METHODS Of STUDY Of PALEOSOILS AS A BASIS fOR THE RECONSTRUCTION Of ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Of THE PLEISTOCENE AND ECOLOGICAL fORECASTING
The relevance of paleogeographic studies because they provide information not only about the history of the formation and evolution of the geographic shell, but also allow long-term forecasting of its development in the future. A paleogeographic problems can be resolved on the basis of reconstructions of the evolution of the soil cover. The special role of paleosoils in the complex paleogeographic reconstructions due to the soil's ability to perceive the effects of the environment, reflect them in your signs and keep a long time. This article focuses on the methods of study of paleosoils. The article analyzes the experience of application of various paleosoils methods to reconstruct environmental conditions of the Pleistocene. The algorithm of carrying outpaleopedological research applied by the author in implementing such studies.