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The Storozheve earth rampart displays three soils: the topmost on the surface of the bank, the Cossack soil formed in loess deposited about 18,000 years ago and buried by the building of the bank 350 years ago, and the initial soil in loess. The initial soil is depleted in heavy metals and exhibits silt redistribution, reflecting cool, wet conditions. The Cossack soil is Typical chernozem with strong accumulation of organic matter and structural development within the root zone, with a peak of heavy metals in the section but with a minimum in the soil genetic horizons, formed under cooler, wetter conditions than the present. The new soil on the bank shows weak profile development reflecting degradation of the ecosystem under a warming and drying climate.
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Dmytruk, Y., Matviyishyna, Z., Kushnir, A. (2014). Evolution of Chernozem in the Complex Section at Storozheve, Ukraine. In: Dent, D. (eds) Soil as World Heritage. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6187-2_13
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