The investigations were conducted at rural and urban sites of the Dnepropetrovsk Region (Ukraine) and were aimed at an assessment of land stock changes and soil pollution to protect land resources and improve land management. The main type of soil was the black soil — chernozem. The following themes were considered in the study: structure of land stock, soil degradation, erosion, and dissemination of humus.
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Anisimova, L.B., Grytsan, N.P., Kharytonov, M.M. (2009). Land Distribution and Assessment in the Ukrainian Steppe Within the Dnepropetrovsk Region. In: Groisman, P.Y., Ivanov, S.V. (eds) Regional Aspects of Climate-Terrestrial-Hydrologic Interactions in Non-boreal Eastern Europe. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2283-7_22
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