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1. Timing and Causes of the Origin of the Solonetz Process in the Desert–Steppe Soils of the Southeastern Russian Plain

Author:
Borisov, A. V.; Alekseev, A. O.
Source:
Arid ecosystems 2020 v.10 no.1 pp. 27-35
ISSN:
2079-0961
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; Solonetz; arid zones; breeding; cattle; ecosystems;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The article discusses the time frame and the role of the anthropogenic factor in the solonetz process in soils of the desert–steppe zone of the southeastern Russian Plain. Based on the study of soils of different ages buried under the mounds of the Bronze and Middle Ages (6200–700 years ago) within the Salsko–Manych ridge, it was established that the soils of the region did not bear signs of the s ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2079096120010023

2. Distribution and Morphological Variations in Coenonympha leander (Lepidoptera, Satyridae) Populations from the Urals

Author:
Zakharova, E. Yu.
Source:
Entomological revue 2019 v.99 no.6 pp. 787-795
ISSN:
0013-8738
Subject:
forest steppe,   etc   ; Nymphalidae; butterflies;     Show all 3 Subjects
Abstract:
... The modern distribution of the Western Eurasian subboreal butterfly Coenonympha leander (Esper, 1784) was studied in the Urals region, with its northeastern range limits specified at 56°N and 65°E. There are isolated local C. leander populations in the forest-steppe, while in the steppe zone the species is distributed fairly uniformly. In the Ural steppes the species is tolerant to moderate anthro ...
DOI:
10.1134/S0013873819060071

3. Evaluation of restoration approaches on the Inner Mongolian Steppe based on criteria of the Society for Ecological Restoration

Author:
Zhang, Feng; Nilsson, Christer; Xu, Zhenzhu; Zhou, Guangsheng
Source:
Land degradation & development 2020 v.31 no.3 pp. 285-296
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; ecological restoration; grazing; managers; models; monitoring; species diversity; China;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecological restoration is becoming an increasingly common management tool worldwide. However, a challenge still exists on how to effectively monitor restoration outcomes and evaluate restoration success for ecological restoration managers. In this review, the goal is to evaluate whether the research in a degraded area has been sufficient for fostering efficient restoration measures and follow‐up o ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.3440

4. Organic carbon stabilized by iron during slump deformation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Mu, Cuicui; Zhang, Feng; Mu, Mei; Chen, Xu; Li, Zhilong; Zhang, Tingjun
Source:
Catena 2020 v.187 pp. 104282
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
steppe soils; steppes,   etc   ; carbon sinks; deformation; edaphic factors; iron; landscapes; meadows; microrelief; permafrost; soil organic carbon; soil pH; soil water; total nitrogen; wetlands; China;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil organic carbon (SOC) associated with iron (Fe-OC) can be recognized as an important component of the stabilized carbon pool. In permafrost regions, slump deformation can expose soil organic carbon and alter moisture conditions, which change the Fe-OC distribution. We measured the top 30 cm of soils in five slump deformation landscapes under three vegetation types on the middle and eastern Qin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2019.104282

5. The phytosociology, ecology, and plant diversity of new plant communities in Central Anatolia (Turkey)

Author:
Kenar, Nihal; Şekerciler, Fatoş; Çoban, Süleyman
Source:
Hacquetia 2020 v.19 no.1 pp. 1-22
ISSN:
1854-9829
Subject:
forest steppe,   etc   ; correspondence analysis; natural resources conservation; phytosociology; plant communities; species diversity; Turkey (country);     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Central Anatolian vegetation has diverse site conditions and small-scale plant diversity. For this reason, identification of plant communities is important for understanding their ecology and nature conservation. This study aims to contribute the syntaxonomical classification of the Central Anatolian vegetation. The study area is situated among Güzelyurt, Narköy, and Bozköy (Niğde) in the east ...
DOI:
10.2478/hacq-2019-0014

6. Grazing exclusion erodes the forbs functional group without altering offspring recruitment composition in a typical steppe

