CHANGES IN THE HUMOUS STATUS OF DRY AND DESERT STEPPE SOILS DURING HISTORICAL TIME

Authors
DEMKINA TS DEMKIN VA
Citation
Ts. Demkina et Va. Demkin, CHANGES IN THE HUMOUS STATUS OF DRY AND DESERT STEPPE SOILS DURING HISTORICAL TIME, Eurasian soil science, 27(7), 1995, pp. 10-19
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Soil Science
Journal title
Eurasian soil science → ACNP
ISSN journal
10642293
Volume
27
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
10 - 19
Database
ISI
SICI code
1064-2293(1995)27:7<10:CITHSO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Humus profile features have been studied for soils buried under mound hills of various ages-Bronze, Early Iron, and Medieval times. Trends a nd rate in humous content changes during the last 45 centuries have be en revealed. Microbiological activity was for the first time determine d for paleosols of archaeological monuments of the steppe belt of Euro pean Russia. The correlation of natural and anthropogenic agents in th e time changeability of soil humous status has been found.