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The historical changes in animal distribution in the European territory of Russia have always attracted the interest of specialists. Therefore, the data contained in the Economic Notes to the General Land Survey of the Russian Empire at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries is of great importance. This article presents the results of the analysis of data on the mammalian fauna of the southern provinces of European Russia sampled from the Economic Notes. The sample covers 15 governorates (guberniya), 102 uezds (a secondary level administrative division), and 1150 land holdings (dachas). There were 2395 references made to mammals, including 22 presumptive name references comprising 25 species, 11 families, and 5 orders. Based on the available data on historical changes in the ecological condition within this territory, a comparison with the current situation was made for those species that are the most significant and common in the study area.
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Original Russian Text © V.Yu. Rumyantsev, D.A. Khitrov, A.A. Golubinsky, 2018, published in Aridnye Ekosistemy, 2018, Vol. 24, No. 3(76), pp. 29–40.
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Rumyantsev, V.Y., Khitrov, D.A. & Golubinsky, A.A. Distribution of Mammals in the Southern Part of European Russia: Historical and Ecological Analysis Based on Materials from the General Land Survey. Arid Ecosyst 8, 173–183 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096118030071
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