Abstract
The soils formed on limestones and dolomites in different locations in the Republic of Macedonia have been ex-amined. These soils differ in their genesis, evolution and properties from soils formed on other substrates and have a number of specificities, whereby all their properties largely depend on the parent material. They occupy much of the soil cover of the Republic of Macedonia. The field examinations were carried out according to the generally accepted method in our country [1, 2]. Most of them are under high mountainous pastures, some plots are under meadows and fields. They have great importance for the faster development of some industries in the country, forestry, tourism, as well as the agricultural development in the hilly and mountainous underdeveloped areas in our country.
Highlights
IntroductionBased on the pedological (soil) map of the Republic of Macedonia in scale 1:200.000 [3], these soils occupy around 12.45 % of the total area of the Republic of Macedonia or 2.571.300ha
The soils formed on limestones and dolomites occupy a large part of the soil cover of the Republic of Macedonia
The soils formed on limestones and dolomites differ in their genesis, evolution and properties from soils formed on other substrates and have a number of specificities
Summary
Based on the pedological (soil) map of the Republic of Macedonia in scale 1:200.000 [3], these soils occupy around 12.45 % of the total area of the Republic of Macedonia or 2.571.300ha In this area, Calcomelanosols /WRB-Rendzic Leptosol [4], covers around 220.000ha or 8.55 %, Calcocambisols /WRB-Chromic Leptic Luvisol on hard limestones [4], covers around 100.000ha or 3.88 %, but Terra Rossa /WRB-Rhodic Leptic Luvisol on hard limestones [4], rarely form continuous soil cover. The soils formed on limestones and dolomites differ in their genesis, evolution and properties from soils formed on other substrates and have a number of specificities All their properties (physical, physical-mechanical, chemical and biological) greatly depend on the parent material
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