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Additional data on the dynamic of soil salinization and vegetation in the Volga River delta

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The results showed that the salt content in the top soil layer drops and the productivity of the aboveground plant mass rises in the middle part of the Volga River delta. It was revealed that the horizontal migration of populations of plant species is significant and their shift along the height gradient is slight. This may be related to a rise in soil moistening, changes in the agricultural use of the aboveground biomass, or a possible effect of acid precipitation.

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  1. Institute of Ecology of the Volga River Basin, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Komzina 10, Tolyatti, 445003, Russia

    V. B. Golub, V. V. Bondareva & V. K. Shitikov

  2. Astrakhan State University, ul. Tatishcheva 20a, Astrakhan, 414000, Russia

    A. N. Barmin & M. M. Iolin

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Original Russian Text © V.B. Golub, V.V. Bondareva, V.K. Shitikov, A.N. Barmin, M.M. Iolin, 2015, published in Aridnye Ekosistemy, 2015, Vol. 21, No. 3(64), pp. 51–59.

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Golub, V.B., Bondareva, V.V., Shitikov, V.K. et al. Additional data on the dynamic of soil salinization and vegetation in the Volga River delta. Arid Ecosyst 5, 154–160 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096115030051

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