Sizemskaya M. L. RussiaMoscow regionInstitute of Forest Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, 21 Sovetskaya Str., Uspenskoe, Moscow region 143030, Russiasizem@mail.ru Author's articles EARTHWORMS (LUMBRICIDAE, ANNELIDA) AS A COMPONENT OF ARTIFICIAL FOREST ECOSYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN CASPIAN SEMI-DESERT