Contents

Russian Journal of Ecology

Vol. 48, No. 6, 2017

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.

Edge Effects on Pine Stands in a Large City

D. V. Veselkin, S. A. Shavnin, E. L. Vorobeichik, V. A. Galako and V. E. Vlasenko p. 499  abstract

Spatiotemporal Characteristics of Wildfire Frequency and Relative Area Burned in Larch-Dominated Forests of Central Siberia

V. I. Kharuk and E. I. Ponomarev p. 507  abstract

Assessment of Biological Effects in Plantago major L. Seed Progeny in the Zone of Impact from a Copper Smelter

N. S. Shimalina, V. N. Pozolotina, N. A. Orekhova and E. V. Antonova p. 513  abstract

Genogeography of Pinus sylvestris L. Populations in the Greater Caucasus and Crimea

I. V. Petrova, S. N. Sannikov, F. I. Tembotova, N. S. Sannikova, V. S. Farzaliev, M. Z. Mollaeva and E. V. Egorov p. 524  abstract

Dietary Overlap among Ruminants, Geese, and Lemmings of Wrangel Island in Summer

I. S. Sheremetyev, S. B. Rozenfeld and A. P. Gruzdev p. 532  abstract

Carbon Fluxes from Coarse Woody Debris in Southern Taiga Forests of the Valdai Upland

M. L. Gitarskiy, D. G. Zamolodchikov, V. A. Mukhin, V. A. Grabar, D. K. Diyarova and A. I. Ivashchenko p. 539  abstract

Seed Reproduction Traits of Alpine Plants Depend on Soil Enrichment

N. G. Lavrenov, L. D. Zauzanova and V. G. Onipchenko p. 545  abstract

The Bud Banks in the Typical Steppe Communities with Different Disturbance Regimes

L. P. Zhao, W. Cui, X. Bai, Z. B. Wang, J. M. Cheng, P. Sun and F. R. Zhao p. 551  abstract

Long-term Dynamics of Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Food and Liver of Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus) in the Period of Reduction of Emissions from a Copper Smelter

S. V. Mukhacheva p. 559  abstract

Historical Distribution of Lynx (Lynx lynx) in Northeast China on the Basis of Historical Records

Li Yang, Rui Zhang, Hairui Duo, Wei Zhang, Zhe Jiang, Yueheng Ren, Jiang Lv, Mujiao Huang, Fuyuan Liu, Muhammad Shahid and Xiaofeng Luan p. 569  abstract

Short Communications

Response of Carbon Mineralization to Nitrogen Application in Cryogenic Soils

A. I. Matvienko, M. I. Makarov, A. I. Fertikov, I. V. Sviderskaya and O. V. Menyailo p. 576  abstract

Matter and Energy Input with Terrestrial Invertebrates into a Forest Stream Ecosystem

M. V. Astakhov p. 580  abstract

A Case of Vertical Seasonal Polydomy in Formica rufa (Hymenoptera; Formicidae)

S. V. Stukalyuk p. 583  abstract