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Mazina Svetlana Evgenievna
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Lomonosov Moscow State University
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Novoafonskaya cave is located in Abkhazia. It is
equipped for visits in 1975. The cave has permanently
installed lighting. In caves with artificial lighting, a
vegetation of cyanobacteria and algae, bryophytes and
ferns can be found around lamps. The development of
lampenflora is a typical problem for cave management.
We have identified 69 species of phototrophs in
Novoafonskaya cave: Magnoliophyta 2 species,
Pteridophyta 6 species, Bryophyta 11 species,
Cyanobacteria 34 species, Bacillariophyta 9 species,
Ochrophyta 2 species, Chlorophyta 5 species. The
article considers main habitat of lampenflora and gives
their characteristics. We have also revealed
predominance of cyanobacteria in the cave