High-Altitude Flora and Vegetation of Kazakhstan and Climate Change Impacts

Dimeyeva, L. A.; Sitpayeva, Gulnara; Sultanova, B. М.; Ussen, K.; Islamgulova, A. F.

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“…Allium altaicum (2 n = 16) is a rare plant and a glacial relict. In Kazakhstan, A. altaicum grows in the territory of the Kazakhstani Altai in the following geographical regions: Western Altai (Ivanovsky, Ulbinsky, Ubinsky, Listvyaga ranges); Southern Altai (Southern Altai, Tarbagatai, Narymsky, Sarymsakty ranges); Kalbinskii Altai (Kalba range) and on the Ukok plateau ( Abugalieva et al, 2017 ; Dimeyeva et al, 2015 ; Kamenetsky & Rabinowitch, 2006 ). A. altaicum populations were found at altitudes from 693 m to 2,146 m above sea level.…”

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“…Seed sprouting is lengthy and can take several years. All of these factors limit wide distribution along with massive uncontrolled collection by the population ( Dimeyeva et al, 2015 ; Kamenetsky et al, 2004 ).…”

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“…It is one of the largest genera of the Kazakhstani flora, which includes 140 species, 21 species of which occur in the territory of the Kazakhstani Altai, the Saur Manrak, and the Zaisan basin ( Abugalieva et al, 2017 ; Allkin, Lughadha & Paton, 2013 ). Some representatives of the Allium genus are listed in the Red Book of several states such as Mongolia, Russia, and China due to their high biological value ( National Reports & NBSAPs, 2006 ; Dimeyeva et al, 2015 ).…”

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“…Currently, A. altaicum plants occur in the territory of the Kazakhstani Altai only on almost inaccessible mountain slopes. Some populations are sporadic and sometimes they can be represented by several specimens ( Dimeyeva et al, 2015 ). The strategy for conservation and reproduction is a very urgent task in the conservation of biodiversity of the natural flora of Kazakhstan and must addressed using modern approaches ( Ivachenko et al, 2006 ).…”

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DNA profiling and assessment of genetic diversity of relict speciesAllium altaicumPall. on the territory of Altai

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Analysis of the genetic diversity of natural populations of threatened and endangered species of plants is a main aspect of conservation strategy. The endangered species Allium altaicum is a relict plant of the Ice Age and natural populations are located in extreme climatic conditions of Kazakstan’s Altai Mountains. Mobile genetic elements and other interspersed repeats are basic components of a eukaryote genome, which can activate under stress conditions and indirectly promote the survival of an organism against environmental stresses. Detections of chromosomal changes related to recombination processes of mobile genetic elements are performed by various PCR methods. These methods are based on interspersed repeat sequences and are an effective tool for research of biological diversity of plants and their variability. In our research, we used conservative sequences of tRNA primer binding sites (PBS) when initializing the retrotransposon replication as PCR primers to research the genetic diversity of 12 natural populations of A. altaicum found in various ecogeographic conditions of the Kazakhstani Altai. High efficiency of the PBS amplification method used was observed already at the intrapopulation level. Unique amplicons representative of a certain population were found at the intrapopulation level. Analysis of molecular dispersion revealed that the biodiversity of populations of mountainous and lowland A. altaicum is due to intrapopulation differences for climatic zones of habitation. This is likely conditional upon predominance of vegetative reproduction over seed reproduction in some populations. In the case of vegetative reproduction, somatic recombination related to the activity of mobile genetic elements are preserved in subsequent generations. This leads to an increase of intrapopulation genetic diversity. Thus, high genetic diversity was observed in populations such as A. altaicum located in the territory of the Kalbinskii Altai, whereas the minimum diversity was observed in the populations of the Leninororsk ecogeographic group. Distinctions between these populations were also identified depending on the areas of their distribution. Low-land and mid-mountain living environments are characterized by a great variety of shapes and plasticity. This work allowed us to obtain new genetic data on the structure of A. altaicum populations on the territory of the Kazakhstan Altai for the subsequent development of preservation and reproduction strategies for this relict species.

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DNA profiling and assessment of genetic diversity of relict speciesAllium altaicumPall. on the territory of Altai

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“…At higher altitudes, M. effusum can be a component of tall herbaceous plant communities, scrub in forest clearings and floodplain forests with sparse trees (Hardtke & Ihl ; Glaeser & Wulf ; Mossberg & Stenberg ; Dimeyeva et al . ). Figure gives an impression of the typical habitats and communities of the species.…”

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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Milium effusum

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Summary1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Milium effusum L. (Wood Millet) that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history, and conservation. 2. The grass Milium effusum is a common species of mature woodland in central and southern England, but is less common in the wetter parts of northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Worldwide, the species is native to many temperate, boreal, subarctic and subalpine parts of the northern hemisphere: from eastern North America across most of Europe (excluding Mediterranean climates) to the Ural Mountains and Black Sea, extending eastwards to the Himalaya, Korea and Japan. 3. Wood Millet is a shade-tolerant, relatively tall grass (up to 1Á8 m) producing up to 700 caryopses per individual. It is characteristic of temperate deciduous woodland, but can also occur in other woodland and forest types and even in scrub, alpine meadows, along railways and roads, and on rocks. In woods, it is one of the most conspicuous plants of the herb layer in the early summer after the disappearance of spring flowering species. While the species is generally considered an ancient woodland indicator in England and western Europe, it is also known to colonize secondary, postagricultural forests relatively rapidly in other areas such as Denmark, southern Sweden and Poland. 4. The species has a wide amplitude in terms of soil acidity and nutrient availability, but predominantly grows on soils of intermediate soil fertility and soil pH and with high organic matter concentration. However, M. effusum can tolerate large quantities of tree-leaf litter on the forest floor and is able to grow on very acidic soils. 5. Changes in land use, climate, densities of large herbivores and atmospheric deposition of nitrogen are having effects on populations of Wood Millet. Significant responses of the life-history traits and population characteristics have been detected in response to environmental variation and to experimental treatments of temperature, nutrients, light and acidity. In many of its habitats across its range, *Nomenclature of vascular plants follows Stace (2010) and, for non-British species, Flora Europaea.

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