Dagestan State University 1

1. New and rare species for the floras of the Caspian region and Southwest Asia
2. Recent recolonisation of West Siberia and northern cryptic refugia in the grass snake Natrix natrix scutata (Pallas, 1771) (Squamata: Natricidae)
3. Contemporary ecological state of waters of the Caspian Sea during development of oil and gas deposits
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