Classification of soil of Russia: Discussion on the Internet siteстатья
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Аннотация:The work of the Dokuchaev Soil Institute site on soil classification during the last three years is analyzed. The main subject of the discussion is the @Classification and Diagnostics of Soils of Russia@ (2004) as compared to the classification of 1977. The web-site visitors, mainly soil scientists performing survey under contracts or organizing monitoring that consult on diagnostics and names of their objects according to the new classification. The principles and structure of the classification, criteria for distinguishing the basic taxa are accepted practically by everybody; the proposals on the correction of the diagnostics of soil horizons and their characteristics are made for a wide spectrum of soils. Many of the suggestions were taken into account by the authors in the last edition of this classification. The users of the site are especially interested in anthropogenically modified soils, firstly in urban soils and soils disturbed by mining operations. Among the site visitors are many students and postgraduates who are especially active during examination periods.