Anastassiya F. Islamgulova, Leading researcher of laboratory of geobotany "Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction" Ministry of Ecology & Natural Resources, Republic of Kazakhstan. ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0103-0100, Scopus Author ID: 56910238900, Web of Science ResearcherID: AEN-2924-2022. Education: PhD, Biology. Institute of Botany & Phytointroduction, Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan. Almaty, January 2010. M.S., Biology. Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi, Kazakhstan/Almaty, 2003. Bachelor, Geobotany. Kazakh National University named after al-Farabi, Kazakhstan/Almaty, 2001. Scientific interests: Monitoring, dynamics and mapping of vegetation cover and ecosystems, interpretation of remote sensing data, nature conservation. Participated in international projects (WWF, FFI, UNDP Kazakhstan). Member in scientific societies: IAVS