Peculiarities of soil cover in the subalpine belt of the Putorana Plateau

A distinct soil classification emerges for the subalpine belts of the Putorana Plateau, revealing cryometamorphic soils (granuzems) and organic-accumulative soils as dominant in mountain tundra, alongside abrazems. In contrast, lowland forest-tundra areas are characterized by cryoturbated soils (cryozems), primarily developing on sandy loamy glaciolacustrine deposits. This study leverages a substantive-genetic classification framework, integrating morphological and physicochemical data to elucidate the unique soil dynamics shaped by subaerial aeolian processes in these high-altitude ecosystems.

Senkov, A. A. (2014). Peculiarities of soil cover in the subalpine belt of the Putorana Plateau. Contemporary Problems of Ecology, 7(6), 628–635. https://doi.org/10.1134/s1995425514060122