Paleoecology of the Late Pleistocene and modern sod-podzolic soils of the central part of the East European Plain
The paper studies the sod-podzolic soils of the Vologda Region, where they are investigated in terms of their morphological, metamorphological, physical and chemical characteristics. It is shown that the paleooyogenic microrelief is formed on different lithological (binomial) rocks, due to the cryogenic structures, differentiating the soil cover. The proposed comprehensive approach, including instrumental studies, promotes the differentiation of complex profiles of the individual soil horizons and the characteristics, which are often veiled by the processes of diagenesis. The study has extended our knowledge on the environmental conditions of the Late Pleistocene affecting modern soil.