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This article examines the reed-Tamarix pasture variety formed in the coastal part of wetland vegetation on the dried bed of the Aral Sea. This pasture variety belongs to the group of reed-Tamarix and saltwort-Tamarix year-round pastures developed on meadow, meadow-takyr and takyr-like solonchak soils. The vegetation cover is associated with moderately saline meadow-bog soils and is represented by shrub, reed, grass and halophytic species adapted to wetland and saline habitats. The dominant species include Tamarix hispida, T. ramosissima, Phragmites australis, Aeluropus littoralis, Karelinia caspia, Typha angustifolia, Lycium ruthenicum, Halostachys belangeriana and Kalidium caspicum. The total projective cover reaches 30%, the average productivity is 3.3 c/ha, and the occupied area is 10126.20 ha. The studied pasture variety has important forage value for sheep and camels and also performs an ecological function by stabilizing coastal wetland habitats under conditions of salinity and periodic soil moisture.
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