Contemporary Problems of Ecology is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary periodical that publishes original works on the following subjects: theoretical and methodical issues of ecology, regional aspects of ecology, regional ecological disasters, structure and functioning of ecosystems, and anthropogenic transformation of ecosystems. The journal encompasses all basic aspects of modern ecology, including the most complicated interactions between living organisms and their environment. The journal also features articles dedicated to global changes in biodiversity at various levels of organization, including populations, species, and ecosystems, as well as principles and methods of nature conservation. Contemporary Problems of Ecology also publishes English translations of selected articles from other journals and original unsolicited articles in the English language. The source of each article is described at the article level on the title pages. The final decision about the publication is made by its editorial board regardless of the source. The editorial and peer review policies are the same for all translated and original articles. As part of its aim to become an international publication, the journal welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Evgeny V. Banaev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
DEPUTY EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Michail I. Gladyshev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Biophysics Institute, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Yuri S. Ravkin
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
COORDINATING EDITOR
Mariya A. Tomoshevich
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
EDITORIAL BOARD
Konstantin S. Baikov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Liv Borgen
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Vera A. Cheremushkina
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Andrei G. Degermendzhi
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Biophysics Institute, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Valentin V. Dryukker
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Limnological Institute, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
Tom Elias
U.S. National Arboretum, New York, USA
Viktor V. Glupov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Andrei N. Glushkov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Human Ecology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kemerovo, Russia
Petr G. Gorovoi
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Pacific Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia
Ramesh Gulati
Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen, Netherlands
Peter W. Jackson
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA
Vyacheslav I. Kharuk
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Nikolai A. Kolchanov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Igor Yu. Koropachinsky
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden of Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Andrei N. Kuprianov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Human Ecology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kemerovo, Russia
Alexander A. Onuchin
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Sukachev Institute of Forest, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Alexander V. Puzanov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute for Water and Environmental Problems Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Barnaul, Russia
Pavel A. Remigailo
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yakutsk, Russia
Vyacheslav P. Sedelnikov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Dmitry N. Shaulo
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Alexander I. Syso
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
Leonid L. Ubugunov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ulan-Ude, Russia
Evgeny A. Vaganov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Viktor K. Voinikov
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Siberian Institute of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russia
Zhibin Zhang
Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Igor F. Zhimulev
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
STAFF EDITOR
Elena N. Zimina
Novosibirsk, Russia