03.00.00 Biological sciences
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SPECIES DIVERSITY OF LONG GOURD LAGENARIA SICERARIA (MOLINA) STANDL
DescriptionThe issues of international spread of fruits of long gourd lagenaria and the introduction of it in culture are considered in the article. We have shown how to use it as a vegetable crop and considered varietal diversity of this species. The biological characteristics of lagenaria cultivation as vegetable plants, including peculiarities of the reproductive system have been marked. We have also considered the issues of cultivation and distribution of long gourd lagenaria (zycca) for food
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ULTRA STRUCTURE OF CELLS OF RED MARROW OF CHICKENS AFTER A ZINC INTOXICATION
DescriptionIn the article, new data of the influence of salts of zinc in doses of 40 mg/kg and 60 mg/kg on haemopoetic cells of a red marrow of a bird at ultra structural level are presented
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DIAGEOTROPIC SHOOTS OF PERENNIAL GRASSES IN THE SOUTHERN REGIONS OF THE CIS
DescriptionStudying of perennial cereals of southern and boreal origin led to the allocation of plagiotropic shoots of rhizomes, stolons, that are placed in the soil or on the surface from the apical or lateral kidney of various structures with modified leaves, the beginnings of roots at nodes and developing of type kidney - lengthened shoots. Two types was allocated: type of solid finned cylinder and type of intermittent cylinder with scattered around the periphery of vascular bundles: first include cereals temperate regions and is characterized by separation from the epidermis continuous sclerenchyma ring, the second type (sorghum and millet) no continuous mechanical ring and vascular bundles relatively evenly spaced along the periphery of the shoots
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TEXTURE OF YOUNG PLANTED FOREST (PINE AND FIR SPECIES) IN MARI HIGH PLAINS AND ITS OPTIMIZATION
DescriptionDistribution peculiarities of planted Pine and Fir species (I and II age classes) in different sites of Mari high plains in accordance with their relative density and share of participation of target tree-species are described in this article. Based on the obtained data, some actions for enhancement of ecological and resource potential of the species are elaborated
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ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF LARGE CITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF RAPID URBANIZATION
DescriptionThe article defines the basic characteristics of the environmental performance of urban areas. There was offered the system of environmental performance indicators, covering the basic characteristics of the environmental performance. There was developed the algorithm and calculating methodology of composite index of the environmental performance of major cities in the context of rapid urbanization. There was conducted the approbation of the methodology according to the data of major cities which are the administrative centers of the Russian Federation for 2008, 2009 and 2011. There was carried out the rating of major Russian cities based on the composite index of the environmental performance
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LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS METHOD OF RIVERINE TERRITORIES
DescriptionThe article proposes a method for landscape area analysis, which consists of four stages. Technique is proposed as a tool for the practical application of pre-project research materials in the design solutions for landscape areas planning and organization
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The article shows the result of the research of algaflora in reservoirs of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan; it is characterized by high species diversity of algae, it is represented by 135 species, varieties and forms of the two departments. Algoflora basis were 71 species of blue-green and 64 green algae. Among the blue-green algae most personable family is Oscillatoriaceae Kirchn, Microcystidaceae Elenkin and Merismopediaceae Elenk. We have identified the three highest in this kind of algae flora : Oscillatoria Vaucher Ex Gomont, Microcystis Kütz, Merismopedia Meyen. Also, we have identified the three largest in the flora of the Green Algae: Cosmarium Corda. We have found 35 species of Desmidiales, belonging to 8 genera. Ecological and geographical analysis of the flora of algae ponds in the Nakhchivan AR showed the prevalence of plankton, cosmopolitan, mezogalobnyh indifferentnıx, oligogalobnyh, and alkaliphilic
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Large agricultural load on the steppe landscapes leads to the transformation of ecosystems and effect on all their components. Transformation of lands into laylands leads to a gradual restoration of anthropogenically disturbed steppe ecosystems. Studies that focus on the research of comprehensive processes in the territory of laylands are extremely relevant today. Herpetobiont fauna is one of the important characteristics of ecology and biology of soils. Herpetobiont Coleoptera can serve as indicators in the study of processes occurring in postagrogenic soils.The article presents the results of the study of changes in mesofauna, composition and structure of complexes of the gerpetobiont Coleoptera of ordinary black soils in natural succession series of different-age laylands. We also evaluated the degree of faunistic similarity of plots of laylands and allocated dominant species. Carabidae and Tenebrionidae are the basis of complex Coleoptera in the investigated laylands. The article shows that such indicators as the number of individuals, species, families of beetles and their dynamic density are depended on the age of the layland. In addition, the indices of biodiversity (Margalef and Shannon) and dominance (Simpson) are also connected with the age of plots of laylands
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THE STEPPE RIVERS OF KUBAN, STATE OF THEIR BIOTA AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT
DescriptionThe steppe rivers of Kuban, which form their landscapes in the space between the basins of the rivers Don and Kuban, are divided into two subtypes: the rivers of internal flow which flow into the small ponds (Panura, Kirpili et al.), and the rivers of external flow which flow into the Sea of Azov (Eja, Beysug, Chelbas); direction of flow of these rivers is defined slightly downward from the high right bank of the Kuban (up to 50m) and the eastern slopes (altitude up to 50-170m) of Stavropol Upland; shores of rivers are heavily deforested, subjected to strong anthropogenic pressure and water systems contaminated of organic substances. Plowing of catchment areas to foreshore and plowing dry beams, as well as cutting of forests caused huge harm of river systems. The qualitative composition of microorganisms is not very varied. Polluted rivers and bottom sediments are dominated by saprotrophic microorganisms, spore-bearing and other rod-shaped bacteria. In the samples of sludge we marked high titer thiobacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria. Complex of actinomycetes was investigated. The species composition of vascular plants includes 135 species from 48 families, most numerous asteraceae, cereals and legumes. The dominant plant of many floodplains steppe rivers is common reed, which contributes to the process of silting soil particles from the fields and the destruction of the sod with overgrazing. Among phytocenoses there is a domination of reed grass-forb deposits on moist soils, mesophilic couch grass-forb and grass-forb xerophytic. In soil biota of floodplains it is dominated by oligochaetes, bottom fauna molluscs and oligochaetes, water - rotifers and cladocerans
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The article considers the peculiarities of turf and sod, specificity of formation of kidneys for regeneration, types of shoots, vegetative mobility and specificity of growth in certain conditions, turf grasses are divided into loosely-and tightly-turf characterized, by specific features of environmental, biological characteristics; forming turf from generative rosettes, elongated and shortened vegetative, side ground shoots, differing specificity of morphological, biochemical and fitocoenotical features