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Snow cover on the Lagonaky high plateau (Western Caucasus)
The paper presents characteristics of a snow cover observed on the Lagonaky high plateau (the Western Caucasus) in the interfluve of the rivers Belaya and Pshekha along two snow-measuring courses. The period of observations is 1973–2015, and the altitude interval is 460–2020 m.
Yu. V. Efremov, A. V. Zimnitskiy
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Biological activity of old-age cuttings cambisols in Western Caucasus
The peculiarities of ecological state and biological activity of soils in old-growth logging areas (500–700 m above sea level) in the West Caucasus in comparison with the soils of background forests in the Caucasus Biosphere Reserve were revealed. Vegetation of the control forest is represented by beech-fir-tree-tiered dead-grass forest, in cuttings ...
A.K. Shkhapatsev +5 more
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Polyommatus shchurovi sp.n. (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from the altitude areas of Western Caucasus [PDF]
Polyommatus shchurovi sp. n. from the 3,000 m above sea level in the mountains of the Western Caucasus is described and compared to related taxa from which it differs in habitus, structure of male and female genitalia, and the number of antenna ...
B.V. Stradomsky
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Introduction. In the context of the complex geopolitical situation that has developed in the South Caucasus in the post-Soviet period, the problems associated with the security of this region have become much more complicated.
A. K. Dudayti +2 more
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The 2.MED1 phylogenetic branch of Yersinia pestis of the medieval biovar became widespread in the Caspian Sea region, the Caucasus, and the Northern Aral Sea region in the 20th century, causing outbreaks and epizootics of plague there. Some of the formed
Galina A Eroshenko +8 more
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The history of studying and the propagation of Solidago genus in the Caucasus
The Solidago genus (goldenrod) is quite rich, and its representatives are found everywhere. In Russiaб this genus includes 22 species, and on the territory of the former USSR - 26 species, which are widespread almost everywhere.
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Peshchanskaya +1 more
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2008 Georgian-Russian war [PDF]
In August 2008, a short-lasting but violent war broke in the Caucasus between Georgia and Russia, which shocked the whole world. The West had shown little interest in the long-term tension within the country at the foot of the Caucasus arising from the ...
Kuster Matthias
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Molecular genetics study of some Caucasian representatives of the genus Kretania Beuret, 1959 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with the description of a new species [PDF]
Molecular genetic investigations of the Kretania pylaon species group populations from the Caucasus, North Eastern Turkey and Iran are made. Specimens from Turkey, Southern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (Talysh Mountains) have similar COI nucleotide ...
B.V. Stradomsky, V.V. Tikhonov
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Snow resources of Krasnaya Polyana area (Western Caucasus)
The paper deals with study of snowiness and estimation of modern tendencies of its changes in the area of Krasnaya Polyana in the West Caucasus. Olympic Games will take place here in February, 2014. The paper is based on the data of meteorological stations Krasnaya Polyana (567 m), Achishho (1880 m) and snow surveys along the Mzymta River valley (0 ...
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Quaternary Sediments in Geosites: Evidence from the Western Caucasus
Some previous studies have already highlighted the importance of Quaternary sediments as geoheritage, although the related knowledge remains incomplete and geographically biased. Unique Quaternary features are often overlooked in areas famous for their pre-Quaternary geoheritage.
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