Scientific Journal of KubSAU

The article presents the ecological characteristics of soil types and forest cover of the Red October forestry of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Adygea. We have defined their relationship and the division into groups of forestry and environmental values. A complex combination of bioclimatic factors, parent rocks and topography has led to a large diversity of soil cover. We have revealed that different soils have different degrees of erosion on sloping hillsides, ravines, and steep slopes are dominated by strongly eroded soils. The most common form of physical degradation of soils of the red October experienced forestry is seal root layer observed on heavily used areas and pastures. Also, we found that poorly structured soils containing little humus are prone to compaction. Methods of rooting out areas after clear cutting of forests lead to secondary soil degradation. It especially enhanced if, at the moment of stressing, the soil is in the waterlogged condition. Therefore, at reforestation we should use different reclamation processing. And this leads to the difficulty of their use in reforestation. It is established that intensive anthropogenic activity leads to degradation of soil and forest cover of the study area