Contents

Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin

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Vol. 72, No. 4, 2017

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Moscow University Soil Science Bulletin ISSN 0147-6874.

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Genesis and Geography of Soils

Resistance of Mineral Soils to Fe(III) Reduction

Yu. N. Vodyanitskii and A. S. Shoba p. 143  abstract

Features of Forest Litters in Conjunction with Ground Cover in the Forest Ecosystems of Moscow Oblast (Based on the Example of the Chashnikovo Educational-Experimental Soil-Ecological Center)

V. M. Telesnina, O. V. Semenyuk and L. G. Bogatyrev p. 151  abstract

Verification of Predicted Dynamics of Soil Degradation Using Satelite Imagery

N. V. Stasyuk, M. A. Tseits, M. V. Konyushkova and M. S. Marechek p. 161  abstract

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Biogeochemistry

Geochemical Features of High and Transitional Moors under the Impact of Waste Pits

S. A. Kozlov, N. A. Avetov and A. T. Savichev p. 165  abstract

Shannon–Weaver Index as an Integrated Indicator of Metal Differentiation in Soil and Plant Samples

Yu. N. Vodyanitskii p. 175  abstract

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Ecology

Biological Activity of Ant Nests in the Middle Taiga Zone

A. E. Churilina, M. V. Golichenkov, A. E. Ivanova, Yu. V. Zakalyukina and M. M. Umarov p. 180  abstract

Prediction of Pesticide Migration in Soils: the Role of Experimental Soil Control

E. V. Shein, A. A. Belik, A. A. Kokoreva, V. N. Kolupaeva and P. A. Pletenev p. 185  abstract

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