Soils and the soil cover of mountainous tundra and forest landscapes in the Central Khangai of Mongolia

Specific features of the soil formation and soil cover patterns in the mountainous alpine tundra and forest landscapes of the Central Khangai Range are analyzed. It is shown that the specific mucky grayhumus permafrost-affected soils are only formed under larch forests within the tundra-alpine and f...

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Published in:Eurasian soil science 2010-02, Vol.43 (2), p.117-126
Main Author: Krasnoshchekov, Yu. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biogeography
Cartography
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Forests
Genesis and Geography of Soils
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Mountains
Permafrost
Soil formation
Soil sciences
Soils
Steppes
Taiga & tundra
Tundra
Tundras
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Summary:Specific features of the soil formation and soil cover patterns in the mountainous alpine tundra and forest landscapes of the Central Khangai Range are analyzed. It is shown that the specific mucky grayhumus permafrost-affected soils are only formed under larch forests within the tundra-alpine and forest zones. Other soils have a wider geographic area. The morphological, physicochemical, and chemical characteristics of the widespread soils are given. A medium-scale map of the soil cover patterns—soil complexes, combinations, and mosaics—has been developed for the studied area.
ISSN:1064-2293
1556-195X
DOI:10.1134/S1064229310020018