Contents

Arid Ecosystems

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Vol. 9, No. 1, 2019

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Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Semidesert is the Paradox of the Twentieth Century

I. N. Safronova p. 1  abstract

Ecological Adaptation of Agricultural Land Use Under Climate Change in the Republic of Buryatia

T. A. Boldanov and G. D. Mukhin p. 7  abstract

Phenospectrum of Black Alder (Alnus glutinosa Gaertn.) Plants in Ecotopes of the Central Part of Steppe Zone of European Russia

T. A. Turchina p. 15  abstract

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Applied Problems of Arid Land Development

Experimental Studies of Salt Transfer in Irrigation Systems

A. P. Belousova p. 26  abstract

Fertility Restoration in Deflated Dry Steppe Soils on the Example of Model Laboratory Experiments

G. D. Chimitdorzhieva p. 36  abstract

Soil and Agrochemical Characteristics of the Svetloyar Irrigated Site in Volgograd Oblast

I. N. Gorokhova, T. N. Avdeeva, E. I. Pankova, and K. O. Prokop’eva p. 41  abstract

Production Potential of Restored Pastures of the Northwestern Caspian

L. P. Radochinskaya, A. K. Kladiev, and L. P. Rybashlykova p. 51  abstract

Assessment of the Distribution of Rare Bird Species in Regional Arid Biomes of Russia as the Basis for Their Protection

L. G. Emelyanova p. 59  abstract

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Water Ecosystems

Long-Term Dynamics and Seasonal Changes in Hydrochemistry of the Issyk-Kul Lake Basin, Kyrgyzstan

T. Asankulov, J. Abuduwaili, G. Issanova, M. Long, and E. Duulatov p. 69  abstract

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