Contents

Arid Ecosystems

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Vol. 7, No. 4, 2017

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Arid Ecosystems ISSN 2079-0961.

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Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Impact of Global Climate Change on Ecosystem Functions of African Countries

A. I. Kurbatova, A. M. Tarko, and E. V. Kozlova p. 217  abstract

Ecological Intercomponent Relationships in the Natural Solonetzic Soil Complex of the Northern Sarpinskaya Plain (Kalmykia Republic)

N. M. Novikova, M. V. Konyushkova, and S. S. Ulanova p. 224  abstract

Changes in Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Lower Volga Region Caused by River Flow Regulation

Zh. V. Kuz’mina and S. E. Treshkin p. 234  abstract

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Applied Problems of Arid Lands Development

Saline Soils and Identification of Salt Accumulation Provinces in Kazakhstan

G. T. Issanova, J. Abuduwaili, Zh. U. Mamutov, A. A. Kaldybaev, G. A. Saparov, and T. A. Bazarbaeva p. 243  abstract

Intensity of Gully Erosion in Arid Zone of Azerbaijan Republic (by the Example of the Region of the Mingechaur Water Reservoir)

E. A. Gurbanov and S. A. Ganieva p. 251  abstract

Evaluation of the Restoration Dynamics of the Artemisia terrae-albae Communities in the Northern Part of the Aral Sea Region

L. A. Dimeyeva, V. N. Permitina, B. M. Sultanova, K. Ussen, and V. V. Lyssenko p. 256  abstract

Actual State of Coenopopulations of Astragalus cenralis Sheld. under Conditions of Kuldzhuktau Ridge (Kyzylkum Desert)

Sh. U. Saribaeva and Kh. F. Shomurodov p. 265  abstract

Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Taxonomic Diversity of Plant Species in the Arid Region of Tabuk

Khalid A. Al-Mutairi p. 271  abstract

Changes in the Population Structure and Abundance of Mammals and Birds in Pasture Ecosystems of the Southern Minusinsk Basin

V. A. Prelovskii p. 277  abstract

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