Ecology­phytocoenotic characteristic of Ferula foetida (Bunge) of Regel. inMangyshlak desert assosiations

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to find out ecology- phytocenotic characteristics of Ferula foetidain various habitats of Mangystau region. The specific structure, soil features, participation in community, abundance of Ferula
foetidawas studied for 10 cenopopulations. Haloxylonaphyllum – Ferulafoetida – Artemisiasanltolina, Ferulafoetida – Herbaxerophytica – Haloxylonaphyllum, Haloxylonaphyllum – H.persarum – Ferulafoetida – Krascheninnikowiaceratiodes, Haloxylonpersicum – Artemisiasantolina – Herbaxerophytica
– Ferulafoetida, Artemisiakemrudica – Ferulafoetida – Herbaxerophytica–
Haloxylonpersarum, Carexphysodes – Artemisiasantolina – Art.kemrudica
– Ferulafoetida – Haloxylonpersium, Artemisiaterrae-albae – Ferulafoetida
– Anabasissalsa, Artemisiaterrae-albae – Ferulafoetida – Arthrophytumlehmannianum, Artemisiaterrae-albae – Art.arenaria – Ferulafoetida – Haloxylonpersium – Calligonumleucocladum, Artemisia terrae-albae – Ferula foetida
– Agropyron fragile. It is defined that in all researched communities Ferula
foetidacan be included in both lower herbaceous vertical (at virginile period)
and medium shrubby-herbaceous (at generative period) layers. Communities
with Ferula foetidacould successfully formed on various types of soils by their
mechanical composition – from sandy to loamy-stony.
Key words: Ferula foetida, Mangyshlak, abundance, spread, floristic
composition, cenopopulation, ecology.