Contents

Arid Ecosystems

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Vol. 10, No. 3, 2020

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Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Priorities in the Development of the Research Strategy for Arid Lands of the World

Z. G. Zalibekov, S. A. Mamaev, M. E. Kotenko, and R. A. Magomedov p. 171  abstract

Climatic Fluctuations in Dry Steppes and Their Role in the Demutation Process

A. M. Pugacheva p. 181  abstract

Analysis of Climatic Conditions in the Republic of Kalmykia for 1966–2017

N. A. Shumova p. 188  abstract

Change in Vegetation on Meliorated Solonetcic Soils of the Peri-Yergenian Plain over 10 Years (Republic of Kalmykia)

N. M. Novikova, N. A. Volkova, S. S. Ulanova, and M. M. Chemidov p. 194  abstract

Land Use/Land Cover Change Detection and Prediction in the Yasouj City Suburbs in Kohgiluyeh Va Boyerahmad Province in Iran

M. Armin, M. Majidian, and V. Ghorbannia Kheybari p. 203  abstract

Geoecological Zoning of the Northeastern Caspian

A. S. Tabelinova p. 211  abstract

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Applied Problems of Arid Land Development

Composition of Macrocomponents and Trace Elements in Macrophytes from the Freshwater Part of the Volga Mouth Area

A. V. Savenko, V. F. Brekhovskikh, and O. S. Pokrovsky p. 219  abstract

Role of the Regime of Ecosystem Use in the Variability Structure of Some Seed Productivity Traits of Mongolian Milkvetch, an Endemic Plant of the Republic of Dagestan

A. D. Khabibov and M. M. Mallaliev p. 228  abstract

Ontogenetic Structure of Rare Plant Species on the Usturt Plateau in Uzbekistan

T. Rakhimova, N. K. Rakhimova, Kh. F. Shomurodov, and O. S. Abduraimov p. 238  abstract

State of Desert Phytocenoses in the Republic of Kazakhstan at Crash Sites of Launch Vehicles

S. A. Lednev, I. N. Semenkov, T. V. Koroleva, and A. V. Sharapova p. 244  abstract

Rice Straw Decomposition by Woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea) and Millipedes (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) in the Soils of Kalmykia in a Laboratory Experiment

Yu. M. Lebedev, K. B. Gongalsky, A. Yu. Gorbunova, and A. S. Zaitsev p. 251  abstract

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