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1. Burbot (Lota lota L., 1758) Larval Distribution in the Streamflow during Long Downstream Migration

Author:
Koporikov, A. R.; Bogdanov, V. D.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 482-490
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Lota lota; fish larvae; floodplains; geotaxis; hatching; juveniles; muscles; rivers; spawning; stream flow; streams; swim bladder; turbulent flow
Abstract:
... The article presents long-term (from 1996 to 2018) data on the distribution of burbot larvae at the endogenous-feeding stage during downstream migration in a stream of spawning tributaries of the Ob River: the Severnaya Sosva River (16 years of observations), the Sob River, and the Voikar River (one year of observations). The assumption that the predominance of larvae in the flow horizons depends ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050060

2. Diversity of the Grass Layer of Urbanized Communities Dominated by Invasive Acer negundo

Author:
Veselkin, D. V.; Dubrovin, D. I.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 413-421
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Acer negundo; anthropogenic activities; canopy; community structure; ecological invasion; forbs; graminoids; grasses; habitat fragmentation; invasive species; species diversity; synanthropes; taiga; trees; urbanization; Russia
Abstract:
... The α-diversity of the grass layer was compared for communities exposed to Acer negundo and unexposed communities. The communities were aligned by characteristics by their degrees of urbanization, fragmentation, and anthropogenic disturbance. The research was carried out in the city of Yekaterinburg (the southern taiga subzone, Russia) at 13 sites. Each site included two sampling plots: one in com ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050114

3. Dynamics of Forest Vegetation and Climate in the Southern Taiga of Western Siberia in the Late Holocene According to Spore–Pollen Analysis and Ams Dating of the Peat Bog

Author:
Antipina, T. G.; Preis, Yu. I.; Zenin, V. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 445-452
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Holocene epoch; bogs; climate change; climatic factors; cooling; forests; humidity; peat; peatlands; swamps; taiga; watersheds; Siberia
Abstract:
... The reconstruction of the dynamics of natural and climatic conditions according to the spore–pollen analysis and AMS dating of the peat section of the south-taiga watershed of the bog swamp massif in western Siberia is presented. The dynamics of regional forest vegetation was reconstructed for the last 4200 years. The period of cryogenic termination of peat accumulation of 2995–2215 before present ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050035

4. Effects of Experimental Warming on Growing Season Temperature and Carbon Exchange in an Alpine Tundra Ecosystem

Author:
Zhou, Y. M.; Meng, G. L.; Tai, Z. J.; Han, J. Q.; Deng, J. F.; Wang, H. W.; Li, M.-H.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 474-481
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Dryas octopetala; Vaccinium uliginosum; air; alpine tundra; carbon; carbon dioxide; climate change; ecosystem respiration; ecosystems; growing season; plant height; prediction; soil; temperature; tundra; uncertainty; winter
Abstract:
... Accurate assessing CO₂ exchange of tundra ecosystems is essential for better understanding and prediction of the CO₂ responses of tundra ecosystems to climate change. In this study, the effects of warming on growing season CO₂ exchange in an alpine tundra ecosystem were examined with closed transparent chamber attached to an infrared gas analyzer. Compared to ambient controls, open-top chambers (O ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050138

5. Factors of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Siberian Larch Growth in the Mountain Regions of Altai, Tuva, and Mongolia

Author:
Andreeva, M. V.; Kurochkin, Yu. N.; Syromyatina, M. V.; Chistyakov, K. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 453-459
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Larix sibirica; air temperature; dendrochronology; hydrology; mountains; temporal variation; wood; Mongolia; Siberia
Abstract:
... The dynamics of radial wood increments have been analyzed according to the three tree-ring chronologies ALT (1463–2017), TUV (1715–2012), and MON (1663–2017) obtained for the southern regions of the Altai Mountains, southwestern regions of Tuva, and northern regions of Mongolian Altai, respectively. Chronologies demonstrate similar annual and long-term temporal variability. Cyclic changes in wood ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040040

6. Features of Station Distribution of Mouse-Like Rodents in Foothill Zone of the Republic of Dagestan

Author:
Magomedov, M. Sh.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 496-503
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Cricetulus; Gliridae; Microtus; environmental factors; forests; hamsters; hills; interspecific variation; mice; niches; voles
Abstract:
... The features of the spatial distribution of four species of Mouse-Like rodents (Sylvaemus fulvipectus, Cricetulus migratorius, Microtus socialis, and Dryomys nitedula) in the forest associations of the foothill zone of the Republic of Dagestan are analyzed. Sixteen environmental parameters are selected, of which ten significantly showed interspecific differences. The distribution of rodent species ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050072

7. Main and Concomitant Prey of the Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) in Problems of Historical Ecology

Author:
Smirnov, N. G.; Kropacheva, Yu. E.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 491-495
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Bubo bubo; caves; cliffs; diet; fauna; nesting; nesting sites; niches; pellets; riparian areas; rodents; steppes; taiga
Abstract:
... This paper considers mass materials related to the feeding of the eagle owl from three latitudinal regions of the Urals (northern and southern taiga and steppe). All collections were carried out in the same type of location of bone remains of prey from pellets at the nesting grounds of eagle owls in niches and caves at cliffs along riverbanks. The prey of the eagle owl is divided into three catego ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050102

8. Number of Pollinators and Their Visitation Rate Incur Different Intensities of Pollen Limitation in Meconopsis integrifolia

Author:
Yun Wu,; Zhang, Ni-Wen; Peng, Han; Zhang, Qiang; Liu, Guang-Li
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 504-510
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Meconopsis integrifolia; altitude; pollen; pollination; pollinators
Abstract:
... Pollen limitation commonly exists in the alpine species, yet, experimental estimates on the changeable trajectory of pollen limitation along elevational changes are rarely. We used field observations and supplemental hand pollination treatment to estimate the variation in pollen limitation among five different altitudes populations (from 3600 m.a.s.l. to 4400 m.a.s.l.) in Meconopsis integrifolia i ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050126

9. Specification of Multispecies Ecogeographic Aggregations of Rare Plant Species for the Management of Protected Nature Areas (on the Example of Mari El Republic’s Flora)

Author:
Osmanova, G. O.; Bogdanov, G. A.; Zhivotovsky, L. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 460-464
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
conservation areas; flora; plants (botany); rare species; soil; topography
Abstract:
... We suggest the concept of ecogeographic aggregations (EGAs) of plant species, according to which populations (ecogeographic units, EGUs) of each species are combined into spatially close groups (aggregations) if they are adjacent to each other and live under similar conditions. The specification of EGA is based on the analysis of thematic geographic maps (of soils, topography, etc.). The delineate ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050096

10. The Impact of Neighbouring Ecosystems on Species Composition in the Ecotone of Small Forest Plots: Case Study in Choszczno Forest Inspectorate in NW Poland

Author:
Gamrat, R.; Gałczyńska, M.; Sotek, Z.; Stasińska, M.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 465-473
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
case studies; ecosystems; ecotones; flora; forests; grasslands; habitats; lichens; meta-analysis; mosses and liverworts; shrubs; species diversity; surveys; trees; Poland
Abstract:
... The aim of the study was to verify a hypothesis that the proximity of different ecosystems have an impact on the richness of flora in three forest patches in the Choszczno Forest Inspectorate (West Pomeranian Province in NW Poland). Between 2013–2015, the survey involved three areas with different adjacent ecosystems: forest, built−up area, and grassland. At each object we analyzed four test plots ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050059

11. The Nature of Correlation between the Degree of Dominance and Species Richness in Plant Communities of Different Types: Are the Processes Biological or Stochastic?

Author:
Akatov, V. V.; Akatova, T. V.; Afanas’ev, D. F.; Sazonets, N. M.; Sushkova, E. G.; Chefranov, S. G.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 422-430
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
grasslands; grazing; habitats; heat; plant communities; species richness; stochastic processes; trampling damage; wastelands
Abstract:
... Both biological and stochastic processes can account for the correlation between dominance and species richness in plant communities. We compared plant communities of different types with simulated cenoses composed of species with random values of relative abundance in order to identify the cause of the correlation. The results showed that the communities exposed to stress factors and/or frequent ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040039

12. Tree Stands and Their Productivity Dynamics at the Upper Growing Limit in Khibiny on the Background of Modern Climate Changes

Author:
Moiseev, P. A.; Galimova, A. A.; Bubnov, M. O.; Devi, N. M.; Fomin, V. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.5 pp. 431-444
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
age structure; climate change; ecosystems; ecotones; forest stands; forests; growing season; mountains; phytomass; summer; temperature; woodlands; Russia
Abstract:
... Within the ecotone of the upper limit of woody vegetation on the southeastern macroslope of the Khibiny Mountain ridge (Kola Peninsula), the spatial and age structure, as well as features of the phytomass accumulation of spruce–birch stands, were studied. Analysis revealed that there was a manifold increase in the density and productivity of forest stands in the last century, and the upper border ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619050084

13. Age Structure and Body Size Variation in Common Toad (Bufo bufo, Linnaeus 1758) from Three Different Altitudes in Turkey

