International scientific-practical conference “Floodplain and Delta biogeocenoses of the Holarctic: biological diversity, ecology and evolution”, held in the Astrakhan region on May 13–18, 2019

The International scientific-practical conference “Floodplain and delta biogeocenoses of the Holarctic: biological diversity, ecology and evolution” took place in the Astrakhan region on May 13–18, 2019. The conference was organized by the Astrakhan State University and Papanin Institute for bio­logy of Inland Waters of the Russian Academy of Scien­ces. The conference lasted four days; altogether 27 participants fr om 12 organizations including the universities, several institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences and botanical gardens. 14 oral and one poster presentations were given. The conference was attended by scientists from Astrakhan, Borok, Arkhangelsk, Tobolsk, Surgut, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, St. Petersburg and Moscow. Correspondence participants of the conference were from Belarus, England and Italy. 39 articles are published in the Proceeding of the conference (Floodplain…, 2019). During three days three excursions to the floodplain, desert and steppe ecosystems were held for the conference participants, wh ere they could see the flora, vegetation and landscapes of the Volga-Akhtuba floodplain, Berli sands, Baskunchak salt lake and Bolshoye Bogdo Mountain. In the last day participants proposed the idea of creating a Floodplain scientific community in the Russia.