Methodical and methodological principles of research into soil-forming processes in the reference"s and destructive edafotops

The article defines the features and principles of researches of soilforming processes in the reference’s and destructive edaphotopes. It is concluded that particularly significant and important ecological role of soil-forming processes in the steppe of edafotop providing the needs of agriculture, forestry, water, utilities and other industries. The important soil-forming processes highlits in the era of growing human pressure on natural ecosystems.

micromorphology, soil-forming processes, thin sections, sample plots, biogeocenosis, edafotops