Analysis of ecological state of wood and shrub vegetation in Armenia and Kazakhstan by the Armenian index of environmental quality

The monograph is devoted to the creation of models and comprehensive as- sessment and prediction of the quality of trees and forests. The monograph con- cludes ten years of joint research by the authors in the fields of forestry, dendrol- ogy, environment and geoecology. The monograph contains information about the history, language, geography, population, climate, forests, flora and fauna of the republics of Armenia and Kazakhstan. The diversity indices existing in science are analyzed and the features of the Geo-Ecological Evolving Organized (GEVORG) and Armenian index of environmental quality (AREQ) developed in Armenia are given. The monograph is intended for specialists, graduate students and students in the fields of forestry, dendrology, landscaping, ecology and mathematical modeling