, near localities etc.). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The percentage of chamaephytes is rather small (8.2%). The leading position in plant communities is held by hemicryptophytes (32.5%). The ecological structure of this group implies the presence of not only forest and meadow but hygrophile and weed groups as well. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2054\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2054\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2054\" src=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.3-150x121.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.3-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>Figure 3. <\/strong>Distribution of life forms of the Central Ciscaucasia forest flora<br \/>(according to C. Raunki\u00e6r, 1905)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2055\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2055\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2055\" src=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.4-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.4-300x172.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Figure 4. <\/strong>Distribution of biomorphs of the Central Ciscaucasia forest flora<br \/>(according to I.G. Serebryakov, 1962)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The structure of life forms according to I.G. Serebryakov shows (Fig. 4) the predominance of herbaceous polycarpic plants (485 species, or 65.9%), among which the most numerous ones are taproot plants (23.4%), followed by short-rhizome (22%), long-rhizome (7.3%), fibrous root (5.8%) and bulb species (2.8%). Herbaceous monocarpic plants include 156 species (21.2%), predominantly biennial (4.8%) and annual plant species (14.5%). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Woody plants include 92 species (12.5%) with the equal number of trees and shrubs. Dwarf semishrubs are only represented by two species.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The ratio between woody and herbaceous plants in the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia fully conforms to its zonal location.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><em><strong>Geographical pattern<\/strong><\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> is the distribution of the species of this flora by groups based on their area similarities. Flora geographical analysis makes it possible to trace a connection between the species included and is also important for florogenesis research (Novosad, 1992; Shevchenko Belous, 2009).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The issues of area studies and fundamental principles of defining geographical elements are set forth in the works of Ye. V. Vulf (1933), <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. I. Tolmachev (1974; 1986), G. Walter (1975), B. <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. Yurtsev (1987) etc. Depending on the study objectives, different classification systems are used. Their choice is specified by the type of flora material itself and study and research tasks. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">A wide variety of geographical systems based on different concepts and views were developed for Caucasus (<\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. Grossgeim (1936; 1948), <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. L. Kharadze (1966), R. I. Gagnidze (1976), <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. I. Galushko (1976), <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. <\/span>\u0410<span lang=\"en-US\">. Sagatelyan (1997), N. N. Porteniera (2000) etc.).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The basis of the geoelement system of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia is the system proposed by Yu. D. Kleopov (1990) who suggested defining geoelements with the use of parameters describing the shape of the species area and its large fragments and leaving aside peripheral parts where the species becomes more rare or not typical. This geoelement system proved effective during Yu.D. Kleopov&#8217;s studies of broad-leaved forests flora of the European part of the USSR. This system is rather flexible and easy to use. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">We found a total of 27 subtypes forming 13 types of geoelements as part of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia (Fig. 5).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The European type is clearly the predominant one being the basis of the entire forest flora. The main element here is the European one per se followed by the<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">West European, then disjunctive European and only then \u2013 Central European. At the same time, Central European and West European elements are not a permanent part of forest communities. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The European type is followed by the sub-Mediterranean, Eurasian and boreal elements. Since the plants belonging to sub-Mediterranean and boreal species are mostly light-requiring and the main body of the modern forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia (European and Eurasian types)<\/span> <span lang=\"en-US\">is represented by more or less shadow-requiring types, it can be believed that the entire flora evolution of these forests had a tendency toward the incubation of the European complex into the sub-Mediterranean and boreal types with their gradual displacement. Speaking about the steppe nomad type, its share in the absolute spectrum is a small one (1.5%). These species can be mostly found in transition communities, in the clearings in the woods as well as in light woods and openings. