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Volgograd Oblast, Ilovlinsky District, ca. 4 km to SE from Kachalino railway station, flat plot on a left side of a deep ravine which is going to the Don River, distance between plots ca. 200 m; Steppe communities dominated by Festuca valesiaca, Stipa lessingiana and Stipa capillata with some Artemisia austriaca, Galatella villosa (Festuco-Brometea), 60–70% of plant covering, soil could be classified as kastanozem (following WRB), site is an open subhorizontal watershed surface on a left side of a deep ravine; Plot #1 (VOLx) is situated on the edge of the ravine escarp; it is almost flat (0–1°) surface; vegetation could be classified as a typical (zonal) dry steppe; Dominants: Festuca valesiaca and Stipa lessingiana. Other remarkable species include Artemisia austriaca, Galatella villosa, and Stipa capillata. Almost no disturbance. The plot was influenced by a fire a decade ago. |