Contents

Arid Ecosystems

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Vol. 9, No. 2, 2019

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Systematic Study of Arid Territories

The Use of Fresh Groundwater from Arid Regions of the World in the Fight against Land Desertification

Z. G. Zalibekov, S. A. Mamaev, A. B. Biarslanov, R. A. Magomedov, D. B. Asgerova, and U. M. Galimova p. 77  abstract

On the Seismicity of the Arid Zone in the Northeastern Caucasus

Sh. G. Idarmachev, V. I. Cherkashin, M. A. Musaev, and A. Sh. Idarmachev p. 85  abstract

Chalky Highlands in Orenburg Oblast, a Unique Habitat for Rare Plant Species and Plant Communities

Ya. M. Golovanov and L. M. Abramova p. 89  abstract

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Applied Problems of Arid Land Development

Current State of the Flora of Vozrozhdeniya Island (Uzbekistan)

Kh. F. Shomurodov and B. A. Adilov p. 97  abstract

Spatial Structure of Prunus armeniaca L. Populations in the Arid Woodlands of Mountaineous Dagestan

Z. M. Asadulaev and D. M. Anatov p. 104  abstract

Protective Black-Saksaul Pasture Strips in the Central Asian Desert: Productive Ecosystem Function

E. Z. Shamsutdinova, N. Z. Shamsutdinov, I. O. Ibragimov, V. N. Nidyulin, and Z. Sh. Shamsutdinov p. 111  abstract

Concentration, Translocation, and Balance of Phosphorous in Grassland Ecosystems of Semidesert Landscapes in the Northwestern Caspian Sea Regions

G. N. Gasanov, T. A. Asvarova, K. M. Gadzhiev, R. R. Bashirov, Z. N. Akhmedova, A. S. Abdulaeva, and Sh. K. Salikhov p. 121  abstract

Phenolic Compounds in the Rational Use of Grape Resources in Arid Regions

Z. K. Bakhmulaeva, O. K. Vlasova, S. A. Magadova, and R. Z. Gasanov p. 127  abstract

Population Status of Tarbagan (Marmota sibirica Radde, 1862) in the Daursky State Nature Biosphere Reserve and Dzeren Valley Federal Nature Refuge

Yu. A. Bazhenov p. 132  abstract

Changes in Optical Plant Parameters with Respect to the Degree of Soil Salinity in Arid Lands

M. Kh.-M. Magomedova, M. Yu. Alieva, A. T. Mammaev, E. V. Pinyaskina, and A. V. Murtuzova p. 138  abstract

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