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2070\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2070\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2070\" src=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.5-150x131.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jfsi.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Fig.5-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Figure 5. <\/strong>Distribution of geographical elements of the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">A meaningful role in the geographical spectrum of the flora studied is played by eurychoric species, i. e. Eurasian (palearctic), Holarctic and multiregional. They include meadow, semi-aquatic and half-ruderal species. The most numerous of the above is the group of Eurasian species which are the basis of Eurasian middle latitudes flora.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">On the whole, the forests of the Central Ciscaucasia are characterized by European\u2013 sub-Mediterranean\u2013Eurasian geographical elements with a boreal and Caucasian addition. We can agree with Yu. D. Kleopov that the main formative factor for the forest flora of the Central Ciscaucasia as well as for the forests of the East European Plain is the competition between shade-requiring and light-requiring floristic complexes, the latter being to a large extent represented by more thermophilic groups (s<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">ub-Mediterranean<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> and Mediterranean) and by more cold-hardy plants (boreal <\/span>\u0438<span lang=\"en-US\"> South Siberian species).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>CONCLUSION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Despite the fact that the territory of the Central Ciscaucasia has an extremely low level of forest cover and woodland area its compound relief and the combination of natural and climatic factors contributed to development of rich flora. The study of these forests has special scientific value since they are the remains of a single woodland which covered a large part of this region and was linked to the forests of the East European Plain which is confirmed by noticeable flora similarity and close taxonomic structure of the forest flora of these regions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; color: #000000;\">Materials of the study were collected by of state assignment &#8220;Methodical approaches to the assessment of the structural organization and functioning of forest ecosystems&#8221;\u2116 \u0410\u0410\u0410\u0410-\u041018-118052400130-7, results of the study were processed by supported Russian Science Foundation (project 16-17-10284).<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>REFERENCES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Burda R.I. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Antropogennaya transformaciya flory<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Anthropogenic transformation of flora), Kiev, 1991, 1987 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Cherepanov S.K. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Sosudistye rasteniya Rossii i sopredel&#8217;nyh gosudarstv<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Vascular plants of Russia and neighboring countries). 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Plants), Stavropol, 2002, 361 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Matishov G.G., Kalmykov, N.P. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Predstavlenie ob istorii sovremennyh landshaftov Ergeninskoj vozvyshennosti i Stavropol&#8217;skogo vystupa<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (The idea of \u200b\u200bthe history of modern landscapes of the Ergeninskaya Upland and the Stavropol Ridge) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Vestnik YUzhnogo nauchnogo centra<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, 2013, Vol. 9, \u2116 2, pp. 32-37.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Morozova O.V. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Taksonomicheskoe bogatstvo flory Vostochnoj Evropy: faktory prostranstvennoj differenciacii<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Taxonomic wealth of the flora of Eastern Europe: factors of spatial differentiation), Moskva: Nauka, 2008, 323 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Novosad V.V. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Flora kerchensko-tamanskogo regiona<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Flora of the Kerch-Taman region), Kiev, 1992, 278 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Portenier N.N. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Metodicheskie voprosy vydeleniya geograficheskih ehlementov flory Kavkaza<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Methodological issues of highlighting the geographical elements of the flora of the Caucasus) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Bot. zhurnal<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, 2000, Vol .85, \u2116 9, pp. 26-33.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Raunkiaer Ch. Recherches statistiques sur les formations vegetales. Biologiske Meddelelser, <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, 1905, Vol. 1, \u2116 3, pp.1-80.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Serebryakov I.G. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ehkologicheskaya morfologiya rastenij. Zhiznennye formy pokrytosemennyh i hvojnyh<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Ecological morphology of plants. Life forms of angiosperms and conifers). Moscow: Vysshaya shkola, 1962, 379 p. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Sagatelyan A.A. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Klassifikaciya geograficheskih ehlementov flory Armenii<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Classification of geographical elements of the flora of Armenia) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Botanicheskij zhurnal<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, 1997, Vol. 82, \u2116 9, pp. 25-38.