Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 16, No. 2, 2026

SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF ARID TERRITORIES

Climatology of Drought and Aridness by the Balance of Heat and Moisture Exchange in Grain-Producing Areas of the Volga Region and Southern Cis-Urals

A. N. Zolotokrylin and T. B. Titkova p. 175  abstract

Contemporary Climate Characteristics of Semi-Desert Landscapes of the Caspian Lowland of Dagestan

Z. V. Atayev, V. V. Bratkov, A. A. Gadzhiev, S. A. Mamaev, and A. R. Yusupov p. 185  abstract

Water Management Impacts on Don River Annual Runoff under Modern Water Scarcity

S. V. Dolgov, N. I. Koronkevich, and E. A. Kashutina p. 195  abstract

Geoecological Consequences of Aral Sea Regression at the Mesoscale Level

P. V. Skrob, A. A. Medvedkov, T. N. Alekseeva, and G. V. Stulina p. 201  abstract

The State of Phytocenoses in Anthropogenically Transformed Landscape of Dry-Steppe Zone in the South of European Russia

V. G. Yuferev and A. A. Vypritskii p. 215  abstract

On the Creation of a New Nature Reserve in the Belaya River Basin (Voronezh Oblast)

A. Ya. Grigorievskaya and D. R. Vladimirov p. 222  abstract

Post-Pasture Restoration of Biological Activity of Soils in the Dry-Steppe Zone

T. E. Khomutova, E. V. Chernysheva, N. N. Kashirskaya, K. S. Duschanova, D. A. Yurshenas, and A. V. Borisov p. 231  abstract

Monitoring of the Number of the Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia L.) in Rostovskii Nature Reserve and the Dependence of Its Reproduction on Environmental Factors

V. A. Minoransky and Yu. V. Timofeenko p. 241  abstract

Medico-Geographical Forecasting and Modeling of New Climate-Related Infections in Kazakhstan

E. G. Koroleva and T. V. Dikareva p. 248  abstract

INDUSTRY PROBLEMS OF DRYLAND DEVELOPMENT

Water Security of Grain Agroecosystems in the Steppe and Forest-Steppe Regions of Russia: 2. Historical Period, Direct Seeding Technology

E. M. Gusev and O. N. Nasonova p. 258  abstract

On the Potential of Cost-Efficient Forest-Climate Projects on Agricultural Lands in the Russian Federation

A. V. Ptichnikov, V. A. Gryaznova, and A. V. Kudryavtseva p. 270  abstract

Adaptation Experience and Phyto-Meliorative Potential of Jujube and Other Subtropic Introduced Species in the Arid Caspian Sea

G. A. Surkhaev and G. M. Surkhaeva p. 277  abstract

Characteristics of Chemical Composition of Main Components of Landscapes in the Southern Mining Regions of Mongolia

I. A. Belozertseva, O. V. Gagarinova, S. Enkh-Amgalan, N. V. Emel’yanova, G. Gerelmaa, O. Amarsanaa, G. Urantamir, E. Ayauly, O. Ganzorig, and D. Gerelt-Od p. 283  abstract

Quality Assessment of Groundwater Used for Irrigation in the Steppe Crimea

O. E. Klimenko and S. V. Podovalova p. 291  abstract

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS OF ARID TERRITORIES

Plankton Communities of Floodplain Lakes of Samarskaya Luka National Park (Rozhdestvensko-Shelekhmetskaya Floodplain, Samara Oblast)

N. G. Tarasova, S. V. Bykova, and O. V. Mukhortova p. 300  abstract

New Alien Hydrobiont Species in Coastal Zone of the Caspian Sea (Dagestan Sector)

N. A. Milchakova, F. V. Sapozhnikov, S. V. Statkevich, E. B. Chernysheva, E. N. Lobachev, N. I. Rabazanov, M. V. Khlopkova, and R. M. Barkhalov p. 308  abstract