Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 12, No. 4, 2022

Systematic Study of Arid Territories

Future Changes in Dry Conditions using Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM) in the Western Region of Gorgan Plain, Iran

Z. Heidarizadi and Z. Jamali p. 345  abstract

Regional Climate Changes in Arid Steppes and their Connection with Droughts

A. M. Pugacheva, A. I. Belyaev, K. Yu. Trubakova, and O. D. Romadina p. 353  abstract

The Effects of River Control and Climatic and Hydrological Changes on the State of Floodplain and Delta Ecosystems of the Lower Don

Zh. V. Kuzmina, S. S. Shinkarenko, D. A. Solodovnikov, and M. L. Markov p. 361  abstract

Water Regime Types in Sand Massifs of the Don River Basin

A. K. Kulik and R. N. Balkushkin p. 374  abstract

Differentiation of Soil Processes by Stages of Soil Formation in the Regions of a Dry Climatic Belt

M. M. Alichaev, M. G. Sultanova, and P. D. Musalaeva p. 382  abstract

Regularities of the Soil Cover Formation on Piedmont-Seaside Plains of the Western Caspian Sea Region

M. E. Kotenko, D. B. Asgerova, and U. M. Galimova p. 389  abstract

The Use of Multi-Temporal High-Resolution Satellite Images to Soil Salinity Assessment of the Solonetzic Complex (Republic of Kalmykia)

K. O. Prokopyeva p. 394  abstract

The Ecosystem and Biotic Diversity of the Southeastern Altai-Tuva Desert-Steppe Orobiome

G. N. Ogureeva and M. V. Bocharnikov p. 407  abstract

Halocnemeta strobilacei Formation in the Caspian Lowland: Ecological–Phytocoenotic Classification and Characteristic Plant Communities

I. A. Goryaev and I. N. Safronova p. 414  abstract

The State of Wild Tulips of the Northern Macroslope of Kyrgyz Ala-too in Relation to the Problem of their Disappearance

A. Zh. Kendirbaeva, K. T. Shalpykov, N. A. Rogova, A. K. Dolotbakov, and U. U. Chyngyz p. 422  abstract

Ungulates of the Arid Ecosystems from the Red Data Book of the Russian Federation

A. A. Lushchekina, T. Yu. Karimova, and V. M. Neronov p. 432  abstract

Industrial Problems of the Study of Arid Territories

The Scientific Basis for the Statement of Achievement Objectives for the Land Degradation Neutrality in Turkmenistan

G. S. Kust, M. Kh. Durikov, V. A. Lobkovsky, O. V. Andreeva, M. D. Nepesov, B. K. Mamedov, and N. V. Nikolaev p. 441  abstract

Environmental and Economic Assessment of Agricultural Land Degradation in the Central and Western Zones of the Republic of Tyva

A. D. Sambuu, A. O. Oksyulyuk, and A. Yu. Kaldar-ool p. 455  abstract

Industrial Challenges in Arid Land Development

The Properties of Agriculture-Related Objects in Arid Regions in Northwest Mongolia and the Tyva Border Areas

T. N. Prudnikova p. 462  abstract

Industrial Problems of the Study of Arid Territories

Mapping the Rangelands of Wild Ungulates in the Barsakelmes Nature Reserve (Kazakhstan)

L. A. Dimeyeva, Zh. K. Salmukhanbetova, and D. V. Malakhov p. 473  abstract

Water Ecosystems of Arid Territories

Hydroenvironmental State of the Agrakhan Bay and Means for Improvement

D. V. Magritskii, A. V. Goncharov, V. M. Moreido, M. A. Samokhin, A. S. Abdusamadov, S. V. Kuptsov, G. S. Dzhamirzoev, O. N. Erina, D. I. Sokolov, V. S. Arkhipkin, M. A. Tereshina, V. V. Surkov, and A. A. Semenova p. 481  abstract

A Comparative Assessment of Hematological Indicators of Paddlefish (Polyodon Spathula Walbaum, 1792) when Obtaining Mature Oocytes for Food and Fish-Breeding Purposes

N. V. Sudakova, M. A. Elnakib, and N. I. Rabazanov p. 496  abstract

The Hydrochemistry and Hydrobiology of Technogenic Reservoirs at Mining Territories of the Southeastern Transbaikal Region

E. Yu. Afonina, N. A. Tashlykova, L. V. Zamana, A. P. Kuklin, V. A. Abramova, and L. P. Chechel p. 505  abstract

Planktonic and Benthic Algocoenoses in Highly Mineralized Rivers that Drain into Lake Elton

O. G. Gorokhova and T. D. Zinchenko p. 516  abstract