Conservation of Virgin Soils' Diversity in Network of Nature Reserves of the Russian Federation

Abstract

Representation of Russian reserved areas network for conservation of natural soil’s diversity was estimated on the base of cartographic information. This analysis has shown that reserve areas are irrationally allocated and not sufficient for comprising of Russian soil diversity by reserves and national parks. The 24 out of 76 cartographic divisions are not represented in reserves and national parks. Soils with the most significant area and specific to certain regions of this list are the following. In this list there are luvy-calcic and vorony-calcic chernozems are known as the most fertile soils of all world; existing in the only region on earth unique cambic and calcy-cambic cryosols thaptoumbric albeluvisols, that are very interesting from the scientific point of view. Taking into account the soil regulation role in biocenoses we suppose that the development of new natural reservations in designated areas will contribute to the optimization of reserved areas network of Russia. The compilation of Red Data Book of Russian Soils is shown to be promoted for conservation of soil diversity of the country.