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ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATION OF THE SPATIAL-TYPOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITIES OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES AND SMALL MAMMALS IN THE WEST SIBERIAN PLAIN

The differences in estimates of the relation of the population diversity of amphibians, reptiles and small mammals with environmental factors were analyzed by the species’ abundance and contributions to the Shannon index on the basis of their energy indices, as well as the difference in general representations of the spatial-typological variability of the communities of these animal groups with the West Siberian Plain as an example.

Arthropod abundance on bustard nesting sites in the Saratov Trans-Volga region

Authors: Oparina O. S., Oparin M. L.

The results of our study of the quantitative and qualitative arthropod composition at potential nesting areas of Otis tarda in the Saratov Trans-Volga region are presented. Specific information obtained at 7 areas (2 fallow fields, two fields of winter and spring wheat, two natural fallow lands of different ages, and virgin land) in 2012 is given. A comparative analysis of some indicators of the arthropod abundance and biomass on winter fields treated with chemicals and untreated is conducted. The obtained results are compared with those of previous years.