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The Nitrogen Balance in the Soil–Plant Cover of Arid Ecosystems in the Northwestern Caspian Region

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The research data on the accumulation and translocation of phytomass by blocks of plant matter and on nitrogen concentration and reserves are given. Compensation of nitrogen balance in light chestnut and meadow-chestnut soil and typical solonchak in grass ecosystems of the Northwestern Caspian Region under conditions of aridization and desertification is assessed.

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This work was performed within the framework of state assignment of the Caspian Institute of Biological Resources of the Dagestan Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Monitoring and Forecasting of the Soil Cover Dynamics and Bioproductivity of Landscapes of the Northwestern Caspian Region and Dagestan Part of the Eastern Caucasus, section 2, no. AAAA-A20-120062990014-2 Bioproductivity of Landscapes and Nitrogen and Carbon Balances in Ecosystems Undergone Natural-Anthropogenic Transformation in the Northwestern Caspian Region, theme 2, no. 122032200273-6.

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    T. A. Asvarova, G. N. Gasanov, K. M. Gadzhiev, R. R. Bashirov, K. B. Gimbatova & A. S. Abdulaeva

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Asvarova, T.A., Gasanov, G.N., Gadzhiev, K.M. et al. The Nitrogen Balance in the Soil–Plant Cover of Arid Ecosystems in the Northwestern Caspian Region. Arid Ecosyst 13, 267–275 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096123030022

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