Author:
Tuğba Ergül Kalayci,; Gül, Serkan; Dursun, Cantekin; Karaoğlu, Handan; Özdemir, Nurhayat
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 397-403
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Bufo bufo; age structure; altitude; body size; females; males; sexual dimorphism; sexual maturity; toads; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... We describe here for the first time the body size and age of the Common Toad (Bufo bufo) from high (Trabzon, 1090 m and Kastamonu, 925 m above sea level) and low (Yalova, 65 m above sea level) altitudes in Turkey using skeletochronology. The specimens from Trabzon were significantly smaller and younger than the ones from the Kastamonu and Yalova populations. Age at sexual maturity was three years ...
DOI:
10.1134/S106741361904009X

14. Effect of Summer Monthly Temperatures on Light Tree Ring Formation in Three Larch Species (Larix) in the Northern Forest–Tundra of Siberia

Author:
Gurskaya, M. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 343-351
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Larix gmelinii var. gmelinii; Larix sibirica; air temperature; climate; growing season; growth rings; Siberia
Abstract:
... Studies in the northern forest–tundra of Siberia have been performed to estimate temperature conditions in individual months of the growing season that have an effect on the formation of light tree rings in three larch species: Larix sibirica, L. gmelinii, and L. cajanderi. The threshold air temperatures for light ring formation have been determined and found to be similar in all the species. Diff ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040088

15. Enchytraeid Community (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) and Its Dependence on Edaphic Conditions in Rice Agroecosystems in Russia

Author:
Degtyarev, M. I.; Korobushkin, D. I.; Gongalsky, K. B.; Zaitsev, A. S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 384-390
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Enchytraeidae; Oryza sativa; agroecosystems; animals; autumn; bioavailability; bunds; crops; edaphic factors; fauna; flooded conditions; food webs; grasslands; habitats; highlands; latitude; linear models; paddies; paddy soils; phosphorus content; principal component analysis; rice; soil chemical properties; summer; Russia
Abstract:
... Communities of soil animals (meso- and macrofauna) in rice paddies tend to be fragmented, and have extremely low abundance. Nevertheless, some groups, such as enchytraeids, may become dominant in flooded conditions, as shown in tropical rice agroecosystems. However, the fauna and functional composition of enchytraeids (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) under such conditions have not yet been st ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040064

16. Histopathology and Changes of Reproductive Parameters in Peled, Coregonus peled, from the Lower Ob Basin

Author:
Shuman, L. A.; Selyukov, A. G.; Nekrasov, I. S.; Kyrov, D. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 372-383
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Coregonus; basins; cadmium; fish; gills; gonads; heavy metals; histopathology; kidneys; lead; liver; mercury; pollutants; pollution
Abstract:
... Histopathological changes in the gills, liver, kidneys and gonads and heavy metal accumulation have been studied in peled (Coregonus peled) from the Lower Ob basin. It has been shown that there is a relationship between pollutant concentrations in tissues and environment and the degree of pathology in the internal organs and that the morphofunctional status of fish has an effect on their reproduct ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040143

17. Intra- and Interpopulation Variation of Leaf Life Span in Rhododendronledebourii Pojark. and Rh. dauricum L. (Ericaceae Juss.) and Its Environmental Determination

Author:
Tikhonova, N. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 323-330
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Rhododendron; atmospheric precipitation; climatic factors; habitats; leaves; longevity
Abstract:
... Twenty cenopopulations of Rhododendron dauricum and Rh. ledebourii, two closely related and morphologically hardly distinguishable species, have been studied with respect to one of the most significant taxonomic features, the life span of leaves on the shoot. The correlation of this feature with other morphological characters of plants and climatic conditions in the species habitats has been evalu ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040155

18. Intraspecific Variability of Metal Tolerance in Taraxacum officinale Wigg. s.l. Seed Progeny: Analysis Based on Dose–Response Relationship

Author:
Bezel’, V. S.; Zhuikova, T. V.; Dulya, O. V.; Balyberdina, N. S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 331-336
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Taraxacum officinale; copper; copper sulfate; dose response; industrial wastes; intraspecific variation; landfills; metal tolerance; progeny; root growth; seedlings
Abstract:
... Based on the analysis of dose–response relationships under exposure to a wide range of copper sulfate concentrations, the metal tolerance of seed progeny was assessed using the root elongation test in two morphological forms of Taraxacum officinale Wigg. s.l. growing in background and technogenically transformed areas (industrial waste dumps). Since previous studies in the same areas showed that t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040052

19. Stock identification of the Channa striata Inhabiting the Gangetic River System using Truss Morphometry

Author:
Afzal Khan, M.; Khan, Salman; Miyan, Kaish
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 391-396
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Channa striata; analysis of variance; discriminant analysis; fish; morphometry; principal component analysis; rivers
Abstract:
... Landmark-based truss morphometry was used to identify stock structure of striped snakehead, Channa striata, in the river Ganga and its tributaries: river Yamuna and river Gomti. The fish samples were collected from Narora site of the river Ganga, Agra site of the river Yamuna and Lucknow site of the river Gomti from November 2012 to May 2016. Ten morphometric landmarks were selected to construct t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040106

20. Structure and Dynamics of Tree Stands at the Upper Timberline in the Western Part of the Putorana Plateau

Author:
Grigor’ev, A. A.; Devi, N. M.; Kukarskikh, V. V.; V’yukhin, S. O.; Galimova, A. A.; Moiseev, P. A.; Fomin, V. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 311-322
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Larix gmelinii; age structure; altitude; climatic factors; forests; phytomass; remote sensing; topographic maps; treeline; trees
Abstract:
... Analysis of the age structure of Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii Rupr.) forests in the western part of the Putorana Plateau (Sukhie Gory Range) and comparison of diachronous topographic maps and satellite images have revealed changes in the altitudinal position of the upper boundary of tree vegetation. The most significant changes occurred on south- and southwest-facing slopes. Correlations of trun ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040076

21. Temporal and Spatial Variations of Phytoplankton Community Structure in Lake Erhai, a Chinese Plateau Lake, with Reference to Environmental Factors

Author:
Yang, W.; Deng, D. G.; Meng, X. L.; Zhang, S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 352-360
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Aulacoseira; Chlorophyta; Crustacea; Cyclotella meneghiniana; Fragilaria; Microcystis aeruginosa; Microcystis wesenbergii; analysis of variance; autumn; biomass; community structure; dominant species; environmental factors; lakes; nutrient content; phytoplankton; spring; summer; water temperature; winter; zooplankton
Abstract:
... Temporal and spatial variations of phytoplankton community in Lake Erhai were investigated from May 2010 to April 2011. A total of 124 species belonging to 8 phyla and 72 genera were recorded, among which Chlorophyta (74) ranked the first, followed by Bacillariophyta (24) and Cyanophyta (17). Total phytoplankton density ranged from 27.7 × 10⁵ to 442.1 × 10⁵ cells/L, with annual average value of 19 ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040179

22. The Effect of Vaccinium vitis-idaea on Properties of Mountain-Meadow Soil under Alpine Lichen Heath

Author:
Makarov, M. I.; Kadulin, M. S.; Turchin, S. R.; Malysheva, T. I.; Aksenova, A. A.; Onipchenko, V. G.; Menyailo, O. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 337-342
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Vaccinium vitis-idaea; acidity; carbon; environmental factors; enzymes; lichens; microbial activity; microbial nitrogen; mycorrhizae; nitrogen compounds; nutrients; phosphorus; plant communities; shrubs; soil
Abstract:
... —The study of the effect of mycorrhiza symbiosis on the transformation of carbon and nitrogen compounds in soils is important in view of the necessity to predict variations in the cycles of nutrients under changing environmental conditions. It has been shown that the ericaceous dwarf shrub Vaccinium vitis-idaea characterized by ericoid mycorrhiza, which releases oxidative and hydrolytic enzymes in ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040118

23. The Ratio between Chronographic and Geographic Variation in the Morphofunctional Features of Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus Shreb.) in the South of Its Range

Author:
Vasil’ev, A. G.; Bol’shakov, V. N.; Vasil’eva, I. A.; Gorodilova, Yu. V.; Chibiryak, M. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.4 pp. 361-371
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Clethrionomys glareolus; climate change; diet; floodplains; forests; geographical variation; morphogenesis; morphometry; rivers; voles
Abstract:
... A simultaneous analysis of the chronographic variation of the mandible of bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus Shreb.) in three longitudinally distant populations that inhabit floodplain forests of Sakmara and Samara rivers in the south of the species range (Orenburg oblast) has revealed significant morphogenetic and morphofunctional changes in each of these populations over 33 years. Changes in the ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619040167

24. Cenopopulation Structure of Key Species in Climax Siberian Pine Chern Forests of the Western Sayan Mountains

Author:
Konovalova, M. E.; Danilina, D. M.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 234-240
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Abies sibirica; Carex; Pinus sibirica; age structure; coniferous forests; ferns and fern allies; ground vegetation; herbaceous plants; herbs; mountains; ontogeny; trees
Abstract:
... The ontogenetic spectra and age structure of cenopopulations of key species, Pinus sibirica (DuTour) and Abies sibirica (Ledeb.), have been studied in a climax Siberian pine forest with Carex macroura, tall herbs, and ferns (the most common forest type among chern forests of the Western Sayan). The rates of ontogenetic development of P. sibirica and A. sibirica cenopopulations under given site con ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030081

