Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 13, No. 3, 2023

Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Current Climatic Trends in Evaporation and Soil Moisture Changes in the South of European Russia

T. B. Titkova, A. N. Zolotokrylin and E. A. Cherenkova p. 239  abstract

The Positions of the Channels of the Volga Paleodelta at the End of the Khvalynian Time According to Geomorphological Data

D. M. Lobacheva, E. N. Badyukova and R. R. Makshaev p. 248  abstract

Harmonization of the Results of Soil Salinity Chemical Study

K. O. Prokopyeva and M. V. Konyushkova p. 257  abstract

The Nitrogen Balance in the Soil–Plant Cover of Arid Ecosystems in the Northwestern Caspian Region

T. A. Asvarova, G. N. Gasanov, K. M. Gadzhiev, R. R. Bashirov, K. B. Gimbatova and A. S. Abdulaeva p. 267  abstract

The Map of the Current Vegetation on the Territory of Distribution of the Population of Saiga tatarica tatarica L. in the North-Western Caspian Region

I. N. Safronova, N. Yu. Stepanova, T. Yu. Karimova, O. G. Kalmykova, S. S. Ulanova, N. L. Fedorova, I. A. Goryaev, S. A. Poluektov and D. G. Polyakov p. 276  abstract

The Patterns of the Distribution of Allergenic Plants in the Plains Biomes of Russia

T. V. Dikareva, V. Yu. Rumyantsev, M. S. Soldatov and S. M. Malkhazova p. 285  abstract

The Current State of Cenopopulations of Some Endemic and Rare Species of the Genus Tulipa L. (Liliaceae) in the Tashkent Region (Uzbekistan)

N. Yu. Beshko, O. S. Abduraimov, U. Kh. Kodirov, F. M. Madaminov and A. V. Mahmudov p. 294  abstract

Interference Competition between Wild and Domestic Ungulates at Watering Sites of Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Francesco Raimondi, Davide Sogliani, Marta Cimini, Luciano Atzeni and Claudio Augugliaro p. 305  abstract

Spatial Structure of Steppe Marmot Populations under Protection Regime in the Southern CIS-Urals

O. V. Soroka p. 314  abstract

The Structure of a Soil Nematode Community in Dry Steppe Phytocenoses of Vodnyi Island (State Biosphere Reserve Rostovskii) during the Spring Period

V. Yu. Shmatko, L. P. Il’ina and T. A. Sokolova p. 321  abstract

The Spatial and Taxonomic Structures of Microbial Communities in Dry Steppe Zone Soils of the Selenga Highlands (Western Transbaikal Region)

E. P. Nikitina, L. B. Buyantueva, O. A. Baturina, A. B. Gyninova and E. V. Lavrent’eva p. 331  abstract

Industry Problems of Dry Lands Development

A Method of Iteration of Averages in Ecological Research

Yu. I. Sukhorukikh and S. G. Biganova p. 342  abstract

Soil Cover Structure and Pasture Soil Properties in a Dry Steppe Zone under Conditions of Different Grazing Intensities

A. V. Borisov, I. A. Idrisov, V. N. Pinskoy, A. Potapova, A. V. Bukhonov and M. V. Eltsov p. 348  abstract

Water Ecosystems of Arid Territories

Comparative Assessment of the Current State of Semi-Anadromous and Non-Anadromous Fish Species in the Northern Part of Agrakhan Bay

L. M. Vasilyeva, N. I. Rabazanov, N. V. Sudakova, A. Z. Anokhina, D. M. Ramazanova and R. M. Barkhalov p. 357  abstract

Evaluation of the Filtration Activity of the Dreissena Polymorpha Southern Invasive Species for the Ivankovo Reservoir

L. P. Fedorova and V. O. Polyanin p. 363  abstract