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Russian Journal of Ecology

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Vol. 47, No. 6, 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.

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Changes in Soil Microbiota under the Effect of Acrylonitrile in a Model Experiment

A. V. Maksimova, M. V. Kuznetsova, A. V. Krivtsov and V. A. Demakov p. 519  abstract

The Humus Index: A Promising Tool for Environmental Monitoring

I. N. Korkina and E. L. Vorobeichik p. 526  abstract

Responses of Plant Functional Groups to Natural Nitrogen Fertility on an Alpine Grassland in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

R. Y. Zhang, X. M. Shi, W. J. Li, D. H. Xu and G. Wang p. 532  abstract

Salinity Tolerance of Macrozoobenthic Taxa in Small Rivers of the Lake Elton Basin

L. V. Golovatyuk and V. K. Shitikov p. 540  abstract

The Influence of Climate Change on the Dates of Bird Arrival to the Ilmen State Reserve (Southern Urals)

V. D. Zakharov p. 546  abstract

Plasticity in Metamorphic Traits of Rana kukunoris Tadpoles: The Interactive Effects of Food Level and Rearing Temperature

Tong Lei Yu, Yan Ting Han and Shuai Peng Zhang p. 552  abstract

Mating Patterns in Three Bufo andrewsi Populations at Different Latitude

S. L. Lou, L. Zhao, D. Lu and W. B. Liao p. 557  abstract

Energy and Immune Parameters of Northern Red-Backed Voles (Clethrionomys rutilus) at Different Population Densities in the Kolyma River Basin

A. N. Lazutkin, A. V. Yamborko and S. V. Kiselev p. 562  abstract

Changes of Skull Size in the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) during the Second Half of the 20th Century in the Middle Urals and Neighboring Regions

A. M. Gos’kov and N. S. Korytin p. 568  abstract

Short Communications

Changes in Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios (¹³С/¹²C and ¹⁵N/¹⁴N) in Springtails during Long-term Storage of Soil Samples

A. Yu. Korotkevich, N. A. Kuznetsova and A. V. Tiunov p. 572  abstract

Abundance and Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Invasive Solidago canadensis and Indigenous S. virgaurea

A. A. Betekhtina, T. A. Mukhacheva, S. Yu. Kovalev, A. P. Gusev and D. V. Veselkin p. 575  abstract

A Method for Assessing the Consequences of Commercial Fishing for Fish Resources of Yamal

A. I. Tatarkin, V. G. Loginov, M. N. Ignat’eva and V. V. Balashenko p. 580  abstract

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