The book describes richness and diversity of Georgia's vegetation. Contrasting ecosystems
coexist on the relatively small territory of the country and include semi-deserts in East …

This contribution reviews in a first part the knowledge on the diverse high-mountain flora and
vegetation of the Taurus Mts. and deals with general diversity patterns in the Western and …

The increasing frequency and intensity of drought periods is a serious threat for agriculture,
prompting research to select and develop crop species and cultivars with enhanced water …

Kazbegi Municipality is located in the Central Great Caucasus at an altitude between 1250
and 5047 m asl Agriculture of this area is extreme internal variability and complexity, with a …

This study examines the effects of altitudinal, temperature and aspect gradients on vascular
plant species richness on mountain tops in Sierra Nevada (Spain) at different spatial scales …

The highly variable tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa is a tussock-forming plant
especially of cool and humid environments. Although common and widespread, its …

山地垂直带谱研究是地学地域分异规律研究的重要内容之一, 垂直带谱受土壤,
气候和生物条件的影响, 呈现不同的分布特征. 在气候变化的影响下, 垂直带谱也发生着剧烈的 …

The debate on the origin of the alpine flora of the Caucasus began already at the beginning
of the last century. Well-known researchers of the flora and vegetation of this region put …

Short-term changes in plant species number, cover, frequency, and composition were
studied along an altitudinal gradient crossing 4 GLORIA summits (from 2240 m to 3024 m …

Alpine deserts are noteworthy habitats in temperate high mountain systems such as the
Caucasus. Botanically this biome is well studied, yet little is known about its vegetation …