HAPLIC CHERNOZEMS HUMUS CONDITION OF WESTERN BUG AND STYR TERRACED LANDSCAPES

Abstract

Volyn Upland Haplic Chernozems are distributed mainly on the terrace landscapes of the Western Bug and the Styr and their tributaries (Chornohuzka, Luha, Lypa). Most of these soils are old ploughlands that have experienced various types of degradation. Haplic Chernozems are low-humus soils and they have low storages of humus substance in the 20 cm arable layer and middle storages of humus in 100 cm soil thickness. There is correlation of C humic acids to C fulvic acids within 1.2–3.3 in the humus profile. Among the various fractions of humic substances the 2nd fraction associated to Calcium dominates. A content of “free” humic acids (1rst fraction) is very low and the amount of humin is low. The optical density of humic acids are high and very high. The organic matter of Volyn Upland Haplic Chernozems has some regional peculiarities. First, it caused by topographical conditions of its formation and evolution in the Holocene. Chernozems of the 1st terrace of the River Western Bug are extremely deep. They have progressive-accumulative type of humus distribution in profile, humate type of humus in upper 100 cm layer, a very high degree of organic matter humification and the same content of humic fraction associated to Calcium and low-middle content of 3rd fraction associated to clay minerals. The molecules of humic acids in the humus horizon of Chernozems of the 1rst terrace are better structured that indicates the older age of humus in these soils. Chernozems of the 2nd terrace above the floodplain of the River Styr are middle-deep soils. They are characterised by the regressive-accumulative type of humus distribution in profile, humate-fulvate type of humus and very high degree of organic matter humification only in 25–50 cm layer. The content of fractions associated to Calcium and clay minerals is predominantly high.

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Pavlo Papish, Halyna Ivanyuk, Ihor Papish

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Pavlo Papish, Halyna Ivanyuk, Ihor Papish (2016). HAPLIC CHERNOZEMS HUMUS CONDITION OF WESTERN BUG AND STYR TERRACED LANDSCAPES. Вісник Львівського університету. Серія географічна, 50(), 296-308. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-315599