ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATION OF NATURAL LANDSCAPES IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN SLOPE OF GREATER CAUCASUS
A.Z.Hajiyeva
Azerbaijan State University of Economics
AZ 1001, Baku, Istiglaliyyat str. 6
Annotation. The paper deals with the use of pastures in the south-eastern slope of the Greater Caucasus, used as hayfields. These areas are characterized by the spread of intensive cattle breeding. The use of the territory as both winter and summer pastures intensifies the transformation of natural landscapes. In August of 2012, the assessment of such transformation was implemented in 8 sample areas, located in the meadows of steppe landscapes to the south-east of Demirchi village at 1400-1500 meters above sea level.The work includes tables reflecting amount of phytomass in the summer pastures and hayfields of the study area and also the intensity of physical-geographical processes going in the landscapes. Corresponding analysis is implemented as well.
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