Kamennaya Steppe

The Kamennaya Steppe (Russian: Каменная степь) is a Russian federal nature preserve located in Talovsky District in Voronezh Oblast in the watershed of rivers Bityug and Khopyor (both tributaries of the Don).

Kamennaja Steppe main building with the museum in front

It is a research institute, where the study of Kamennaya Steppe soils began in 1893 by the father of modern soil science Vasily Dokuchaev.[1][2]

References
  1. Translation. Division of Silvics, U.S. Forest Service. 1934. pp. 1–17.
  2. Khitrov, N. B.; Loiko, S. V. (2010-12-01). "Soil cover patterns on flat interfluves in the Kamennaya Steppe". Eurasian Soil Science. 43 (12): 1309–1321. doi:10.1134/S106422931012001X. ISSN 1556-195X.
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