Contents

Arid Ecosystems

Vol. 14, No. 4, 2024

SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF ARID TERRITORIES

Spatial–Temporal Analysis of the Air Temperature, Precipitation, and Aridity Index on the Territory of the Lake Baikal Basin

E. A. Bogdanov, S. Hadbaatar, and S. N. Bazha p. 397  abstract

Changes in Soil Drought Characteristics in European Russia According to In-situ and Satellite Data

E. A. Cherenkova, and T. B. Titkova p. 413  abstract

Features of the Method of Iteration of Means in Studying Populations

Yu. I. Sukhorukikh, and S. G. Biganova p. 423  abstract

Identification and Mapping of Surface Carbonate Soils in the Dry-Steppe Zone of Volgograd Oblast

I. N. Gorokhova, and L. A. Tarnopolskii p. 430  abstract

Regularities of Seasonal Changes in the Water Regime Soils of Arid Territories

Z. G. Zalibekov, R. A. Magomedov, M. A. Musaev, A. B. Biarslanov, A. M. Akhmedov, and P. D. Musalaeva p. 438  abstract

Reconstruction of Paleoecological Conditions of the Middle Bronze Bazed on the Study of Buried Soils of Kamensk Area, Rostov Region

G. V. Nesteruk, K. V. Dyuzhova, A. Yu. Danilchenko, A. G. Shchipanova, and E. V. Larina p. 448  abstract

Anthropogenic Impact on Solonetz Soils Development in the Desert–Steppe Zone

A. V. Borisov, M. V. Eltsov, I. A. Idrisov, V. N. Pinskoy, and A. K. Khodjaeva p. 456  abstract

Features of Radial Growth of Trees in Shelterbelts of the Dry Steppe

A. A. Shigimaga, N. I. Bykov, and N. V. Rygalova p. 463  abstract

Phytocenotic Characteristics and Feed Value of Medicago sativa Pastures of the Eastern Cliff of Ustyurt

U. Sh. Saitjanova, and Kh. F. Shomurodov p. 473  abstract

Possibilities of Studying the Fauna and Population of Terrestrial Vertebrates of Mountain Wastelands Using Camera Traps from the Example of the Eastern Part of Tukuringa Ridge

S. A. Podolsky, D. S. Chemirskaya, and V. Savochka p. 480  abstract

Oribatid Mites of the Repetek Biosphere Reserve

P. R. Hydyrow p. 490  abstract

Ancient Agrolandscapes of the Darkhat Basin (Northern Mongolia)

T. N. Prudnikova p. 496  abstract

INDUSTRY PROBLEMS OF DRY LANDS DEVELOPMENT

Environmental Health Standards of Arid Soils in Southern Russia under Pollution by Oil and Oil Products

T. V. Minnikova, S. I. Kolesnikov, A. V. Kutasova, N. S. Minin, and V. G. Gaivoronsky p. 507  abstract

Exogenous Processes and Soil Cover in the Area of Large Reservoirs

Sh. G. Idarmachev, V. I. Cherkashin, and A. Sh. Idarmachev p. 523  abstract

WATER ECOSYSTEMS OF ARID TERRITORIES

Spatial-Temporal Changes in Water Mineralization in Artificial Water Bodies of Kalmykia

S. S. Ulanova, N. M. Novikova, and I. A. Goryaev p. 529  abstract

Influence of Electric Fields of a Fish Protection Device on Fish of the Dagestan Coast of the Caspian Sea

I. A. Stolbunov, S. N. Salienko, R. M. Barkhalov, N. I. Rabazanov, M. A. Mammaev, I. S. Salienko, A. A. Kuptsov, Ya. A. Kulikova, E. A. Zabotkina, and E. I. Izvekov p. 540  abstract