SOIL ORGANOPEDOGENESIS AS AN UNHEEDED BASIC SOIL FORMING PROCESS

O. G. Chertov^*, N. V. Lukina

Isaev Centre for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the RAS

Profsoyuznaya st. 84/32 bldg. 14, Moscow, 117997, Russia

^*E-mail: ochertov@rambler.ru

Received: 21.05.2025

Revised: 01.07.2025

Accepted: 15.07.2025

A concept of soil organopedogenesis has been proposed as an unheeded active process of general pedogenesis reflecting a predominant significance of biological factor in soil formation according to the Vernadsky’s theory on organism’s leading role in all natural processes of continental part of the biosphere. A methodology for the including organopedogenesis in the modern soil classifications has been proposed as well. It is the integration into existing Russian soil taxonomy system the types of soil organic matter accumulation and transformation (humus forms) at the level with the types of organoprofiles. The inclusion of these components will make the classification dynamic and increase its practical importance that is especially significant for decision making at the time being with the fast negative global environmental changes.

 Keywords: biological factor of soil formation, organoprofile, SOM accumulation and transformation, humus forms

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