Contents

Arid Ecosystems

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Vol. 6, No. 1, 2016

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Arid Ecosystems ISSN 2079-0961.

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Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Dynamics of Summer Moistening and Biophysical Parameters of Arid Pastures in the European Part of Russia in 2000–2014

A. N. Zolotokrylin, T. B. Titkova, E. A. Cherenkova, and V. V. Vinogradova p. 1  abstract

Macro- and Microelement Water Composition of the Volga River Delta and Its Interannual Variability

A. V. Savenko, V. F. Brekhovskikh, and O. S. Pokrovsky p. 8  abstract

Variability of Microbial Biomass in Paleosols of Different-Age Burial Mounds of the Lower Volga Region in Relation to the Dynamics of Climate Humidity

N. N. Kashirskaya, T. E. Khomutova, T. S. Demkina, M. V. Eltsov, and A. V. Borisov p. 18  abstract

Species of the Brassicaceae Family in the Betpak-Dala Desert

P. V. Veselova p. 27  abstract

Biotopical Expansion of Small Mammals in the Steppe Zone of the Zavolzhye

A. A. Tsvetkova and M. L. Oparin p. 32  abstract

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Applied Problems of Arid Lands Development

The History of Economic Development and Anthropogenic Transformation of Sandy Lands in the Steppe Zone of Orenburg Oblast

A. A. Chibilyov and A. G. Ryabukha p. 40  abstract

Soil Cover Structure under Oak Groves in the Urban District of Voronezh

L. A. Yablonskikh, A. Ya. Grigor’evskaya, and D. S. Zelepukin p. 47  abstract

The Current State of Ravine Type Shrub Vegetation in the Area of Lake Elton

A. V. Bykov and O. A. Bukhareva p. 58  abstract

The Structure of Plant Communities of Fallow Land in the System of Protective Forest Plantations in Dry Steppes

K. N. Kulik and A. M. Pugacheva p. 63  abstract

Specific Features of Content and Mobility of Heavy Metals in Soils of Floodplain of the Don River

T. M. Minkina, Yu. A. Fedorov, D. G. Nevidomskaya, S. S. Mandzhieva, and M. N. Kozlova p. 70  abstract

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