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Russian Journal of Ecology

Vol. 53, No. 6, 2022

The Influence of Climate and Relief on the Distribution of Forest Communities in Different Botanical and Geographical Districts of the Southern Urals

N. I. Fedorov, S. N. Zhigunova, V. B. Martynenko, P. S. Shirokikh and O. I. Mikhaylenko p. 427  abstract

Dynamics of Communities of Cryptogamic Organisms on Dead Wood after Reduction of the Emissions from a Copper Smelter

M. R. Trubina, I. N. Mikhailova and A. P. Dyachenko p. 437  abstract

Distribution of Epiphytic Lichens along a Tree’s Trunk

E. E. Muchnik and E. Yu. Blagoveschenskaya p. 448  abstract

The Thicket Structure Explains Sorbaria sorbifolia’s Ability to Be a Transformer in the Secondary Range

Yu. A. Lipikhina, N. V. Zolotareva, E. N. Podgaevskaya and D. V. Veselkin p. 456  abstract

Harmful Blooms of Potentially Toxic Dinoflagellates in the Baltic Sea: Ecological, Cellular, and Molecular Background

I. V. Telesh and S. O. Skarlato p. 464  abstract

Studies of Lacustrine Phytoperiphyton: Current Trends and Prospects Considering Algae-Bacteria Interactions

Yu. I. Gubelit p. 478  abstract

Can we Infer Humidity Gradients across the Ural Mountains during the Late Quaternary using Arvicoline Rodents as an Environmental Proxy?

E. A. Markova, T. V. Strukova and A. V. Borodin p. 485  abstract

Environmental Technology Verification (ETV): Challenges to Verifying the Performance of Bioremediation Technologies

C. J. Cunningham, T. A. Peshkur, M. S. Kuyukina and I. B. Ivshina p. 500  abstract

Assessment of the State of Whitefish Reproduction in the Khudosey River (Western Siberia)

Ya. A. Kizhevatov and V. D. Bogdanov p. 507  abstract

The Ratio of Biotopic and Interannual Variability of Bank Voles in Windfall- and Fire-Transformed Forest Biotopes of the Middle Urals

A. G. Vasil’ev, L. E. Lukyanova and Yu. V. Gorodilova p. 515  abstract

Current State of the Habitats and Communities of Invertebrates in the Right-Bank Tributaries of the Mezen River (Kyma and Sula Rivers)

A. P. Novoselov, E. N. Imant, Yu. V. Novikova, S. N. Artem’ev, N. V. Klimovskii, N. Yu. Matveev and A. D. Matveeva p. 528  abstract

Accumulation of Macro- and Trace Elements in the “Mother–Placenta–Fetus” System in Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) in the Area of a Large Copper Smelter

S. V. Mukhacheva, V. S. Bezel, N. V. Baranovskaya and A. I. Belyanovskaya p. 538  abstract

Recovery Signs in Grass-Stand Invertebrate Communities after a Decrease in Copper-Smelting Emissions

A. V. Nesterkov p. 553  abstract

Interactions of Cyanobacteria and Aquatic Organisms: Can Crustaceans Facilitate Cyanobacteria Bloom?

S. A. Kurbatova, N. A. Berezina, A. N. Sharov, I. Yu. Ershov, N. G. Otyukova, E. N. Chernova and E. V. Borisovskaya p. 565  abstract