The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the flora natural monument Sestrinskie okamenelosti, located in Bolshechernigovsky District Samara Region. taxonomic has revealed growth 255 species vascular plants from 49 families within boundaries specially protected area. Biomorphological and ecological-coenotic analyses have been used to assess degree preservation steppe communities studied te...

As a consequence of agricultural intensification and habitat fragmentation since the mid-20th century, biological diversity has declined considerably throughout world, particularly in Europe. We assessed how landscape-scale heterogeneity, such as variation fragment size (small vs. large) landscape configuration (measured connectivity index), affect plant arthropod diversity. focused on arthropo...

OBJECTIVE In order to improve fermentation quality of natural grasses, their silage preparation and fermentation quality in meadow steppe (MS) and typical steppe (TS) were studied. METHODS The small-scale silages and round bale silages of mixed natural grasses in both steppes were prepared using the commercial lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculants Chikuso-1 (CH, Lactobacillus plantarum) and c...

Andrew Sherratt included horseback riding and chariotry in his conception of the Secondary Products Revolution, but his emphasis on the role of horses in warfare and on a Near Eastern influence in the earliest episode of horse domestication is viewed here as as an important shortcoming in his understanding of the process of horse domestication. Current evidence indicates that horses were domest...

Gravestones, which fall into the material dimension of cultures, are very important cultural objects. They monuments that give information about world to they belong, with their shapes and some symbols engraved on them, rather than objects erected graves materially. Especially for old Turkish world, does not leave much in terms written sources, tombstones, bearing traces traditions, first-hand ...

The landscapes of Inner Mongolia are widely known for the vast Stipa krylovii steppes. However, overgrazing and other improper land uses have extensively degraded the Stipa krylovii steppe ecosystem in recent decades. Knowledge about the soil seed banks and the remaining vegetation in these damaged ecosystems is crucial for guiding the restoration efforts. Using a germination method, this study...

Introduction Livestock overgrazing represents one of the most destructive uses land in terrestrial ecosystems and threatens biodiversity. However, understanding effects livestock on below-ground soil microbial diversity is limited, despite microbes representing majority biodiversity determining ecosystem functioning. Materials Methods To investigate richness, a long-term grazing exclusion exper...

The Italian locust is a common species and one of the most important pest in steppes, semi-deserts, deserts Central Southwestern Asia also Mediterranean Region. aim this paper to discuss some problems arising from studies eco-geographical distribution long-term dynamics species, especially southern part West Siberia, their consequences for management rare forms. Peculiarities populations’ are d...