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Russian Journal of Ecology

Vol. 51, No. 1, 2020

Intra- and Interpopulation Odontological Variability in the Gray Red-backed Vole (Craseomys rufocanus) and Yu.I. Chernov’s Compensation Principle

A. G. Vasil’ev, V. N. Bol’shakov and I. A. Vasil’eva p. 1  abstract

Impact of Environmental Factors on the Life-Form Diversity of Grassland Vegetation in the Southern Forest–Steppe

P. A. Shary, L. S. Sharaya, L. V. Sidyakina and S. V. Saksonov p. 11  abstract

Low Variation and High Differentiation of Marginal Relict Populations of Pinus brutia Ten. in the Crimean–Caucasian Region

S. A. Semerikova and N. V. Semerikov p. 20  abstract

Forest and Steppe Relationships in the South of the Volga Upland during the Holocene

N. V. Blagoveshchenskaya p. 31  abstract

Dynamics of Epiphytic Lichen Communities in the Initial Period after Reduction of Emissions from a Copper Smelter

I. N. Mikhailova p. 38  abstract

The Impact of Climatic Factors on CО2 Emissions from Soils of Middle-Taiga Forests in Central Siberia: Emission as a Function of Soil Temperature and Moisture

A. V. Makhnykina, A. S. Prokushkin, O. V. Menyailo, S. V. Verkhovets, I. I. Tychkov, A. V. Urban, A. V. Rubtsov, N. N. Koshurnikova and E. A. Vaganov p. 46  abstract

Responses of Above-ground Biomass, Plant Diversity, and Dominant Species to Habitat Change in a Freshwater Wetland of Northeast China

Liping Shan, Changchun Song, Xinhou Zhang, Xianghong Wang and Zhaoqing Luan p. 57  abstract

Adequate Sample Size and Appropriate Sampling Method for Estimating Grassland Production through Simulation

Nafiseh Fakhar Izadi, Kamal Naseri and Mansour Mesdaghi p. 64  abstract

Effect of Elevation Gradient on the Structure of Aquatic Communities in the Vangyr River Basin, the Subpolar Urals

V. I. Ponomarev and O. A. Loskutova p. 72  abstract

The Phenomenon of the Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs L.) as the Absolute Dominant in European Forest Bird Communities

V. A. Payevsky p. 82  abstract

Influence of Woody Species on Aboveground Biomass Production and Quality of Two Perennial Grasses in Semi-arid Rangelands of Central Argentina

Blazquez Francisco Rubén, Daniel Valerio Peláez, Romina Jessica Andrioli and Omar Raúl Elia p. 90  abstract