25. Comparison of Salinity Tolerance in Geographically Diverse Collections of Thellungiella Accessions

Author:
Gandour, Mhemmed; Gharred, Jihed; Taamalli, Wael; Abdelly, Chedly
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 249-255
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Eutrema salsugineum; culture media; developmental stages; ecotypes; phenotype; proline; salinity; salt concentration; salt stress; salt tolerance; sand; screening; sodium chloride; vegetative growth; Siberia
Abstract:
... Salinity is a serious problem all over the world with an average of 830 M ha being affected. In order to investigate the screening attributes that can be used to determine early growth stage sensitivity of Thellungiella plants to salt stress, 8 Thellungiella genotypes were grown in pots containing fine sand as growth medium and subjected to five different salinity levels, i.e. 0, 200, 300 and 400 ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030020

26. Effects of Rapid Enclosure of Aquatic Ecosystems on Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of Daphnia similoides sinensis in a Eutrophic Chinese Lake

Author:
Wu, Jianxun; Zhang, Kun; Deng, Daogui; Liu, Qi; Peng, Shuixiu; Zhang, Tingting; Zhou, Zhongze
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 289-299
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Daphnia; aquatic ecosystems; aquatic organisms; cytochrome-c oxidase; eutrophication; evolution; genes; genetic markers; genetic variation; lakes; mitochondria; sediments; species diversity; China
Abstract:
... The transformation of ecosystems influences the genetic diversity and evolution of aquatic organisms. However, the mechanisms by which the genetic structure of the Daphnia population responds to the changes in ecosystem remain unclear. We used the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit (CO1) and 12S genes and microsatellite markers to investigate the genetic structure and differentiation of the ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030044

27. Fecundity of Passerine Birds (Passeriformes) in the Ob Forest Tundra and Yamal Peninsula

Author:
Ryzhanovskii, V. N.; Ryabitsev, V. K.; Gilev, A. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 280-288
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Passeriformes; birds; breeding; clutch size; eggs; fecundity; forests; latitude; nesting; nests; tundra
Abstract:
... The clutch size of passerine birds of 39 species in 3797 nests is considered. The dependence of the number of eggs in nests of northern passerine birds on the pattern of their distribution within the tundra zone and on the size of ranges, as well as the relationship of the trend of variation in the clutch size of species with different patterns of adaptation to the Subarctic, are discussed. Differ ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030111

28. Modeling the Bioclimatic Range of Tall Herb Communities in Northeastern Asia

Author:
Korznikov, K. A.; Kislov, D. E.; Krestov, P. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 241-248
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
climate change; climatic factors; herbs; islands; models; niches; refuge habitats; snow; Japan; Russia
Abstract:
... Modeling of the bioclimatic niches of the complex of tall herb communities in the current and predicted climatic conditions by 2070, as well as in the conditions of the climate of the Last Glacial Maximum (about 21 thousand years ago), has been performed. The most important bioclimatic parameters controlling the geographical distribution of tall herbs are the amount of snow precipitation (snow dep ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030093

29. On the Spatial Distribution of Eurasian Woodcocks under Different Weather Conditions during the Period of High Roding Activity in European Russia

Author:
Blokhin, Yu. Yu.; Artemenkov, D. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 256-261
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Scolopax rusticola; birds; geostatistics; kriging; monitoring; satellites; weather; Russia
Abstract:
... The material for the study was obtained from report forms collected in the course of national census of Eurasian Woodcock during the evening roding period in 2016 (2001 forms) and 2017 (2538 forms). The numbers of reported contacts with roding birds reached 14242 and 17 024, respectively. For the first time, a geostatistical kriging method was applied to this large amount of material to describe t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030019

30. Seasonal Formation of Tree Rings in Siberian Larch and Scots Pine in the Southern Taiga of Central Siberia

Author:
Kalinina, E. V.; Knorre, A. A.; Fonti, M. V.; Vaganov, E. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 227-233
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Larix sibirica; Pinus sylvestris; altitude; growth rings; taiga; temperature; tracheids; tree growth; Siberia
Abstract:
... A comparative analysis of the seasonal formation of tree rings has been performed in Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), growing in the southern taiga of Central Siberia in two sites on the altitudinal transect (200 and 536 m a.s.l.). Core samples were taken from April to September in 2012. The results have shown that the onset and duration of different pha ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030068

31. Stability and Diversity in Lake Ecosystem Two Decades after Restoration

Author:
Sender, Joanna; Garbowski, Magda
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 268-279
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Carex; Phragmites; ecosystems; habitats; hydrology; lakes; land use; meadows; monitoring; plant communities; rivers; species diversity; spillways; surface area; Poland
Abstract:
... Lake Piskory is situated in central-eastern (CE) Poland, in the southeastern part of the Vistula River spillway about 7.5 km from the mouth of the Wieprz River to the Vistula River. Prior to 1993 when restoration activities aimed at reestablishing hydrological function and diversifying habitats were implemented, the area was overgrown with rush vegetation and the water mirror seized to exist. In t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030135

32. The Consequences of Small Mammal Censuses by Method of Irreversible Removal

Author:
Kalinin, A. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 262-267
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Clethrionomys; Sorex; animal density; censuses; shrews; small mammals; trapping; voles
Abstract:
... Experiments were performed to estimate the effect of removal trapping with Gero trap lines on resident population density and dispersal rate of Clethrionomys voles and Sorex shrews. Parameters of animal density and dispersal were calculated based on the results of live-trap censuses taken before and immediately after the removal trapping. Resident population density in the latter case was accounte ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030056

33. The Hypothesis about the Lofoten Pleistocene Refugium for Pinus sylvestris L.

Author:
Sannikov, S. N.; Sannikova, N. S.; Petrova, I. V.; Egorov, E. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 218-226
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Holocene epoch; Pinus sylvestris; Pleistocene epoch; ecology; immigration; islands; paleobotany; palynology; probability; Eastern European region; Europe; Scandinavia
Abstract:
... The dates of appearance of a representative portion of Pinus sylvestris L. pollen in palynospectra (≥20%) have been analyzed as a parameter reflecting the spread of leading-edge pine populations from central and eastern Europe to the Lofoten region via probable alternative routes of population immigration. It has been found that they could reach this region not earlier than 6500–7000 years BP, i.e ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619030123

34. The Influence of the Intra-annual Distribution of Climate Characteristics on the Diversity of Vascular Plants in the Middle Volga Region

Author:
Sharyi, P. A.; Ivanova, A. V.; Sharaya, L. S.; Kostina, N. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.3 pp. 209-217
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
climate; species richness; temperature; vascular plants; winter
Abstract:
... This study deals with the relationship between the species richness of vascular plants in 10 × 10-km plots and climate indices in the Middle Volga Region. The most significant indices have been revealed: precipitation and temperature in March, temperature in October, and winter precipitation, with their combined effect accounting for 74% of variation in species richness. In view of relatively low ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010089

35. Academician Stanislav Semenovich Shvarts: The Proclaimer of Population-Ecological Thinking

Author:
Bol’shakov, V. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 97-101
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
ecology; human ecology; natural resources conservation; Russia; USSR
Abstract:
... This paper is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Stanislav Semenovich Shvarts, an outstanding Soviet ecologist. Consideration is given to his role in the establishment of ecology in the Soviet Union, its development at national and international levels, and the evolvement of special fields of ecological science currently pursued in Russia, namely, population, evolutionary, and huma ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020024

36. Dynamics of the Mite Communities (Acari: Parasitiformes) in Nests of the Parus major

Author:
Davidova, R.; Vasilev, V.; Boycheva, M.; Bakalova, J.; Ali, N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 200-207
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Androlaelaps; Dermanyssus gallinae; Ornithonyssus sylviarum; Parus major; community structure; conservation areas; fauna; mites; nests; species richness; Bulgaria
Abstract:
... The dynamics of nest-dwelling mites from the nests of the great tit in the protected area of Kamchia Mountain in Northeastern Bulgaria was investigated. The mite fauna inhabiting the nests of great tit differs significantly in terms of the degree of infestation, species richness, abundance and structure of communities in study years. There are statistically significant differences in the specimens ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020036

37. Evolutionary Ecology in the 21st Century: New Concepts and Development Prospects

Author:
Vasil’ev, A. G.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 102-114
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
biocenosis; climate change; prediction; sympatry
Abstract:
... The ideas of the evolutionary ecology of the 20th century and its modern conceptual space are considered with regard to new knowledge of the contents of population and evolutionary synecology. The article proposes (1) a population cenotic approach to analyzing the covariation of cenopopulations of sympatric species and taxocenes in space and historical time; (2) an approach to assessing the intrag ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020103

38. Initial Stages of Recovery of Soil Macrofauna Communities after Reduction of Emissions from a Copper Smelter

Author:
Vorobeichik, E. L.; Ermakov, A. I.; Grebennikov, M. E.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 146-160
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Enchytraeidae; detritivores; earthworms; emissions; forests; macroinvertebrates; metals; molluscs; pH; pollution; soil; taiga; toxicity
Abstract:
... Analysis of natural recovery of communities after reduction of industrial emissions is important for gaining an insight into their stability. However, there is obvious deficit in observations on the course of this recovery; in particular, no data on direct comparisons of the state of communities before and after reduction of emissions are available for soil macroinvertebrates. We have studied the ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020115

