Individual characteristics

Indicators

Degree of anthropogenic impacts

Control

Experiment

I Vital states

1. Vitality of dominants

high

high

absent

high

middle

minimal

high/middle

low

minimal

middle

middle

absent

low

low

absent

2. Vitality of rare and endangered species, endemics

high

middle/low

maximum

middle

low

maximum

in other cases, there is no effect

II State of the herbage

3. Projective cover

Kn (%)

1.5 ˂ Kn (%)

middle/low

2 - 3 ˂ Kn (%)

maximum

in other cases, there is no effect

4. Species diversity of communities

Ks = ni

1.5 ˂ Ks = ni

middle/low

2 - 3 ˂ Ks= ni

maximum

III Biomass states

5. The mass of annual shoots (together with all vegetative and generative organs)

К = ns∙ms (gram)

1.5 ˂ Кnm

middle/low

2 - 3 ˂ Кnm

maximum