Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas

The results of the study of the morphological properties of underwater soils in the deltas of the Volga, Don and Kuban rivers are shown. This paper is based on field descriptions of profiles of underwater soils found in deltas. Genetic horizons have been identified, their basic properties (pH, Eh, e...

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Main Authors: A. N. Tkachenko, M. N. Kozachuk, O. V. Tkachenko
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Language:Russian
Published: V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute 2019-12-01
Series:Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева
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O. V. Tkachenko
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description The results of the study of the morphological properties of underwater soils in the deltas of the Volga, Don and Kuban rivers are shown. This paper is based on field descriptions of profiles of underwater soils found in deltas. Genetic horizons have been identified, their basic properties (pH, Eh, electrical conductivity, grain size composition, organic carbon content) have been studied and the main types of soils, which are formed under different types of sedimentation and under different types of aquatic vegetation, have been described. Names of horizons and types of soils are given due to the classification of underwater soils (aquazems) of the Volga delta, that had been proposed previously. The diversity of underwater soils of three deltas has been studied, and the properties of the same soil types formed in different deltas have been compared. The features of underwater soils formation are described; the difference between the factors of underwater and terrestrial soil formation is discussed. It is shown that the number of occurring soil types depends on the diversity of the emerging types of aquatic landscapes and the contrast of the conditions of migration and accumulation of matter. Necessary conditions for the forming of underwater soils and the possibility of relating bottom sediments to soil formations are discussed. Our results are indicative of the need of studying bottom sediments with soil-like profile from the standpoint of soil science and the inclusion of aquazems into the modern Russian soil classification.
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spelling doaj-art-e477f181646949ffa910c8055a0489442025-08-20T03:59:12ZrusV.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science InstituteБюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева0136-16942312-42022019-12-01099627510.19047/0136-1694-2019-99-62-75474Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltasA. N. Tkachenko0M. N. Kozachuk1O. V. Tkachenko2Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State UniversityThe results of the study of the morphological properties of underwater soils in the deltas of the Volga, Don and Kuban rivers are shown. This paper is based on field descriptions of profiles of underwater soils found in deltas. Genetic horizons have been identified, their basic properties (pH, Eh, electrical conductivity, grain size composition, organic carbon content) have been studied and the main types of soils, which are formed under different types of sedimentation and under different types of aquatic vegetation, have been described. Names of horizons and types of soils are given due to the classification of underwater soils (aquazems) of the Volga delta, that had been proposed previously. The diversity of underwater soils of three deltas has been studied, and the properties of the same soil types formed in different deltas have been compared. The features of underwater soils formation are described; the difference between the factors of underwater and terrestrial soil formation is discussed. It is shown that the number of occurring soil types depends on the diversity of the emerging types of aquatic landscapes and the contrast of the conditions of migration and accumulation of matter. Necessary conditions for the forming of underwater soils and the possibility of relating bottom sediments to soil formations are discussed. Our results are indicative of the need of studying bottom sediments with soil-like profile from the standpoint of soil science and the inclusion of aquazems into the modern Russian soil classification.https://bulletin.esoil.ru/jour/article/view/359underwater soilsaquazemsbottom sedimentriver deltas
spellingShingle A. N. Tkachenko
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Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
Бюллетень Почвенного института им. В.В. Докучаева
underwater soils
aquazems
bottom sediment
river deltas
title Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
title_full Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
title_fullStr Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
title_full_unstemmed Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
title_short Morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
title_sort morphological properties of underwater soils of river deltas
topic underwater soils
aquazems
bottom sediment
river deltas
url https://bulletin.esoil.ru/jour/article/view/359
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