Agrogenic degradation of soils in Krasnoyarsk forest-steppe
- Authors: Shpedt A.A.1,2, Trubnikov Y.N.2, Zharinova N.Y.1
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Affiliations:
- Siberian Federal University
- Krasnoyarsk Research Institute of Agriculture
- Issue: Vol 50, No 10 (2017)
- Pages: 1209-1216
- Section: Degradation, Rehabilitation, and Conservation of Soils
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1064-2293/article/view/224207
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S106422931710012X
- ID: 224207
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Abstract
Agrogenic degradation of soils in Krasnoyarsk forest-steppe was investigated. Paleocryogenic microtopography of microlows and microhighs in this area predetermined the formation of paragenetic soil series and variegated soil cover. Specific paleogeographic conditions, thin humus horizons and soil profiles, and long-term agricultural use of the land resulted in the formation of soils unstable to degradation processes and subjected to active wind and water erosion. Intensive mechanical soil disturbances during tillage and long-term incorporation of the underlying Late Pleistocene (Sartan) calcareous silty and clay loams into the upper soil horizons during tillage adversely affected the soil properties. We determined the contents of total and labile humus and easily decomposable organic matter and evaluated the degree of soil exhaustion. It was concluded that in the case of ignorance of the norms of land use and soil conservation practices, intense soil degradation would continue leading to complete destruction of the soil cover within large areas.
About the authors
A. A. Shpedt
Siberian Federal University; Krasnoyarsk Research Institute of Agriculture
Author for correspondence.
Email: shpedtaleksandr@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660041; Krasnoyarsk, 660041
Yu. N. Trubnikov
Krasnoyarsk Research Institute of Agriculture
Email: shpedtaleksandr@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660041
N. Yu. Zharinova
Siberian Federal University
Email: shpedtaleksandr@rambler.ru
Russian Federation, Krasnoyarsk, 660041