Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 15, No. 3, 2025

SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF ARID TERRITORIES

Similarities and Differences in Long-Term Dynamics of Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Runoff in Don and Ural River Basins

S. V. Dolgov, N. I. Koronkevich, Zh. T. Sivokhip, and V. M. Pavleichik p. 269  abstract

Temperature and Precipitation Norms in the Base Climatic Periods 1961–1990 and 1991–2020 in the Republic of Kalmykia

N. M. Novikova and S. S. Ulanova p. 276  abstract

Dynamics of Changes in the Long-Term Climatic Indices and Hydrothermal Conditions in Astrakhan Oblast

N. V. Tyutyuma and G. K. Bulakhtina p. 285  abstract

Water Security of Grain Agroecosystems in the Steppe and Forest–Steppe Regions of Russia: 1. Historical Period, Standard Technologies of Rainfed Arable Farming

E. M. Gusev and O. N. Nasonova p. 290  abstract

Analysis of the Informativeness of Spectral Vegetation Indices for Satellite Mapping of Open Sands and Deflated Territories of the Northwestern Caspian Sea

S. S. Shinkarenko, S. A. Bartalev, and A. B. Biarslanov p. 303  abstract

Application of Geoinformation Technologies to Assess the Impact of Grazing and Fires on the Vegetation Cover of the North-Western Caspian Region

T. Yu. Karimova, S. S. Shinkarenko, I. N. Safronova, and N. Yu. Stepanova p. 314  abstract

Indo-Asian Collision as a Key Factor in the Formation of Arid Ecosystems in Tibet at Subtropical Latitudes

A. A. Nikol’skii and E. A. Vanisova p. 325  abstract

Ecosystems of the Northeastern Caspian Sea Region: Spatial Pattern and Specific Features of the Plant and Soil Cover

L. A. Dimeyeva, V. N. Permitina, A. F. Islamgulova, and R. T. Iskakov p. 329  abstract

The Current State of White Saxaul Pastures in Northwestern Kyzylkum Related to Desertification

V. K. Sharipova, T. Rakhimova, N. K. Rakhimova, Kh. F. Shomurodov, B. A. Adilov, and Zh. S. Sadinov p. 338  abstract

Snow Sheep (Ovis nivicola) on the Mountain Heaths of Tokinsko-Stanovoi National Park

S. A. Podolsky, Yu. A. Darman, T. A. Domanov, S. V. Dudov, V. A. Kastrikin, E. K. Krasikova, and S. I. Titova p. 347  abstract

Features of Migration of Young Greater Spotted Eagles from the European Part of Russia

A. L. Mischenko, A. V. Sharikov, S. V. Volkov, D. A. Karvovsky, R. H. Bekmansurov, V. N. Melnikov, O. V. Sukhanova, O. S. Grinchenko, D. A. Zotov, and O. A. Vartanyants p. 360  abstract

INDUSTRY PROBLEMS OF DRY LANDS DEVELOPMENT

Ecology and Distribution of Desert Truffles in Algeria

Z. Fortas, S. Dib-Bellahouel, and G. Chevalier p. 370  abstract

Mitigation of the Stages of Arid Soil Degradation Under the Influence of Tree Plantations

R. M. Adamova, M.-R. A. Kaziev, and U. M. Galimova p. 382  abstract

Establishing Storage Reservoirs Using Composite Bentonite Material for Effective Irrigation under Conditions of Land Desertification

B. D. Toturbiev, S. A. Mamaev, A. B. Toturbiev, and N. B. Butaeva p. 387  abstract

Groundwater and Its Potential for Soil Irrigation Purposes in Arid Ecosystems of the Terek-Kuma Lowland

R. A. Magomedov p. 392  abstract

Study of the Impact of Oil and Oil Product Pollution on the Biological Properties of Soils in Arid Territories

A. A. Buluktaev, A. B. Ad’yanova, R. A. Mukabenova, and S. S. Mandzhieva p. 401  abstract

WATER ECOSYSTEMS OF ARID TERRITORIES

Changes in the Size Structure of Algal Communities in Rivers of the Basin of Elton Lake under Salinity Gradient Conditions

O. G. Gorokhova and T. D. Zinchenko p. 411  abstract

Structure of Diatom Assemblages in the Surface Layer of Bottom Sediments in Modern Water Courses of the Volga Delta

E. I. Lysenko p. 418  abstract

DNA Analysis as a Promising Tool for Research of Aquatic Organisms in Modern Russia

A. M. Orlov and N. I. Rabazamov p. 429  abstract