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Species Distribution in Cenofloras of the Cryophytic Steppes and Cushion Plants with the Participation of Stellaria pulvinata Grub. in the Mongolian Altai

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The distribution of the vascular plants species occurring in the composition of high mountain communities with the participation of stitchwort polster (Stellaria pulvinata Grub.) are analyzed. They form a separate altitudinal belt in the altitudinal-zonation range of vegetation and belong to the arid class of zonality types in the central Mongolian Altai (2700–3300 m a.s.l. Baltic System (BS)). The analysis identified cenotically active species in the cenofloras of cryophytic steppes and cryophytes–forb cushion plants, which include distinctive elements of cryo-xerophytic conditions, such as Oxytropis oligantha, O. chionophylla, Saussurea leucophylla, Chamaerhodos altaica, Arenaria meyeri, and Androsace septentrionalis; montane species confined to the high mountain areas of southern Siberia and central Asia (Festuca kryloviana and Poa altaica) and bunchgrasses, which are represented by widely distributed species typical of the steppe (Festuca lenensis and Koeleria cristata). Modeling of the spatial distribution revealed that the ecological–cenotic optimum for the majority of species in the region is found outside of the cryophytic steppes and cushion-plant growth area. According to the identified potential distribution ranges of species accompanying Stellaria pulvinata, a close relationship has been established between the vegetation of the central Mongolian Altai high mountains and the mountains of southern Siberia.

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  1. Latin names of species are cited according to Gubanov (1996).

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to Prof. G.N. Ogureeva and Assoc. Prof. I.M. Miklyaeva (Moscow State University) for their participation in the field work and helpful remarks, as well as Prof. P.D. Gunin and Academician of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences Ch. Dugarzhav for the opportunity to carry out the research as a part of the Joint Russian–Mongolian Complex Biological Expedition.

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This work was done on the topic of the State Assignment, no. АААА-А16-116032810082-6 “Diversity, dynamics, and monitoring of ecosystems under the conditions of environmental changes” (Subtopic “Biogeographic mapping in the study of diversity, geography, and dynamics of ecosystems”).

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Bocharnikov, M.V. Species Distribution in Cenofloras of the Cryophytic Steppes and Cushion Plants with the Participation of Stellaria pulvinata Grub. in the Mongolian Altai. Arid Ecosyst 11, 52–61 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096121010042

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