TITLE:
Trees and Shrubs of Zerafshan State National Reserve, Uzbekistan
AUTHORS:
Muqaddas Kholbutayeva, Hislat Haydarov, Flora Kabulova, Husniobod Akhmedova
KEYWORDS:
Riparian Forest, Tugai Ecosystem, Monitoring, Human Pressure, Trees
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.11 No.11,
November
17,
2020
ABSTRACT: The riparian (tugai) forest
ecosystems of Central Asia are a biodiversity hotspot with unique many trees
and shrubs. Intense human pressure and global warming have caused habitat
destruction in Zerafshan State National park and it’s 23.5 ha. There grow more
than 300 higher plants. We analysed the wild flora and the remains of the
species diversity that previously existed on the site of the forestry
enterprise, the modern biodiversity of trees and shrubs in the described
territory are represented by 52 species from among representatives of 21 plant
families. These monitoring and results indicated that some tree species might
in the near future become extinct in the wild. We therefore recommend that the
local people be encouraged to stop using these trees.