THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC CONDITIONS OF HERB-BUNCHGRASS STEPPES OF THE KARACHAY-CHERKESS REPUBLIC

In this paper, we have studied the influence of inanimate environment conditions on the formation of flora and vegetation in the bunchgrass steppe. The section under the virgin steppe with a capacity of 100 cm in two km. northeastwards of the village of Malo-Abazinka was laid in order to learn the features of the edaphotopes of the Western part of the studied area. Granulometric and soil composition of the bunchgrass steppe were studied. This allowed us to conclude that the soils of the bunchgrass steppe are sufficiently optimal for the sustainable functioning of flora and vegetation.