39. Number of Pollinators and Its Visitation Rate Incur Different Intensities of Pollen Limitation in Meconopsis integrifolia

Author:
Wu, Yun; Zhang, Ni-Wen; Peng, Han; Zhang, Qiang; Liu, Guang-Li
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 193-199
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Meconopsis integrifolia; altitude; pollen; pollination; pollinators
Abstract:
... Pollen limitation commonly exists in the alpine species, yet, experimental estimates on the changeable trajectory of pollen limitation along elevational changes are rarely. We used field observations and supplemental hand pollination treatment to estimate the variation in pollen limitation among five different altitudes populations (from 3600 m.a.s.l. to 4400 m.a.s.l.) in Meconopsis integrifolia i ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020127

40. Role of Population Structuring in the Formation of Karyotypic Diversity of the Common Shrew Sorex araneus (Lipotyphla, Mammalia)

Author:
Shchipanov, N. A.; Pavlova, S. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 115-125
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Sorex araneus; captive animals; hybrids; karyotyping; population structure; races; shrews
Abstract:
... In this review, we describe karyotypic, morphological, and genetic structuring of population in the common shrew Sorex araneus (Lipotyphla, Mammalia), and try to explain some unclear and contradictory aspects of this structuring on the basis of population approach. The subdivision of this species into more than 76 parapatric chromosomal races does not correspond to its morphological and genetic st ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020097

41. Seedlings Recruitment of a Timberline Tree (Larix chinensis Beissn) in Taibai Mountain, China

Author:
Guo, Hua; Wang, Xiao An
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 187-192
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Abies fargesii; Larix; altitude; analysis of variance; canopy; forests; habitats; light intensity; meadows; plant establishment; seedling emergence; seedlings; seeds; shrubs; sowing; temperature; treeline; China
Abstract:
... Larix chinensis Beissn forms a subalpine timberline on Taibai mountain, Shaanxi, China. Seed emergence and survival of seedlings were studied by seed sowing experiments across an altitudinal gradient (3150–3400 m a.s.l). Three main factors were considered: seed addition, shrub shadowing and disturbance. In three different habitats (from low altitude to high: the Abies fargesii forest, the Larix ch ...
DOI:
10.1134/S106741361902005X

42. The Dependence of the Duration of Downstream Migration of Burbot (Lota lota) Larvae on the Hepatosomatic Index of Spawners

Author:
Koporikov, A. R.; Bogdanov, V. D.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 138-145
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Lota lota; autumn; basins; condition factor; floodplains; hatching; hepatosomatic index; juveniles; larvae; regression analysis; rivers; spawning; summer; water temperature
Abstract:
... This study estimates the dependence of the duration of the downstream migration of burbot larvae in the Voikar River (the Lower Ob basin) on the relative condition factor of semianadromous spawners migrating upstream to the spawning tributary in autumn; the estimates are based on 20 years of observations (from 1999 to 2018). The observed (11 years) and calculated (9 years) values of the hepatosoma ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020073

43. The Method of Morphophysiological Indicators and Functional-Ontogenetic Approach to Solving Ecological Problems (Based on the Example of Splenomegaly in Rodents)

Author:
Olenev, G. V.; Grigorkina, E. B.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 126-137
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Clethrionomys glareolus; coevolution; environmental impact; environmental indicators; feral animals; herds; long term effects; rodents; spleen; splenomegaly
Abstract:
... The productivity of the combined use of the method of morphophysiological indicators (MMPI) and functional-ontogenetic approach in population studies is shown based on the example of analysis of the phenomenon of splenomegaly (SM) in rodents. A solution of the problem of analysis of spleen with a giant variation range is proposed, namely, to analyze the spleen index separately for normal spleen an ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020085

44. The Outcome of Northern Fur Seal Harvesting: The Results of Calibration of Mathematical Models Based on Observation Data (the Example of Tyulenii Island Population)

Author:
Frisman, E. Ya.; Zhdanova, O. L.; Kuzin, A. E.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 161-171
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Callorhinus ursinus; bulls; females; harvesting; mathematical models; pups; reproduction
Abstract:
... Tendencies in the dynamics of harvested northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) population on the Tyulenii Island have been analyzed in detail. The results show that retardation of reproduction (decrease in the numbers of pups) and decline in the survival of young females (up to 3 years of age) by the late 1980s resulted in a reduction of the total number of females and a significant increase in t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020048

45. The Relationships among Topographically-driven Habitats, Dominant Species and Vertical Layers in Temperate Forest in China

Author:
Jia, H. R.; Chen, Y.; Wang, X. Y.; Li, P. K.; Yuan, Z. L.; Ye, Y. Z.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.2 pp. 172-186
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
canopy; dominant species; forest dynamics; habitat preferences; habitats; interspecific competition; structural equation modeling; temperate forests; topography; China
Abstract:
... The relationships among topography, topographically-driven habitats, dominant species and vertical layers in forest ecosystem are often complicate. In this study, based on the five 1 ha forest dynamics plots in China, we examined these relationships in different communities of temperate forest in China through structural equation model and torus-translation test. Our results showed that (1) the do ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619020061

46. Analysis of the Patterns of Organization of Species Complexes of Ponto-Caspian and Ponto-Azovian Macrozoobenthos in the Middle and Lower Volga Reservoirs

Author:
Kurina, E. M.; Seleznev, D. G.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 65-74
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Dreissena bugensis; Dreissena polymorpha; molluscs; surface water
Abstract:
... The study of macrozoobenthos in the Middle and Lower Volga reservoirs has revealed stable cenotic complexes of Ponto-Caspian and Ponto-Azovian species, which are characterized by consortium interactions. It has been shown that the leading environment-forming role in bottom communities is played by dominant mollusk species: Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) and D. bugensis (Andrusov, 1897). Patte ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010053

47. Distribution Characteristics and Implication of n-alkanes in Soils and Plants in Alpine Meadow

Author:
Duan, Zhong-Hua; Quan, Xiao-Long; Qiao, You-Ming; Li, Xiao-Qing; Pei, Hai-Kun; He, Gui-Fang
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 20-26
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Aconitum; Elsholtzia; Leontopodium; Ligularia virgaurea; Oxytropis; Pedicularis; Potentilla; alkanes; alpine meadows; anserine; ecological succession; soil depth; soil sampling
Abstract:
... The present study was conducted to investigate the n-alkane composition of typical alpine meadows. Plant and soil samples were collected and analyzed to characterize the n-alkane components. The results show that the n-alkane with maximum concentration (Cₘₐₓ) was C₂₂ in Ligularia virgaurea and Aconitum pendulum, C₂₉ in Elsholtzia densa, Pedicularis kansuensis and Oxytropis kansuensis, and C₃₁ in P ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010120

48. Effect of Ecogeographic Factors along Latitudinal–Longitudinal Gradient on the Red Blood System of the Caucasian Snow Vole (Chionomys gud), a Species Autochthonous to the Caucasus

Author:
Bottaeva, Z. Kh.; Tembotova, F. A.; Emkuzheva, M. M.; Bersekova, Z. A.; Chapaev, A. Kh.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 34-42
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Chionomys gud; altitude; blood; maritime climate; small mammals; Caucasus region
Abstract:
... Parameters of hematopoietic tissue and peripheral blood in the Caucasian snow vole (Chionomys gud Satunin, 1909), a typical mountain species of small mammals, have been studied for the first time along a latitudinal–longitudinal (rather than altitudinal) gradient. It has been found that the blood of snow voles living at the same elevation (1800 m a.s.l.) in the maritime climate of the Western Cauc ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010016

49. Effect of Heavy Metals (Cu, Co, Cd) on the Early Development of Mytilus edulis (Mollusca; Bivalvia)

Author:
Saidov, D. M.; Kosevich, I. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 58-64
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Mytilus edulis; Weibull statistics; cadmium; cobalt; copper; early development; environmental factors; heavy metals; linear models; temperature; water salinity
Abstract:
... The effect of dissolved heavy metals (Cu, Cd and Co) on the early development of blue mussel Mytilus edulis from the White Sea was studied in an acute 72-hour experiment, together with the effect of combinations of abiotic environmental factors: temperature (8, 12, and 16°C) and water salinity (14, 19, and 24‰). Calculated generalized linear models (GLM) show a significant effect of the factors on ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010077

50. Factors of Dynamics of Plankton Crustacean Communities under Eutrophic Conditions

Author:
Feniova, I. Yu.; Razlutskij, V. I.; Gladyshev, M. I.; Kostrzewska-Szlakowska, I.; Majsak, N. N.; Rzepecki, M.; Sushchik, N. N.; Zilitinkevich, N. S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 50-57
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Cladocera; Copepoda; biomass; eicosapentaenoic acid; eutrophication; fish; food quality; nitrogen; phosphorus; plankton; predation; predators; seston
Abstract:
... It has been shown that the main drivers of the dynamics of cladoceran and copepod abundances can be predators (fish), the quantity and/or quality of food in terms of the contents of eicosapentaenoic acid, phosphorus and nitrogen in the seston under eutrophic conditions. In experimental mesocosms under eutrophic conditions, we found that, fish did not affect the quantity and quality of food resourc ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010028

