1. Soil resources of the Russian Arctic.
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Ivanov, A., Stolbovoy, V., and Savin, I.
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SOILS , *PERMAFROST , *HUMUS , *PEAT soils - Abstract
The soil cover of the Arctic zone of Russia is ∼330 million hectares. Permafrost restricts the thickness of the active layer but does not prevent the formation of significant diversity of soils and soil complexes, including Al-Fe humic and peat soils, gleysols, and others. The available data on soil resources are sufficient for organization and participation of Russia in scientific-practical international programs. At the same time, specific soil related targets and project tasks may require additional study of soils of the Arctic region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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