Author:
Zhao, Ling‐Ping; Cui, Zeng; Liu, Yu; Chang, Xiaofeng; Wu, Gao‐Lin
Source:
Land degradation & development 2020 v.31 no.6 pp. 710-720
ISSN:
1085-3278
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; biodiversity conservation; biomass; chronosequences; community structure; forbs; grasses; grazing; progeny; species richness;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The underlying mechanism of grazing exclusion on grassland community structure and dynamics may be determined by offspring recruitment. However, little is known about the role of plant functional groups in community recruitment. A chronosequence of grazing‐excluded grasslands was selected to analyze the aboveground community composition and offspring recruitment based on plant functional groups. G ...
DOI:
10.1002/ldr.3485

7. Changes in the Fractional Composition of Organic Matter in the Soils of the Forest–Steppe Zone during Their Postagrogenic Evolution

Author:
Ovsepyan, L. A.; Kurganova, I. N.; Lopes de Gerenyu, V. O.; Rusakov, A. V.; Kuzyakov, Ya. V.
Source:
Eurasian soil science 2020 v.53 no.1 pp. 50-61
ISSN:
1064-2293
Subject:
forest steppe,   etc   ; Chernozems; Phaeozems; chronosequences; farming systems; forests; organic carbon; soil properties; total nitrogen;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The postagrogenic dynamics of organic carbon (Cₒᵣg), total nitrogen (Nₜₒₜ), and density fractions of organic matter (OM) in the dark gray soil (Haplic Phaeozem, Belgorod oblast, Les na Vorskle (Forest on Vorskla) Reserve) and migrational–mycellary Chernozem (Haplic Chernozem, Kursk oblast, Streletskaya Steppe Reserve) were examined. The most significant postagrogenic changes in all the studied soi ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1064229320010123

8. Composition and structure of macrozoobenthos of lakes in different natural zones and subzones of Western Siberia

Author:
Bezmaternykh, Dmitry M.; Vdovina, Olga N.
Source:
Limnology 2020 v.21 no.1 pp. 3-13
ISSN:
1439-8621
Subject:
forest steppe,   etc   ; benthic organisms; color; flooded conditions; humification; invertebrates; lakes; species diversity; taiga; water salinity; Siberia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... In 2003–2016, the composition and structure of macrozoobenthic communities of 49 lakes in three natural zones (taiga, forest-steppe, and steppe) of Western Siberia were investigated. The benthic fauna of the research lakes includes 160 species of nine classes of invertebrates. The trophic structure was characterized, and six major trophic groups were identified. A spatial analysis of the macrozoob ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10201-019-00586-y

9. Corrected date of the first description of aurochs Bos primigenius (Bojanus, 1827) and steppe bison Bison priscus (Bojanus, 1827)

Author:
Daszkiewicz, Piotr; Samojlik, Tomasz
Source:
Mammal research 2019 v.64 no.2 pp. 299-300
ISSN:
2199-2401
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; Bison bison; bison; cattle; paleontology;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... A newly discovered copy of Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus’ De uro nostrato ejusque sceleto commentatio, Bovis primigenii sceleto aucta in the collection of the Palaeontology Library of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France, published in 1825, is presented as an argument that the date of description of aurochs Bos primigenius (Bojanus, 1827) and steppe bison Bison priscus (Bojanus, 182 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13364-018-0389-6

10. Semidesert is the Paradox of the Twentieth Century

Author:
Safronova, I. N.
Source:
Arid ecosystems 2019 v.9 no.1 pp. 1-6
ISSN:
2079-0961
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; arid zones; deserts; ecosystems; Russia;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The steppe zone occupies large area in the South of the European Russia. Part of the Caspian Lowland belongs to the desert zone. Some researchers distinguish the semidesert zone along with the steppe and desert zones. The paradox is that there is no semidesert type of vegetation, there are no typical elements for the semidesert, but the semidesert is considered as a separate zone. ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2079096119010098

11. Quantification of the Parameters of Zones and Facies of Chestnut Soils in Russia on the Basis of the Climatic-Soil-Textural Index

