Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 6, No. 2, 2016

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

Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Soil Resource Diversity and Its Role in Food Security Preservation

Z. G. Zalibekov and A. B. Biarslanov p. 81  abstract

On the Role of Seismicity, Magmatism, and Volcanism in the Formation of Climate Anomalies and Catastrophes

D. G. Osika, A. Yu. Otinova, and N. L. Ponomareva p. 89  abstract

Present-Day Dynamic Changes in the Caspian Sea Level

Sh. G. Idarmachev and A. G. Magomedov p. 95  abstract

Variations in 87Sr/86Sr Ratios in Contemporary Snail Samples Obtained from the Eastern Caucasus

N. I. Shishlina, Yu. O. Larionova, I. A. Idrisov, and E. S. Azarov p. 100  abstract

On the Ecological Aspect of Modern Seismicity of the Eastern Caucasus Territory

R. A. Magomedov p. 107  abstract

Applied Problems of Arid Lands Development

Fluorescent Investigations of the Soil–Plant System

A. T. Mammaev, M. Y. Alieva, M. H.-M. Magomedova, and E. V. Pinyaskina p. 113  abstract

Succession of Flooded Soils of Coastal Area of the Caspian Sea in Periods of Drying and Aridization

D. B. Asgherova, Z. D. Biubolatova, P. A. Batirmurzaeva, and V. A. Gelnovakova p. 119  abstract

Using Geothermal Waters of Dagestan in Scientific and Biotechnological Processes

E. A. Islammagomedova, E. A. Khalilova, and S. C. Kotenko p. 124  abstract

The Specifics of the Terrestrial–Aquatic Ecotone of the North Dagestan Seacoast

M. I. Dzhalalova, R. M. Zagidova, and P. A. Abdurashidova p. 130  abstract

Assessment of the Structure of the Variability of Morphological Signs of Trifolium medium L. Introduced under the Conditions of Mountainous Dagestan

U. H. Khumaeva, A. D. Khabibov, P. M.-S. Muratchaeva p. 135  abstract

On the Placement of an Artificial Reef in the Caspian Sea

F. Sh. Amaeva, M. M. Aligadzhiev, and A. A. Abdurakhmanova p. 142  abstract

Hronicle

Scientific and Applied Aspects of Actions Devoted to the International Year of Soils

M. Z. Zalibekova p. 146  abstract