51. Genetic Diversity in Annual Xerohalophytes of the Family Chenopodiaceae along Soil Moisture and Salinity Gradients

Author:
Shuyskaya, E. V.; Rakhmankulova, Z. F.; Suyundukov, Ya. T.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 13-19
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Atriplex; absorption; genetic polymorphism; genetic variation; heterozygosity; homeostasis; homozygosity; loci; potassium; salinity; sodium; soil salinity; soil water; stress tolerance
Abstract:
... Genetic polymorphism has been studied in populations of two annual xerohalophyte species of the family Chenopodiaceae, Atriplex tatarica and Sedobassia sedoides, growing on soils with different levels of soil moisture and sodium and potassium ion contents. A tendency toward decrease in the percentage of polymorphic loci in A. tatarica at higher soil salinity and increase in the observed heterozygo ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010090

52. Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Differences in Results of Quantitative Winter Studies on Selected Species of Corvids in Urban Green Areas

Author:
Brauze, Tomasz; Zieliński, Jacek
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 75-79
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Corvus frugilegus; Corvus monedula; green infrastructure; humans
Abstract:
... Winter quantitative studies on the Rook Corvus frugilegus, Hooded Crow Corvus cornix and Jackdaw Corvus monedula were conducted independently by two observers in the season 1999/2000 in fragments of urban green areas in Bydgoszcz and Toruń. Each observer visited all plots six times at different dates and did two subsequent counts the same day, noted as the early and the late one, respectively. The ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010107

53. Intraspecific Differentiation of the Oriental Cuckoo (Cuculus optatus) within the Range: Relationship with the Abundance of Host Species

Author:
Meshcheryagina, S. G.; Golovatin, M. G.; Bachurin, G. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 27-33
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Cuculus; Phylloscopidae; breeding; eggs; host specificity; hosts; parasites; population density; races
Abstract:
... The distribution of C. optatus host-specific races within the breeding range has been analyzed. It has been found that these races are geographically separated: their distribution areas coincide with regions where the population density of corresponding race-forming host species (leaf warblers) is increased. The abundance of the brood parasite depends on the population density of race-forming host ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010065

54. Temperature Induced Predation Impact of Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) on Growth, Development, and Survival of Larvae and Tadpole of Bufotes variabilis (Amphibia: Anura)

Author:
Taheri Khas, Z.; Vaissi, S.; Yaghobi, S.; Sharifi, M.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 80-87
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Anura; Gambusia affinis; climate change; freshwater ecosystems; introduced species; larval development; metamorphosis; predation; semiarid zones; survival rate; tadpoles; temperature; Iran
Abstract:
... There are increasing evidences documenting the negative impact of exotic species including mosquitofish, Gambosi affinis, in Iran. Meanwhile, recent climate change in freshwater ecosystems in arid and semi-arid regions such as Iran is expected to cause undesirable impact. We conducted experiments in 2 levels of temperature and predator density including: high temperature/high predator (HT/HP), hig ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010119

55. The Diet of the Great Gray Owl, Strix nebulosa, at Different Levels of Prey Abundance during the Nesting Season

Author:
Kropacheva, Yu. E.; Smirnov, N. G.; Zykov, S. V.; Cheprakov, M. I.; Sadykova, N. O.; Bachurin, G. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 43-49
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Microtus; Strix nebulosa; biotopes; diet; forest habitats; meadows; nesting; shrews; voles
Abstract:
... Variation in the diet of the Great Gray Owl, a specialist predator, at different levels of prey abundance in different biotopes was studied in the middle Transural region. Microtus voles were found to be the main prey, with shrews being alternative prey. In different plots, two types of change in the diet were observed during the nesting season: (1) substitution of Microtus voles inhabiting meadow ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413619010041

56. The Peat-Forming Process in an Oligotrophic Bog in the Impact Zone of a Gas Flare in Western Siberia

Author:
Yusupov, I. A.; Panova, N. K.; Antipina, T. G.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
acidity; air; ash content; bogs; eutrophication; peat; rooting; temperature; Siberia
Abstract:
... We have studied the upper layer of a peat deposit that was formed in the gradient of a gas flare impact on an oligotrophic bog in Western Siberia more than 20 years ago. Changes in the temperature parameters of surface air and the rooting peat horizon, as well as an increase in the degree of decomposition and ash content, a decrease in the bog water level and acidity of the upper layer of the peat ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060140

57. The Phenology of Seasonal Phenomena and the Territorial Distribution of Gray Crow (Corvus cornix) from the Lower Ob Region

Author:
Ryzhanovskiy, V. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2019 v.50 no.1 pp. 88-92
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Corvus; basins; breeding season; chicks; crows; hatching; latitude; migratory behavior; molting; phenology; winter; wintering grounds; Siberia
Abstract:
... The gray crow stay at the Polar circle latitude in Western Siberia lasts approximately six months, from the beginning and middle of April to the beginning and middle of October. The timing of the arrival of the gray crow to the Lower Ob region shifted to earlier calendar dates from 1970–2017. The breeding season starts in May and lasts 2.5–3 months, until late July. Postbreeding moulting starts in ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060103

58. A New Analytical Approach to the Study of the Spatial Structure of the Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) Population

Author:
Chistopolova, M. D.; Rozhnov, V. V.; Hernandez-Blanco, J. A.; Naidenko, S. V.; Sorokin, P. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 534-542
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Panthera pardus; analytical methods; animals; cameras; data collection; females; home range; males; models; social structure
Abstract:
... Based on data from camera traps installed throughout the model territory in southwest Primorye, information was received during an annual cycle on the presence of individually identified Amur leopards in the area of study. Analysis of the data using a combination of different techniques has determined the mutual spatial arrangement and sizes of approximated home ranges for both male and female leo ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060061

59. Are Food and Habitat Resources Key Factors Determining Bird Species Richness at Broad Landscape-Scale in the Mainland of China?

Author:
Zhang, Jin-Tun; Wang, Cuihong
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 563-569
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
birds; habitats; latitude; longitude; net primary productivity; species richness; temperature; China
Abstract:
... This work aims to examine the spatial pattern of bird species richness at broad landscape-scale and to determine the key factors correlated to this pattern in the mainland of China. We divided the mainland of China was divided into 241 quadrats, 2° latitude by 2° longitude. The number of bird species occurring in each quadrat was counted based on available records. Plant species richness was also ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060152

60. Causes of Variation in the Frequency of Polygyny in the European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Population of Karelia

Author:
Artemyev, A. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 554-562
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Ficedula hypoleuca; breeding; breeding season; environmental factors; females; males; polygyny; sex ratio
Abstract:
... Annual variation in the frequency of polygyny in the European pied flycatcher population is determined by a set of factors, with the primary factor being the sex ratio at the onset of the breeding season. The remaining factors, including individual characteristics of male and environmental conditions during this period, played a significant but secondary role. Facultative polygyny should be viewed ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060036

61. Effect of Soybean Cultivation on Soil Collembola Community in Marshland of Sanjiang Plain, China

Author:
Dou, Yongjing; Chang, Liang; Zhang, Bing; Wu, Donghui
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 570-576
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Collembola; chronosequences; freshwater; marshes; plantations; soil; soybeans; species richness; China
Abstract:
... The Sanjiang Plain, the largest inland freshwater marshland in China, was extensive reclaimed into agricultural land. To assess the effects of marshland reclamation on Collembola, we investigated collembolan communities in a chronosequence of soybean plantations (2, 15, and 25 years) in Sanjiang marshland, Northeastern China. We found that: 1) the densities and species richness of Collembola were ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618660013

62. Effects of Landscape Heterogeneity on Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) Population Dynamics

Author:
Bobretsov, A. V.; Lukyanova, L. E.; Maklakov, K. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 543-547
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Sorex araneus; conservation areas; landscapes; piedmont; population dynamics; shrews; species abundance; spectral analysis; time series analysis
Abstract:
... The effects of landscape heterogeneity on changes in the common shrew population were researched. Multiyear (1987–2017) time series data on species abundance in the plain and piedmont areas of the Pechora-Ilych State Nature Biosphere Reserve have been analyzed using the Fourier spectral analysis method. A cyclic component of three years and another one of lower value at five years were identified ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060048

63. Funneliformis mosseae and Invasion by Exotic Legumes in a Brazilian Tropical Seasonal Dry Forest

Author:
Feitosa de Souza, Tancredo Augusto; Rodriguez-Echeverria, Susana; Freitas, Helena; Alves de Andrade, Leonaldo; Santos, Djail
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 500-506
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Glomus mosseae; Parkinsonia aculeata; Prosopis juliflora; biomass; dry forests; ecological invasion; ecosystems; greenhouse experimentation; introduced plants; invasive species; legumes; mycorrhizal fungi; phosphorus; rhizosphere; roots; soil; soil sampling; spores; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae
Abstract:
... Parkinsonia aculeata and Prosopis juliflora are two of the most problematic invasive plant species in the Brazilian tropical seasonal dry forest, but the mechanisms driving the biological invasion of this ecosystem is virtually unknown. This study assessed the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, in particular of Funneliformis mosseae, on the biological invasion process by P. aculeata and P. ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060127

64. Nutrients Availability Shapes Fungal Community Composition and Diversity in the Rare Earth Mine Tailings of Southern Jiangxi, China

