Nukhimovskaya Yu. D. RussiaMoscowA. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 33 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119071, Russiaoparinml@mail.ru Author's articles ANALYSIS OF SOIL AND VEGETATION COVER FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY TO ASSESS ITS RELATION WITH LARK HABITATS (ALAUDIDAE, AVES) IN THE TRANS-VOLGA SEMI-DESERT