1. Edge effects on pine stands in a large city

   • D. V. Veselkin
   • S. A. Shavnin
   • V. E. Vlasenko

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 499 - 506

2. Spatiotemporal characteristics of wildfire frequency and relative area burned in larch-dominated forests of Central Siberia

   • V. I. Kharuk
   • E. I. Ponomarev

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 507 - 512

3. Assessment of biological effects in Plantago major L. Seed progeny in the zone of impact from a Copper Smelter

   • N. S. Shimalina
   • V. N. Pozolotina
   • E. V. Antonova

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 513 - 523

4. Genogeography of Pinus sylvestris L. populations in the Greater Caucasus and Crimea

   • I. V. Petrova
   • S. N. Sannikov
   • E. V. Egorov

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 524 - 531

5. Dietary overlap among ruminants, geese, and lemmings of Wrangel Island in summer

   • I. S. Sheremetyev
   • S. B. Rozenfeld
   • A. P. Gruzdev

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 532 - 538

6. Carbon fluxes from coarse woody debris in southern taiga forests of the Valdai Upland

   • M. L. Gitarskiy
   • D. G. Zamolodchikov
   • A. I. Ivashchenko

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 539 - 544

7. Seed reproduction traits of alpine plants depend on soil enrichment

   • N. G. Lavrenov
   • L. D. Zauzanova
   • V. G. Onipchenko

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 545 - 550

8. The bud banks in the typical steppe communities with different disturbance regimes

   • L. P. Zhao
   • W. Cui
   • F. R. Zhao

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 551 - 558

9. Long-term dynamics of heavy metal concentrations in the food and liver of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in the period of reduction of emissions from a copper smelter

   • S. V. Mukhacheva

   OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 559 - 568

10. Historical distribution of lynx (Lynx lynx) in Northeast China on the basis of historical records

    • Li Yang
    • Rui Zhang
    • Xiaofeng Luan

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2017 Pages: 569 - 575

11. Response of carbon mineralization to nitrogen application in cryogenic soils

    • A. I. Matvienko
    • M. I. Makarov
    • O. V. Menyailo

    Short Communications 14 November 2017 Pages: 576 - 579

12. Matter and energy input with terrestrial invertebrates into a forest stream ecosystem

    • M. V. Astakhov

    Short Communications 14 November 2017 Pages: 580 - 582

13. A case of vertical seasonal polydomy in Formica rufa (Hymenoptera; Formicidae)

    • S. V. Stukalyuk

    Short Communications 14 November 2017 Pages: 583 - 587