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Shevchenko N.E., Belous V.N. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Biomorfologicheskij analiz flory pojmennyh lesov srednego techeniya reki Kumy (Stavropol&#8217;skij kraj)<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Biomorphological analysis of flora of floodplain forests of the middle reaches of the Kuma River (Stavropol Territory)) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Problemy botaniki Yuzhnoj Sibiri i Mongolii. Materialy 7 mezhdunarodnoj nauchno-prakticheskoj konferencii<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">. Barnaul, 2008, pp. 17-18.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Shevchenko N.E., Belous V.N. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Analiz geograficheskih ehlementov flory pojmennyh lesov srednego techeniya reki Kumy (Stavropol&#8217;skij kraj)<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Analysis of the geographical elements of the flora of the floodplain forests of the middle reaches of the Kuma River (Stavropol Territory)) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Problemy botaniki Yuzhnoj Sibiri i Mongolii. Materialy 8 mezhdunarodnoj nauchno-prakticheskoj konferencii<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, Barnaul, 2009, pp. 144-147.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Shevchenko N.E. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Novye mestonahozhdeniya redkih i ischezayushchih vidov rastenij vo flore Stavropol&#8217;skogo kraya<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (New Locations of Rare and Endangered Plant Species in the Flora of the Stavropol Territory) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Problemy ehkologicheskoj bezopasnosti i sohranenie prirodno-resursnogo potenciala. Sbornik materialov 7 Mezhdunarodnoj nauchno-prakticheskoj konferencii<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, Stavropol, 2011, pp. 225-227.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Shevchenko N.E. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lesa Central&#8217;nogo Predkavkaz&#8217;ya: floristicheskij sostav, rastitel&#8217;nost&#8217; i problemy ohrany <\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">(Forests of Central Ciscaucasia: floristic composition, vegetation and protection problems). Moscow: MPGU, 2013, 247 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Shevchenko N.E., Viktorov V.P. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Lesa Central&#8217;nogo Predkavkaz&#8217;ya<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Forests of Central Ciscaucasia) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Vestnik Tambovskogo universiteta. Seriya: Estestvennye i tekhnicheskie nauki<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, 2014, Vol. 19, \u2116 5, pp. 1622-1625.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Shevchenko N.E., Belous V.N. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Konspekt flory lesov Central&#8217;nogo Predkavkaz&#8217;ya<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (A summary of the forest flora of the Central Prdkavkaz), Moscow-Stavropol: Paragraf, 2014, 136 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Val&#8217;ter G. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Rastitel&#8217;nost&#8217; zemnogo shara. EHkologo-fiziologicheskaya harakteristika: v 3-h tomah<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Ecological and physiological characteristics: in 3 volumes), Moscow: Progress, 1968-1975. 216 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Tolmachyov A.I. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Vvedenie v geografiyu rastenij<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Introduction to plant geography), Leningrad: izd-vo Leningradskogo un-ta, 1974, 224 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Tolmachyov A.I. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Metody sravnitel&#8217;noj floristiki i problemy florogeneza<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Methods of comparative floristics and problems of florogenesis), Novosibirsk: Nauka, 1986, 195 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Vul&#8217;f E.V. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Vvedenie v istoricheskuyu geografiyu rastenij, 2-e izd.<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Introduction to the historical geography of plants, 2-nd ed.), Moscow-Leningrad: Sel&#8217;hozgiz, 1933, 415 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Yurcev B.A. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ocherk sistemy osnovnyh ponyatij floristiki<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Essay on the system of basic concepts of floristics) \/\/ <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Teoreticheskie i metodicheskie problemy sravnitel&#8217;noj floristiki<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">, 1987, Issue 2, pp. 242-266.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Zernov A.S., Onipchenko V.G. <\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"><em>Sosudistye rasteniya Karachaevo-Cherkesskoj Respubliki<\/em><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\"> (Vascular plants of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic), Moscow: izd-vo Maks Press, 2011, 238 p.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><strong>Reviewer: <\/strong><\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">DSc in biology, <\/span>\u0440<span lang=\"en-US\">rofessor Shustov M.V.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original Russian Text \u00a9 2018 N.E. 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