Soil types, soil properties and spatial distribution in management unit “Doroslovacke forests”

Abstract

This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of different soil types and soil systematic units in MU „Doroslovacke sume“. The most common soil type is chernozem, primarily of calcalourus type. Research has shown that the soil types secondary in prevalance are calcalourus gleyed and brownized, which is a finding that significantly differs from the previously available data. Calcalourus variety of chernozem, which is characterized by its automorphic genesis and high content of CaCO3, is a drier site type and therefore offers less favourable conditions for cultivation of tree species. The analysys of spacial distribution was followed by study of soil properties.