SOILS OF ZMIINY ISLAND – MIRROR OF HIS LANDSCAPE ECOLOGICAL PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Journal Title: Вісник Львівського університету. Серія географічна - Year 2017, Vol 51, Issue
Abstract
Zmiiny island soils described as a function of mirror of past, present and future of his landscape and ecological conditions and soil-forming processes. The article estimates the generalized scheme of soil-formation on the on dense acidic rocks of the island that includes gradually changing stages of weathering of rocks and formation of rubble-rocky crust of their weathering and local curuda formation - primitive soil formation - black soil formation under the steppe herbaceous vegetation on areas with a crust of weathering capacity of more than 10–12 cm. The soils profile here usually grows up as the biomass grows above ground vegetation. There are two main scenarios of soil-forming and soils evolution have been proposed – optimistic with steep herbaceous vegetation preservation and further soil formation, and hazardous with herbaceous vegetation cover destroying. The strategy of measures to preserve the unique steppe landscape of the island with peculiar black soils recommends to prioritize tourist-recreational, health-improving and educational activities and systematic monitoring of the natural and ecological environment.
Authors and Affiliations
Yaroslav Bilanchyn, Mykola Tortyk, Iryna Leonidova, Andrii Buyanovskyy
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