Steppe is among the most endangered biomes of the world, especially in Eastern Europe,
where more than 90% of original steppes have been destroyed due to conversion into …

The Palaearctic steppes range from the Mediterranean basin towards China, forming one of
the largest continuous terrestrial biomes. The literature on steppe ecology and conservation …

Монография содержит результаты, раскрывающие возможности использования
естественнонаучных методов в археологических исследованиях. Выполнена …

This work represents the first study of the floristic diversity on Bulgaria's ancient mounds. The
objective of this research was to assess the importance of the mounds for the preservation of …

Flora similarity was assessed using complete floristic lists of five ecotopes in each of four
mounds along the transect from meadow steppes to desert steppes. It was found that the …

Barrows play an important role in paleoenvironmental studies. This research, conducted on
macromorphology (descriptive), micromorphology (thin-section), physical and chemical …

Habitat fragmentation can prevent gene flow between plant populations and lead to a loss of
genetic diversity. However, such impact of fragmentation has not always been consistently …

The results obtained during a complex study of soils and plants on mounds located in four
subzones of forest steppe and steppe are presented. Having studied the vertical …

The area of the Upper Dniester Basin in Western Ukraine comprises one of the largest
concentrations of barrows with the exception of the steppe zone. This article concerns the …

Agricultural intensification in the last century resulted in a significant loss and fragmentation
of steppe habitats. As a result, steppes are scattered and rarely preserved in highly …