ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF CENOPOPULATIONS OF VERONICA SPICATA L. AND VERONICA SPURIA L. IN THE FLORA OF THE KASKELEN GORGE, ILE ALATAU

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DOI:

10.26577/EJE2025832011

Abstract

This article examines the current state of the cenopopulations of Veronica spicata and Veronica spuria within the flora of the Kaskelen Gorge, Ile Alatau. A taxonomic, ecological, and geographical analysis of the populations' flora is presented. The age structures of the cenopopulations of both species reveal stable structures, predominantly composed of virginile and generative plants. The proportion of undergrowth in the studied cenopopulations is relatively low, ranging from 2% to 9%. Most cenopopulations of V. spicata and V. spuria lack juvenile plants and have a small proportion of immature individuals. This phenomenon is attributed to insufficient seed renewal in recent years, a rapid transition of immature individuals to the virginal stage, and the absence of senile plants in the dominant part of the cenopopulations. The viability of individuals in these cenopopulations is primarily influenced by habitat type. The age structure analysis indicates that the cenopopulations of V. spicata and V. spuria are in satisfactory condition as part of the mountain-meadow and forb phytocenoses of the Kaskelen Gorge, Ile Alatau.

Key words: Veronica spicata, Veronica spuria, populations, cenopopulations, Kaskelen Gorge, Ile Alatau

 

Author Biographies

  • Bekzat Tynybekov, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    (corresponding author) - PhD, Professor, Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, e-mail:  Bekzat.Tynybekov@kaznu.edu.kz

  • Yerkebulan Balkybek , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    3rd year doctoral student of the Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, e-mail: Yerko0331@mail.ru

  • Makpal Nurtayeva, Communal Government Agency “Specialized Lyceum №126”, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Communal Government Agency “Specialized Lyceum №126”, Almaty, Kazakhstan,  e-mail: makpal_asil@mail.ru

  • Nurlan Baimurzayev , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biodiversity and Bioresources, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, e-mail: nurlan.baymurzaev@kaznu.edu.kz

  • Elzira Kyrbassova , Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    PhD, acting associate professor of the Department of biology of the Institute of natural sciences of the Kazakh National women's teacher training university, e-mail: e.kyrbasova@gmail.com)

  • Ussen Kurmanbay , Zh. Tashenev university, Shymkent, Kazakhstan

    Candidate of agricultural sciences, senior lecturer at the Department of chemistry and biology, Faculty of pedagogical and natural sciences, e-mail:  kurmanbay.usen@mail.ru

  • Zoya Umirbayeva , Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Candidate of Biological Sciences, senior lecturer in the department of biology, Kazakh National Women’s University, e-mail: umirbaeva.zoya@mail.ru

  • Asel Childibaeva , Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    PhD, senior lecturer at the Department of biodiversity and bioresources, Faculty of biology and biotechnology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, e-mail:  a.zh.childebaeva@gmail.com

  • Aray Serikbay, Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

    Teacher at the Department of Biology, Kazakh National Women's Pedagogical University, arai_00.0@mail.ru

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Published

2025-06-24

Issue

Vol. 83 No. 2 (2025): Eurasian Journal of Ecology

Section

CURRENT PROBLEMS OF CONSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

How to Cite

ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF CENOPOPULATIONS OF VERONICA SPICATA L. AND VERONICA SPURIA L. IN THE FLORA OF THE KASKELEN GORGE, ILE ALATAU. (2025). Eurasian Journal of Ecology, 83(2). https://doi.org/10.26577/EJE2025832011