Soil conditions of biocenoses Quercus pubescens Willd. of the Southern coast of Crimea
Journal: Dokuchaev Soil Bulletin
Year: 2025

The study was conducted in the biocenoses of Quercus pubescens on the Southern Coast of Crimea. Six sample plots were established in the western, central, and eastern parts of the study area. The soils are predominantly brown, weakly developed on eluvium-deluvium of limestones and clay shales, while at “Cape Martyan” they are brown reddish-brown soils (Terra Rossa) formed on a thick layer of leached weathering products of Upper Jurassic limestones. The study examined the structure and compositio