Author:
He, Genhe; Wang, Xiaodong; Liu, Xu; Xiao, Xiaoyu; Huang, Shoucheng; Wu, Jichun
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 524-533
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Aspergillus; Penicillium; community structure; environmental factors; fungal communities; fungi; internal transcribed spacers; metagenomics; mine tailings; nitrification; nitrogen; rare earth elements; ribosomal RNA; soil; soil nutrients; species diversity; sulfates; China
Abstract:
... The present study characterized the nutrients availability of three rare earth tailings deserted in different time stages in Southern Jiangxi of China, and revealed the influence of the soil nutrient properties on fungi composition and diversity by using an internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rRNA sequence approach. Three tailings (RS1, RS2 and RS3) and one reference soil (RS4) were sampled. Results ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618660037

65. Patterns of Pollen Dispersal in an Invasive Population of Solanum rostratum (Solanaceae) in China

Author:
Zhang, L. J.; Lou, A. R.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 517-523
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Solanum rostratum; invasive species; microsatellite repeats; outcrossing; paternity; pollen flow; progeny; China
Abstract:
... Paternity analysis, carried out on 13 microsatellite loci, was used to investigate pollen dispersal and mating patterns in an invasive population of Solanum rostratum in China. We determined a high outcrossing rate (0.81 ± 0.02) and found that all 174 offspring for which the father could be identified were outcross progeny. The mean pollen dispersal distance was 13.66 m (range 0.41–71.67 m); howev ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618660050

66. Spatial Distribution, Population Structure and Neighbour Relation of Trewia nudiflora within Forested Vegetation of North-Eastern U.P., India

Author:
Chaurasia, Balmukund; Shukla, R. P.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 507-516
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Euphorbiaceae; bulk density; dioecy; females; juveniles; light intensity; males; photoperiod; population structure; saplings; seedlings; shrubs; soil water; tropical forests; India
Abstract:
... Trewia nudiflora Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) is a soft wooded, fast growing multipurpose dioecious tree which grows within the moist semi-evergreen tropical forests of north-eastern Uttar Pradesh. Its spatial distribution, population structure and neighbour relation were examined within eight plots located at six different sites differing in the light regimes and soil moisture status. Loose sub-populati ...
DOI:
10.1134/S106741361806005X

67. The Edge Effect on the Herb–Dwarf Shrub Layer of Urbanized Southern Taiga Forests

Author:
Veselkin, D. V.; Korzhinevskaya, A. A.; Podgaevskaya, E. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 465-474
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Cyperaceae; Pinus; boreal forests; coniferous forests; edge effects; grains; graminoids; herbs; highways; introduced plants; meadows; shrubs; species richness; taiga; urbanization; wastelands
Abstract:
... We estimated when the edge effect appears in the herb–dwarf shrub layer of pine forests near Yekaterinburg (Central Urals; Southern Taiga subzone) on 14 transects (series of 6–10 plots of 400 m², conjugated in a line 140–260-m long from the edge into the forest, perpendicularly to the forest boundary). The boundaries of forests have differed in time of occurrence (less than nine years and older th ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060139

68. The Intensity of Wildfires in Fire Emissions Estimates

Author:
Ponomarev, E. I.; Shvetsov, E. G.; Kharuk, V. I.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 492-499
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
climate; emissions; fire intensity; infrared radiation; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; satellites; wildfires; Siberia
Abstract:
... A method for estimating direct wildfire emissions that considers fire intensity based on infrared radiation data from the Terra/MODIS satellite is proposed. In Siberia, we experimentally established that low intensity fires cover 47 ± 13% of the total area; that with moderate intensity, 42 ± 10%; and that with high-intensity, 10 ± 6%. The average value of wildfire emissions in Siberia is estimated ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060097

69. The Long-Term Dynamics of Parasite Infection in Coregonids with Different Food Specializations

Author:
Gavrilov, A. L.; Gos’kova, O. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 548-553
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Cestoda; Coregonus lavaretus; biotopes; ecosystems; fauna; fish; hosts; parasites; parasitoses; rivers; spawning; species diversity; surface water
Abstract:
... The long-term dynamics of the parasitic infection of two coregonid species with different food specializations, peled Coregonus peled (Gmelin, 1789) and Siberian whitefish Coregonus lavaretus pidschian (Gmelin, 1788), during spawning migration in the Synya River (a Polar Urals tributary of the Lower Ob) has been studied. The differences in the parasite species composition and infection of the two ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060073

70. The Occurrence of Carpinus, Fagus, Tilia, and Quercus Pollen in Subrecent Spore–Pollen Spectra from the East European Plain: On the Possibility of Long-Distance Pollen Transfer

Author:
Mazei, N. G.; Kusilman, M. V.; Novenko, E. Yu.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 484-491
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Carpinus; Fagus; Quercus; Tilia; air; broadleaved trees; databases; palynology; pollen; wind; Russia
Abstract:
... Subrecent spore–pollen spectra have been analyzed for the occurrence Carpinus, Fagus, Tilia, and Quercus pollen in the East European Plain to evaluate the possibility of long-distance pollen transfer. Analysis was based on the material from the Russian Palynological Database on 250 points in different regions of European Russia and neighboring countries and on data from published sources. Pollen o ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050077

71. The Preference of Some Myrmecochorous Plants of Forest Stands by Red Wood Ant (Formica rufa L.)—Experiment on Seeds with Elaiosomes

Author:
Englický, T.; Šera, B.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 577-583
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Asarum europaeum; Chelidonium majus; Ficaria verna; Formica rufa; Symphytum officinale; Viola arvensis; analysis of variance; ant nests; forest stands; freezers; seeds
Abstract:
... The paper is aimed in ants’ preference among seeds with elaiosomes. Seeds with elaiosomes of plants Asarum europaeum, Viola arvensis, Symphytum officinale, Chelidonium majus, and Ficaria verna were offered to red wood ants (Formica rufa) near two observed anthills. Monitored characteristics were the number of seeds collected by ants depending on the plant species, the presence of elaiosome, the or ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618660025

72. The Water Regime of Black Saxaul in Various Environmental Conditions of the Central Asian Desert

Author:
Shamsutdinov, N. Z.; Savchenko, I. V.; Shamsutdinova, E. Z.; Orlovsky, N. S.; Shamsutdinov, Z. Sh.; Kaminov, Yu. B.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.6 pp. 475-483
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
autumn; environmental factors; groundwater; growing season; sap; shoots; soil profiles; soil salinity; summer; transpiration; vegetation; water content
Abstract:
... A water regime, estimated based on transpiration rate, water content of shoots, concentration of cell sap, and water consumption per unit area, was studied for black saxaul. The seasonal course of black saxaul transpiration during the growing season increased by the middle of summer (July) and decreased towards autumn. The highest transpiration rate of black saxaul was found in Karnabchul, where g ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618060115

73. Assessment of the Antioxidant Potential of Plants in Urban Ecosystems under Conditions of Anthropogenic Pollution of Soils

Author:
Maslennikov, P. V.; Chupakhina, G. N.; Skrypnik, L. N.; Feduraev, P. V.; Melnik, A. S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 384-394
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; cluster analysis; ecosystems; herbaceous plants; lead; leaves; monitoring; plant tissues; polyphenols; soil; soil pollution; soil sampling; urban areas; water solubility
Abstract:
... The leaves of 22 woody and herbaceous plant species growing in urban ecosystems of Kalinigrad were analyzed for the total contents of water-soluble antioxidants (TAC) and polyphenol contents. The soils of test plots were assayed for lead contents in the accumulative horizon. A significant excess over the background Pb level was revealed in soil samples from residential and industrial/utility areas ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050065

74. Developmental Stability of the Skull in the Pygmy Wood Mouse (Mammalia, Rodentia) along Altitudinal Gradient in the Western and Central Caucasus

Author:
Tembotova, F. A.; Amshokova, A. Kh.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 395-400
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Apodemus uralensis; asymmetry; biotopes; environmental factors; hills; mice; personal development; pollutants; pollution; skull; sympatry; temperature; Black Sea; Caucasus region
Abstract:
... To assess the stability of individual development of the pygmy wood mouse (Apodemus uralensis) in mountain areas with different ecogeographic conditions, the levels of fluctuating asymmetry in a series of skull phenes have been evaluated in ten samples from the Western and Central Caucasus. Attention has been focused on the influence of change in environmental conditions along the elevational grad ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050144

75. Diversity and Nitrogen-Fixing Activity of Phototrophic Mycetobionts of Xylotrophic Fungi

Author:
Mukhin, V. A.; Patova, E. N.; Sivkov, M. D.; Novakovskaya, I. V.; Neustroeva, N. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 406-412
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Anabaena; Bjerkandera adusta; Calothrix parietina; Cerrena unicolor; Charophyta; Chlorophyta; Gloeophyllum sepiarium; Nostoc commune; Ochrophyta; Onnia; Phellinus; Scytonema; Trametes pubescens; algae; basidiomata; enzyme activity; fungi; host preferences; nitrogen fixation; nitrogenase
Abstract:
... It is shown that the basidiocarps of many wood-decomposing fungi are inhabited by taxonomically and biomorphologically various eukaryotic (Charophyta, Chlorophyta, and Ochrophyta) and prokaryotic (Cyanophyta/Cyanobacteria) algae. They represent widespread eurybiont species and do not include any specialized mycetobionts. The communities formed by them have a host preference and green algae are the ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050090

