Contents

Russian Journal of Ecology

Vol. 47, No. 3, 2016

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Russian Journal of Ecology ISSN 1067-4136.

Changes in the Structure and Phytomass of Tree Stands at the Upper Limit of Their Growth in the Southern Urals

P. A. Moiseev, M. O. Bubnov, N. M. Devi and Z. Ya. Nagimov p. 219  abstract

Processes of Natural Soil and Vegetation Recovery on a Worked-out Open Pit Coal Mine (Bol’shezemel’skaya Tundra)

E. N. Patova, E. E. Kulyugina and S. V. Deneva p. 228  abstract

Spatial Population Structure of Rare Orchid Species in Rich Fens in the Central Part of Murmansk Oblast

I. V. Blinova p. 234  abstract

Decline of Spruce (Picea abies) in Forests of Belarus

V. I. Kharuk, S. T. Im and M. L. Dvinskaya p. 241  abstract

Pollination Ecology of Eomecon chionantha Hance (Papaveraceae), an Endemic Species in China

Yian Xiao, Xiang Chen, Xuehua Hu and Ming Dong p. 249  abstract

Species-Specific Effects of P-Solubilizing and N2-Fixing Bacteria on Seedling Growth of Three Salt-Tolerant Trees

Yanmei Xiong, Xiaojun Zhang, Xuexiang He, Mei Li and Baowen Liao p. 259  abstract

Effect of Phytoremediation in Technogenic Landscapes of Mining Areas on the Functioning of Actinomycete Communities

O. V. Syshchykova p. 266  abstract

Similarity of Food Spectra, Habitat Types, and Ranges of Artiodactyls in the Far East

I. S. Sheremet’ev, I. N. Sheremet’eva, B. Z. Borisov and V. E. Omel’ko p. 273  abstract

Fluctuating Asymmetry of Rodent Cranial Structures in an Industrial Pollution Gradient

L. E. Yalkovskaya, M. A. Fominykh, S. V. Mukhacheva, Yu. A. Davydova and A. V. Borodin p. 281  abstract

Epigenetic Variation in the American Mink, Neovison vison, from Eastern Europe: A Search for Factors of Polymorphism

N. P. Korablev, M. P. Korablev, P. N. Korablev and I. L. Tumanov p. 289  abstract

Seasonal Variation of the Forewing in Polyvoltine Whites Pieris rapae L. and P. napi L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in the Forest-Steppe Zone of the Southern Urals

A. O. Shkurikhin and T. S. Oslina p. 296  abstract

Pea Weevil Damage and Chemical Characteristics of Pea Cultivars Related To Bruchus Pisorum L. Tolerance

Ivelina Nikolova p. 302  abstract

Pollinating Efficiency of Native Bee Pollinators of Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) in Nagaland

A. K. Singh p. 310  abstract

Short Communications

Dimensional Characteristics of Prey and Their Role in the Diet of Shrews (Sorex L.)

A. M. Makarov and E. V. Ivanter p. 315  abstract