Microbiological assessment of soil state on cuttings of dark coniferous forests of Yenisei ridge
The results of microbiological assessment of soils of clear cuttings of different age in southern taiga dark coniferous forests of Yenisei Ridge are presented. Disturbance of microbiological processes of carbon and nitrogen mobilization, the loss of soil organic matter by CO <sub>2</sub> emission is found only in the soils of one- and two- year cuttings. The older the cutting age and closer the canopy the heterotrophic microorganisms complexes evolve, and the processes of immobilization/mineralization of soil organic matter stabilize.