Contents

Arid Ecosystems

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Vol. 9, No. 3, 2019

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Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Inevitability and Prospects of the Use of the “Green Farming” Strategy by Humanity

E. M. Gusev p. 143  abstract

Landscape-Ecological Assessment of Dry Lands of the Russian-Kazakhstan Border Zone for Sustainable Land Use

B. A. Krasnoyarova, I. V. Orlova, T. G. Plutalova, and S. N. Sharabarina p. 150  abstract

The Tarim Basin and the Transformation of its Landscapes

T. N. Prudnikova p. 157  abstract

Meta-Analysis of the Large Herbivores’ Trophic Spectra in Northern Asia Concerning Changes of Dominant Primary Consumers

I. S. Sheremet’ev, S. B. Rozenfel’d, and T. P. Sipko p. 166  abstract

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Applied Problems of Arid Land Development

Grazing Effect on Soil Properties in Dry Subtropic Steppes of Azerbaijan

S. A. Ganieva, N. Ya. Dyunyamalieva, and F. M. Ramazanova p. 174  abstract

NDVI for Monitoring of the State of Steppe and Desert Ecosystems of the Gobi

P. D. Gunin, V. P. Dedkov, E. V. Danzhalova, S. N. Bazha, A. N. Zolotokrylin, and T. I. Kazantseva p. 179  abstract

Anthropogenic Degradation of Soils on River Terraces in the Volga–Ural Region in the Bronze Age and Its Effect on the Modern Soil–Plant Cover

L. N. Plekhanova p. 187  abstract

Determination of Effective Factors on Natural Regeneration of Persian Oak in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Sothern Zagros, Iran

A. Salehi, M. Farzin, and SH. Alizadeh p. 193  abstract

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Water Ecosystems

Potential Role of Groundwater in Pollution of Coastal Water of the Caspian Sea by Organic Pollutants

N. M. Ismailov and S. R. Alieva p. 202  abstract

Integral Diagnostics of Sea Water Quality with the Use of Phyto- and Zooplankton

N. I. Rabazanov, A. F. Sokol’skii, S. S. Evseeva, and R. N. Rabazanov p. 209  abstract

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