Author:
Rukhovich, D. I.; Pankova, E. I.; Kalinina, N. V.; Chernousenko, G. I.
Source:
Eurasian soil science 2019 v.52 no.3 pp. 271-282
ISSN:
1064-2293
Subject:
steppe soils; steppes,   etc   ; Solonetz; carbonates; cold; humidity; phytogeography; soil texture; temperature; texture; zoning; Russia;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study is an attempt to quantify parameters taken into account in separation of the dry steppe soil zone. A detailed analysis of the maps of zoning, vegetation, land use, and soils has made it possible to suggest quantitative criteria of the dry steppe soil zone in Russia and to gain a better correlation between the calculated boundaries of this zone and the maps of vegetation, land use, and s ...
DOI:
10.1134/S1064229319010125

12. Opposite patterns of soil organic and inorganic carbon along a climate gradient in the alpine steppe of northern Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Du, Chenjun; Gao, Yongheng
Source:
Catena 2020 v.186 pp. 104366
ISSN:
0341-8162
Subject:
steppe soils; steppes,   etc   ; biomass; carbon sequestration; climate; environmental factors; inorganic carbon; soil depth; soil formation; soil organic carbon; soil pH; soil profiles; soil water; soil water content; total nitrogen; China;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Both soil organic carbon (SOC) and inorganic carbon (SIC) are important components of soil carbon storage. However, few studies have attempted to estimate the magnitude and patterns of SIC in arid areas. We measured the concentrations of SOC and SIC in alpine steppe grasslands along a climate gradient in the Tibetan Plateau. At all sites, an opposing trend was found in the distribution of SOC comp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.catena.2019.104366

13. An updated biomization scheme and vegetation reconstruction based on a synthesis of modern and mid-Holocene pollen data in China

Author:
Sun, Aizhi; Luo, Yunli; Wu, Haibin; Chen, Xudong; Li, Qin; Yu, Yanyan; Sun, Xiangjun; Guo, Zhengtang
Source:
Global and planetary change 2020 v.192 pp. 103178
ISSN:
0921-8181
Subject:
forest steppe,   etc   ; carbon 14; ecosystems; forests; moisture diffusivity; monsoon season; pollen; semiarid zones; summer; water content; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents an updated Taxa-PFTs-Biome scheme, based on 18 biomes, 30 Plant Functional Types (PFTs) and 590 pollen taxa from 1630 surface pollen sites in China. The biomization results reveal a total of 16 biome types comprising eight new biomes. By comparing the simulated biome types with modern potential vegetation, 80% of the sampling sites were correctly assigned, which is considerably ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gloplacha.2020.103178

14. Environmental determinants of lake macrophyte communities in Baikal Siberia

Author:
Alahuhta, Janne; Rosbakh, Sergey; Chepinoga, Victor; Heino, Jani
Source:
Aquatic sciences 2020 v.82 no.2 pp. 39
ISSN:
1015-1621
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; community structure; ecosystems; environmental factors; floodplains; freshwater; habitats; lakes; macrophytes; regression analysis; rivers; species richness; temperature; watersheds; Siberia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigated whether environmental filtering or dispersal-related factors mostly drive helophyte and hydrophyte species richness and community composition in 93 lakes situated in Baikal Siberia. Using partial linear regression and partial redundancy analysis, we studied (1) what are the relative roles of environmental variables, dispersal variables, spatial processes and region identity (i.e., ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00027-020-0710-8

15. Asian Summer Monsoon changes the pollen flow on the Tibetan Plateau

Author:
Li, Jin-Feng; Xie, Gan; Yang, Jian; Ferguson, David K.; Liu, Xiao-Dong; Liu, Heng; Wang, Yu-Fei
Source:
Earth-science reviews 2020 v.202 pp. 103114
ISSN:
0012-8252
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; alpine meadows; altitude; data collection; models; monsoon season; pollen; pollen flow; pollen rain; sediments; trees; wind direction; China;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Abundant evidence has revealed that the Tibetan Plateau’s uplift influenced the evolution of the Asian Summer Monsoon system. Pollen, as fine powdery substance, which can be easily transmitted by wind currents, has great potential to be used as an indicator of the monsoon’s intensity and flow direction, and used for the detection and evaluation of the ancient monsoon on the Tibetan Plateau. Hence, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103114

16. Modeling the potential distribution of Valeriana carnosa Sm. in Argentinean Patagonia: A proposal for conservation and in situ cultivation considering climate change projections