76. Drought Stress in Four Subalpine Species: Gas Exchange Response and Survivorship

Author:
Anev, S. M.; Tzvetkova, N. P.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 422-427
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Picea abies; Pinus heldreichii; Pinus mugo; Pinus peuce; climate change; drought; evergreen trees; gas exchange; indigenous species; leaves; saplings; soil water; soil water deficit; summer; survival rate; treeline; water stress
Abstract:
... An assessment of adaptability of saplings of four evergreen species (Picea abies Karst., Pinus mugo Turra, Pinus peuce Grisb. and Pinus heldreichii H. Christ.), native for Bulgarian treeline zone, was made on the basis of leaf gas exchange and survivability in artificially induced drought stress. The established low sensitivity of gas exchange to summer drought and the highest mortality of P. abie ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050016

77. Experimental Study of Effects of Bivalve Dreissena polymorpha on Phytoplankton under Eutrophic Conditions

Author:
Sakharova, E. G.; Krylov, A. V.; Petrosyan, V. G.; Seleznev, D. G.; Kostshevska-Shlakovska, I.; Feniova, I. Yu.; Rzepecki, M.; Zilitinkevich, N. S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 428-433
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Chlorophyta; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; Dreissena polymorpha; biomass; eutrophication; lakes; molluscs; nutritive value; phytoplankton; toxicity; zooplankton; Poland
Abstract:
... The bivalve Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) was shown to significantly decrease the biomass of cyanoprokaryotes in water collected from Lake Mikolajskoe (Poland) including potentially toxic species Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii (Woloszynska) Seenayya et Subba Raju. However, the mollusks increased the biomass of large filaments of green algae which are of low nutritional quality for zooplankto ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050119

78. Features of Prooxidant and Antioxidant Systems of Greater Plantain Plantago major Growing for a Long Time under Conditions of Radioactive Contamination

Author:
Shimalina, N. S.; Orekhova, N. A.; Pozolotina, V. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 375-383
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Plantago major; absorbed dose; antioxidants; catalase; irradiation; leaves; lipid peroxidation; oxygen; progeny; seedlings; superoxide dismutase; survival rate; viability
Abstract:
... The viability and state of the prooxidant and antioxidant systems of Plantago major seed progeny from cenopopulations growing for a long time at the East-Ural Radioactive Trace (EURT) has been estimated. Radiation doses of maternal plants have been calculated using our empirical data in ERICA Tool. The absorbed dose rates for plantain in the EURT zone varied from 19 to 157 μGy/h, which is 178–1455 ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050120

79. Food Chains and Their Dynamics in Ecosystems of Shallow Lakes with Different Water Salinities

Author:
Golubkov, S. M.; Shadrin, N. V.; Golubkov, M. S.; Balushkina, E. V.; Litvinchuk, L. F.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 442-448
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
ecosystems; food chain; salt lakes; water salinity; weather
Abstract:
... The dynamics of food chains upon changes in water salinity has been analyzed using the example of six poly- and hyperhaline lakes in the Crimea. The results show that ecosystems of saline lakes are sensitive to the impact of external factors. Changes in weather conditions often lead to fluctuations of water salinity, which may cause a changeover in the hydrobiological regime of the lake. In lakes ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050053

80. Hunting Selectivity and Its Influence on the Structure of Sable Populations in the Cis-Ural Region

Author:
Monakhov, V. G.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 434-441
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
adults; artificial selection; economic productivity; habitats; harvesting; mountains; trapping; winter; young animals
Abstract:
... The structure of commercial sable samples from the Cis-Ural region was studied taking into account hunting method (shooting or trapping). The proportion of adult animals was found to be significantly lower in samples taken during the first half of the hunting season, compared to the second half, indicating predominant harvesting of young animals. To estimate the degree of hunting selectivity (I), ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050089

81. Identifying Key Habitats to Conserve the Threatened Brown Bear in Northern Iran

Author:
Farashi, Azita
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 449-455
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Ursus arctos; biogeography; conservation areas; habitats; humans; models; mountains; threatened species; Europe; Iran; North America; South Asia
Abstract:
... Many factors such as human activities threat brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Southern Asia, and limit it to small populations in remote and rocky mountainous regions. Brown bears are generally studied in North America and Europe, but there is little information about its conditions and requirements for survival in Asia. During the recent years, brown bear populations in Iran have decreased sharply. ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050041

82. Plant Species Richness and Developmental Morphology Stage Influence Mycorrhizal Patagonia Plants Root Colonization

Author:
Cardillo, D. S.; Busso, Carlos; Ambrosino, Mariela; Ithurrart, Leticia; Torres, Yanina; Palomo, Rosana
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 413-421
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Atriplex semibaccata; Larrea divaricata; Nassella; Schinus; grasses; interspecific variation; mycorrhizal fungi; perennials; shrubs; soil; soil sampling; species diversity; vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae; Argentina
Abstract:
... The objectives of this study were to determine the percentage of root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi at various levels of plant species richness and developmental morphology stages in various perennial grass, and herbaceous and woody dicots species using experimental plots during 2013 and 2014. An auger was used to obtain six replicate root + soil samples at each sampling time o ...
DOI:
10.1134/S106741361805003X

83. Variation in the Composition of Secondary Metabolites in Flavocetraria Lichens from Western Siberia

Author:
Prokopiev, I. A.; Poryadina, L. N.; Konoreva, L. A.; Chesnokov, S. V.; Shavarda, A. L.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.5 pp. 401-405
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Flavocetraria; chemotypes; environmental factors; herbaria; latitude; lichens; protective effect; secondary metabolites; solar radiation; thallus; usnic acid; Siberia
Abstract:
... The composition and contents of secondary metabolites in Flavocetraria lichens from Eastern Siberia were analyzed using herbarium specimens. Based on the composition of identified metabolites, three F. cucullata chemotypes and two F. nivalis chemotypes were distinguished. Distinct geographic differentiation between the F. cucullata chemotypes was revealed, probably reflecting their adaptation to e ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618050107

84. Annual Nutritional Organ Mass Cycle of Bufo gargarizans (Cantor, 1842) in Response to Extreme High Temperature

Author:
Yu, Tong Lei; Pang, Rui Hua; Guo, Yan Shu
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 371-374
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Bufo; dormancy; energy; fat body; hibernation; liver; storage organs; summer; temperature; toads; China
Abstract:
... The annual relative mass of storage organs cycle of Bufo gargarizans in southwestern China was studied from December 2005 to November 2006. We described how those organs changed in response to extreme temperatures. Energy reservation dropped to the lowest levels after dormancy for both sexes, and then increased for period of 4.25 month. However, the mass of these organs dropped again rapidly until ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040136

85. Assessment of the State of Lung Lichen, Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm., in Forest Communities with Different Times Since Disturbance in the Northeast of European Russia

Author:
Ignatenko, R. V.; Tarasova, V. N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 277-285
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Lobaria; Picea; branches; forest communities; lichens; lungs; old-growth forests; reproduction; thallus; trees; Russia
Abstract:
... Quantitative parameters of cenopopulations of Lobaria pulmonaria, an endangered cyanolichen, have been studied in spruce phytocenoses of Karelia recovering after disturbance through the successional stage of aspen stands for a period ranging from 80 to 450 years. The results show that, as the time since disturbance increases, the total number of L. pulmonaria thalli and the number of colonized sub ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040069

86. Carbon Emission from the Surface of Coarse Woody Debris in Korean Pine Forests of Southern Primorye

Author:
Ivanov, A. V.; Braun, M.; Zamolodchikov, D. G.; Loshakov, S. Yu.; Pototskii, O. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 306-311
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Pinus koraiensis; air temperature; carbon; carbon dioxide; coarse woody debris; coniferous forests; greenhouse gas emissions; mountains; temporal variation; trees
Abstract:
... Carbon dioxide fluxes from the surface of coarse woody debris (CWD) have been measured in Korean pine forests of the southern Sikhote-Alin mountain range. The seasonal dynamics of oxidative conversion of CWD carbon have been evaluated, and average values of the CO₂ emission rate have been determined for CWD fragments of three tree species at different stages of decomposition. The degree of decompo ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040070

87. Geo-Profiling: beyond the Current Limits. A Preliminary Study of Mathematical Methods to Improve the Monitoring of Invasive Species

Author:
Santosuosso, U.; Papini, A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 362-370
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
computer software; crime; data collection; forensic sciences; information processing; invasive species; monitoring; processing technology; spatial data
Abstract:
... The Geographic Profiling (GP) is a data analysis tool that has great potential. Presently, it is used only minimally, and is almost always used “as it is”, independently on other analysis or data processing methods. GP was initially created as a forensic tool, to find the origin of a series of events (crimes) done by a single actor. However, using this method in integration with others, it is poss ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040112

88. How Prey Density and Distribution Can Affect Predator Habitat Usage Pattern: a Case Study on Sand Cat (Felis margarita, Locke 1858) from Iran

