Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 13, No. 1, 2023

Systematic Study of Arid Territories

The Role of Protective Afforestation in Drought and Desertification Control in Agro-Landscapes

K. N. Kulik, A. I. Belyaev, and A. M. Pugacheva p. 1  abstract

Silvopastoral Transformation of Desert Lands in the Caspian Sea Region

A. S. Manaenkov, L. P. Rybashlykova, S. N. Sivtseva, and T. F. Makhovikova p. 11  abstract

Meteorological Drought Measurement with Deficit in Rainfall Occurrence According to SPI Indices: a case Study of Peshawar, Pakistan

S. Nazneen, T. Ayaz, Y. Durrani, N. Ali, M. Habib, and S. Yousaf p. 20  abstract

An Analysis of the Dynamics of Areas Affected by Steppe Fires in Western Kazakhstan on the Basis of Earth Remote Sensing Data

S. S. Shinkarenko, A. N. Berdengalieva, V. V. Doroshenko, and Ya. A. Naichuk p. 29  abstract

Remote Monitoring of Desertification in Kalmykia

V. G. Yuferev, V. A. Silova, and N. A. Tkachenko p. 39  abstract

Anthropogenic Factors of Desertification of Arid Territories of the Astrakhan Region

N. V. Tyutyuma, G. K. Bulakhtina, and N. A. Tyutyuma p. 45  abstract

Assessment of the Dynamics of Land Cover at the Local Level to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (for Desertified Lands of the Dry-Steppe Zavolzh’e)

V. D. Slavko, O. V. Andreeva, and G. S. Kust p. 50  abstract

Evaluation of Environmental Damage Associated with Desertification of Arid Territories on the South of European Russia

E. A. Korneeva p. 59  abstract

The Specific Activity of the Naturally Occurring Radionuclides and Artificially Produced 137Cs in Soils and Herbaceous Plants of Rostov Oblast

E. A. Buraeva and O. S. Bezuglova p. 65  abstract

The Effect of Protective Afforestation on the Phytosanitary State of Chestnut Soils

G. O. Sytin and I. Yu. Podkovyrov p. 73  abstract

Some Results of the Implementation of Programs to Combat Desertification in Black Earth and Kizlyar Pastures

N. L. Tsagan-Mandzhiev and N. V. Tyutyuma p. 79  abstract

Industry Problems of Dry Lands Development

Elements of the Technology of Reproduction of Robinia Pseudoacacia L. for Protective Afforestation under Conditions of Land Degradation and Desertification

S. N. Kryuchkov, A. V. Solonkin, A. S. Solomentseva, and O. O. Zholobova p. 83  abstract

Increasing the Reclamation Efficiency of Forest Belts in Dry Conditions

A. V. Kulik, A. T. Barabanov, O. A. Gordienko, and M. R. Shaifullin p. 92  abstract

Investigation of the Structure and Properties of Sludge for the Purpose of Application as a Soil Improvement in Agriculture of Arid Regions

A. S. Mezhevova and Yu. V. Berestneva p. 99  abstract

Manifestation of Degradation Processes in Agricultural Landscapes of the Dry-Steppe Zone in Volgograd Oblast

A. M. Belyakov and A. V. Koshelev p. 105  abstract

Water Ecosystems of Arid Territories

Simulation of Groundwater Formation on the Sand Massifs of the Don Region: The Case of the Eterevsky Sand Massif

A. N. Salugin, A. K. Kulik, and R. N. Balkushkin p. 115  abstract