Author:
Nagahama, Nicolás; Bonino, Marcelo F.
Source:
Journal of applied research on medicinal and aromatic plants 2020 v.16 pp. 100240
ISSN:
2214-7861
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; Valeriana; climate change; climatic factors; geographical distribution; indigenous species; medicine; models; niches; planning; supply balance; Argentina;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Over recent years species distribution models have been used for the identification of suitable cultivation zones for native plant species. Valeriana carnosa is one of the most frequently used native plants in Patagonian popular medicine, its underground organs being obtained from natural populations. Considering the growing market demand, it is now necessary to design strategies for the cultivati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jarmap.2020.100240

17. Late-Copper-Age decorated bowls from the Trieste Karst (north-eastern Italy): What can typology, technology and non-destructive chemical analyses tell us on local vs. foreign production, exchange systems and human mobility patterns?

Author:
Leghissa, Elena; Kasztovszky, Zsolt; Szilágyi, Veronika; Harsányi, Ildikó; De Min, Angelo; Princivalle, Francesco; Kokelj, Manuela Montagnari; Bernardini, Federico
Source:
Quaternary international 2020 v.539 pp. 92-104
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; basins; chemical analysis; micro-computed tomography; soil; Central European region; Czech Republic; Hungary; Italy; Slovakia; Slovenia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Twenty-two Late-Copper-Age decorated cross-footed bowls from the Trieste Karst (north-eastern Italy) and the Deschmann's pile dwellings (Ljubljansko barje, Slovenia), recently investigated using X-ray computed microtomography (microCT), have been studied and chemically analysed using non-destructive prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA). The main aim of our research was to determine whether the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2020.02.008

18. Intersections between wind regimes, topography and sediment supply: Perspectives from aeolian landforms in Central Asia

Author:
Fitzsimmons, Kathryn E.; Nowatzki, Maike; Dave, Aditi K.; Harder, Hartwig
Source:
Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology 2020 v.540 pp. 109531
ISSN:
0031-0182
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; Holocene epoch; basins; climate; data collection; dunes; dust; loess; loess deposition; piedmont; topography; uncertainty; wind direction; China; Kazakhstan;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The widespread aeolian deposits of the Central Asian steppes and piedmonts offer potential to better understand the dynamics of the major Eurasian climate subsystems over Quaternary timescales. However, current assumptions linking climate processes with aeolian activity remain poorly substantiated and potentially problematic: emerging datasets suggest that loess accumulation rates, and the timing ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.palaeo.2019.109531

19. Long-Time Memory in Drought via Detrended Fluctuation Analysis

Author:
Tatli, Hasan; Dalfes, H. Nüzhet
Source:
Water resources management 2020 v.34 no.3 pp. 1199-1212
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; climatic zones; drought; dry forests; environmental assessment; environmental impact; topography; uncertainty; vegetation index; weather forecasting; Turkey (country);     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The persistence of drought events largely determines the severity of socioeconomic and ecological impacts, unfortunately the performance of current weather forecasting models (WFM) to simulate such events is subject to great uncertainties. This study is investigating time-domain characteristics of drought persistence over Turkey by applying the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) method to the Pa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-020-02493-9

20. Preserved Sections of Steppes as the Basis for the Future Ecological Framework of Belgorod Oblast

Author:
Tishkov, A. A.; Belonovskaya, E. A.; Zolotukhin, N. I.; Titova, S. V.; Tsarevskaya, N. G.; Chendev, Yu. G.
Source:
Arid ecosystems 2020 v.10 no.1 pp. 36-43
ISSN:
2079-0961
Subject:
steppes,   etc   ; Chernozems; agricultural land; arid zones; biodiversity; conservation areas; economic development; ecosystems; flora; inventories; land use; remote sensing; Russia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Belgorod oblast is a region of ancient economic development with the highest level of agricultural land use in Russia and, accordingly, the highest level of anthropogenic transformation of zonal vegetation and soils (chernozems). Despite all of the efforts of recent years to improve the conservation of territorial nature in the region, all categories of specially protected territories make up only ...
DOI:
10.1134/S2079096120010114