Russian Journal of Ecology , 2004, V 35, N 1.

Some Trends in Research on the Biosphere 
L. G. Bogatyrev, O. A. Makarov, O. V. Semenyuk, 
and G. V. Matyshak 
p. 1   

The Upper and Lower Ecological Limits of Specific Metabolic
Power of Different Organisms 
A. M. Makarieva, V. G. Gorshkov, B.-L. Li, and K. S. Losev 
p. 10   

Development of a Test System for Assessing the Toxicity 
of Multicomponent Wastes Stored in the Natural Environment 
S. Yu. Selivanovskaya and V. Z. Latypova 
p. 16   

Scotch Pine Pollen under Conditions of Environmental Stress 
I. N. Tretyakova and N. E. Noskova 
p. 20   

The Spatiotemporal Structure of Rodent Populations in the
Steppe Zone of Western Siberia 
M. G. Mal’kova, N. A. Pal’chekh, V. V. Yakimenko, and I. V. Kuz’min
p. 27   

Interrelations of Epibiontic Microalgae and Crustacean Zooplankton 
under Conditions of a Blooming Eutrophic Water Body 
N. A. Gaevskii, V. I. Kolmakov, O. P. Dubovskaya, and E. P. Klimova 
p. 35   

New Approaches to Exploitation and Conservation of 
Crayfish Populations 
A. V. Alekhnovich and V. F. Kulesh 
p. 42   

Influence of Postflood Hydrologic Conditions in the Kuibyshev Reservoir 
on Coastal Communities of Ground Beetles (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE) 
S. M. Shafigullina 
p. 46   

Heavy Metals in Organs and Tissues of the European Black Vulture 
(Aegypius monachus): Dependence on Living Conditions 
V. Ya. Kavun 
p. 51   

Short Communications 

On the Biology of the Five-Toed Pygmy Jerboa 
(CARDIOCRANIUS PARADOXUS Satunin, 1902) in Kazakhstan: 
New Data 
V. S. Gromov and B. Eszhanov 
p. 55   

Frequency of Iris Depigmentation in Urban Populations
of Rana arvalis Frogs 
V. L. Vershinin 
p. 58   

Toxicological Assessment of Wastewater and Runoff from
the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill 
V. M. Kudelin, G. A. Timoshenko, and V. S. Tolstikhina 
p. 63