Author:
Ghafaripour, S.; Naderi, M.; Riazi, B.; Rezaei, H. R.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 320-324
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Felis margarita; Haloxylon ammodendron; Tamarix; case studies; data collection; home range; microhabitats; predator-prey relationships; rodents; shrubs; Iran; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Prey-predator relationships can affect habitat selection of the animals greatly. In the recent investigation we tried to test how rodents can affect nocturnal sand cat habitat usage pattern. Microhabitat affinities of sand cat and its den site selection were investigated in Sistan and Baluchistan Province from early 2013 to late 2015 in Semsor area. The data acquired from 29 presence plots of indi ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040057

89. Long-term Dynamics of Population Parameters of the Aporrectodea caliginosa Earthworm in an Annually Flooded Alder Forests in the Voronezh Nature Reserve

Author:
Emets, V. M.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 349-355
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Aporrectodea caliginosa; autumn; conservation areas; earthworms; forests; population density; soil sampling; spring; summer
Abstract:
... The 20-year dynamics of Aporrectodea caliginosa spring population parameters—the average density (ind./0.25 m²) and proportion of nonreproductive individuals (among earthworms found in 12 soil samples)— and the 10-year dynamics of their summer and autumn values were studied in an annually flooded alder forest in the Voronezh reserve. Three complete 3-year cycles and one complete 6-year cycle were ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040045

90. Long-Term Dynamics of Winter Communities of Forest Birds in the Ilmen Nature Reserve

Author:
Zakharov, V. D.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 332-337
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
birds; censuses; conservation areas; food plants; forest habitats; forests; nesting; population density; population structure; seed yield; temperature; weather; winter
Abstract:
... Quantitative data of winter bird censuses in forest habitats of the Ilmen Nature Reserve (1986–2010) have been analyzed with regard to changes in the monthly average, maximum, and minimum temperatures and precipitation in the period from December to February. No warming trend has been revealed in the reserve over the study period, The dynamics of bird population structure in winter has proved to b ...
DOI:
10.1134/S106741361803013X

91. Pleistocene Refugia for Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull Populations in the European Atlantic Region

Author:
Sannikov, S. N.; Petrova, I. V.; Paule, L.; Egorov, E. V.; Cherepanova, O. E.; Dymshakova, O. S.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 286-295
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Calluna vulgaris; chloroplast DNA; genetic similarity; haplotypes; mountains; refuge habitats; Scandinavia
Abstract:
... The distribution of nine chloroplast DNA haplotypes in four insular North-Atlantic and four European coastal Atlantic populations of Calluna vulgaris in the glacial zone of the range has been analyzed in comparison with that in six marginal southern populations in the nonglacial zone of the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions. As a result, two hypothetical Pleistocene refugia (HPRs) for this C. vul ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618030086

92. Seasonal and Interannual Dynamics of Active Part of Bacterioplankton in Overgrowing Littoral Zone of Rybinsk Reservoir: Influence of Gull Colonies

Author:
Kuznetsova, E. V.; Kosolapov, D. B.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 338-342
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Laridae; bacteria; bacterioplankton; birds; coastal water; littoral zone; nesting; rivers
Abstract:
... This article analyzes the seasonal and interannual dynamics of active and viable bacteria in coastal waters of a large plain reservoir (Rybinsk Reservoir, Volga River) due to the activity of birds of the families Laridae and Sternidae. An increase in the number and proportion of dividing cells and cells with undisturbed nucleoids in bacterioplankton at the beginning of the nesting period of the bi ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040094

93. Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals and 137Cs in Spruce Forest Soil under Conditions of Regional Pollution

Author:
Lipatov, D. N.; Shcheglov, A. I.; Manakhov, D. V.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 312-319
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Picea; Podzols; cadmium; cesium; forest ecosystems; forest litter; forest soils; forests; heavy metals; humus horizons; lead; pollution; radionuclides; sorrel; zinc
Abstract:
... The influence of horizontal structure of spruce forest on the spatial distribution of acid-soluble Zn, Cd, Pb compounds and ¹³⁷Cs in the litter and the humus horizon of soddy podzolic soil has been studied in the territory with the regional background level of industrial fallout. It has been found that the distribution pattern of Zn in the forest litter is a result of biogeochemical processes. The ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040100

94. Species-specific Features of Blood Plasma Amino Acid Spectrum of Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the Urals

Author:
Koval’chuk, L. A.; Mishchenko, V. A.; Chernaya, L. V.; Snit’ko, V. P.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 325-331
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Myotis; Pipistrellus nathusii; arginine; blood plasma; free amino acids; glutamic acid; ion exchange chromatography; liquids; lysine; migratory behavior; migratory species
Abstract:
... The amino acid spectrum of blood plasma in three bat species (Myotis dasycneme, Pipistrellus nathusii, Vespertilio murinus) inhabiting the Urals has been studied for the first time. The bats were trapped in the zone of their high abundance in Chelyabinsk oblast (2013–2014). Free amino acids were determined by liquid ion exchange chromatography (a total of 384 determinations). It has been shown tha ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040082

95. The Relationship of Dominance and Evenness with Productivity and Species Richness in Plant Communities with Different Organization Models

Author:
Akatov, V. V.; Akatova, T. V.; Chefranov, C. G.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 296-305
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
fens; forests; ground vegetation; herbaceous plants; models; plant communities; species diversity; steppes; Caucasus region
Abstract:
... The relationship between dominance and evenness in plant communities organized according to different models—competitive (alpine, subalpine, and low-mountain grasslands), stress-tolerant (alpine heaths and scrubs, subalpine fens, steppes, the forest herbaceous layer), and ruderal—has been analyzed in the Western Caucasus and Ciscaucasia. No correlation between evenness (dominance) and productivity ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040021

96. Variability of Demographic Parameters in a Cyclic Population of the Bank Vole (Clethrionomys glareolus)

Author:
Cheprakov, M. I.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 343-348
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Clethrionomys glareolus; breeding season; intrinsic factors; juveniles; population growth; sexual maturity; voles
Abstract:
... Analysis of demographic parameters in a local bank vole population has shown that different relationships exist between them. The level of population abundance is directly correlated with the proportion of sexually mature juveniles, the length of the breeding season, and the age of overwintered individuals. The duration of the breeding season shows a delayed dependence on population abundance in t ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040033

97. Variation in Morphophysiological Traits of Male and Female Aporia crataegi L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Depending on the Timing of Adult Emergence

Author:
Shkurikhin, A. O.; Zakharova, E. Yu.; Oslina, T. S.; Solonkin, I. A.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.4 pp. 356-361
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Aporia crataegi; abdomen; body weight; butterflies; cages; females; food availability; imagos; insect larvae; males; protandry; pupae; rearing
Abstract:
... The correlation between the timing of adult emergence and variation in morphophysiological parameters of males and females has been analyzed in the black-veined white Aporia crataegi L. In 2013 to 2015, black-veined white butterflies were collected from a natural population in the south of Sverdlovsk oblast throughout the emergence period; at the same time, adult insects were reared from pupae in ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618040124

98. Changes in the Species Composition of Parasites in European Perch, Perca fluviatilis, in Lake Gusinoye (Lake Baikal Basin) during Depression and Subsequent Recovery of Host Abundance

Author:
Dugarov, Z.N.; Burdukovskaya, T.G.; Batueva, M.D.; Baldanova, D.R.; Sondueva, L.D.; Zhepkholova, O.B.; Mazur, O.E.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.3 pp. 248-252
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Perca fluviatilis; basins; fauna; lakes; parasites; perch; species diversity; Lake Baikal
Abstract:
... Changes in the species composition of parasite fauna in the European perch in Lake Gusinoye (the Lake Baikal basin) were analyzed in the periods before and during depression of host abundance (the early and late 1970s) and in the years of its recovery to a stable level (the mid-2010s). The period of depression was associated with a significant decrease in the species richness of parasite fauna. Su ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618030037

99. Earlywood and Latewood Features of Pinus sylvestris in Semiarid Natural Zones of South Siberia

Author:
Babushkina, E.A.; Belokopytova, L.V.; Kostyakova, T.V.; Kokova, V.I.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.3 pp. 209-217
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Pinus sylvestris; earlywood; latewood; soil water; Siberia
Abstract:
... Chronologies of the anatomical and integral parameters of the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) earlywood and latewood were investigated for two sites in the Minusinsk depression with different soil moisture conditions. Patterns of statistical characteristics and climatic responses of the chronologies were identified. Differences between sites were revealed in the cell diameter and wall thickness d ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618030013

100. Ecological Groups of the Daubed Shanny Leptoclinus maculatus (Fries, 1838), an Arcto-boreal Species, Regarding Growth and Early Development

Author:
Pekkoeva, S.N.; Murzina, S.A.; Ieshko, E.P.; Nefedova, Z.A.; Falk-Petersen, S.; Berge, J.; Lonne, O.; Nemova, N.N.
Source:
Russian journal of ecology 2018 v.49 no.3 pp. 253-259
ISSN:
1067-4136
Subject:
Leptoclinus maculatus; body weight; coasts; early development; fish; larvae; lipids; ontogeny; resorption; Arctic region; Norway
Abstract:
... The patterns of growth and development have been studied in L. maculatus early life stages of different ecological groups (pelagic and demersal) from Kongsfjorden and Billefjorden (the northwestern coast of West Spitsbergen). It has been found that the growth rate of larvae markedly increases by age 2+ (stage L2), which is due to their transition to exogenous feeding. Consideration is given to cha ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1067413618030074