Changes in biota of the Aral region as a result of anthropogenic impacts between 1950 and 1990
Aral Region ; Biocenosis ; Biota ; Ecosystem ; Former USSR ; Human impact ; Irrigation ; Salinisation ; Soviet Central Asia ; Vegetation degradation
salinization, which becomes main ecological factor at some coastal areas. At present the area affected by ecotonization of ecosystems in the Aral region is likely to exceed half of the total region's area.