Effect of Grazing on the Temperature Regime of the Soils of the Tersko Terek-Kuma Interfluve
The study was supported by grant No. 25-17-20040 from the Russian Science Foundation, “Spatio-temporal variability of coastal natural and anthropogenic landscapes of Dagestan under the influence of modern climate change and fluctuations in the level regime of the Caspian Sea,” http: //rscf.ru/project/25-17-20040/”
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https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-7443-2026-50-2-285-298Keywords:
soil temperature, solonetz soils, grazing, erosion, kastanozemsAbstract
The paper presents the results of a study into the effect of grazing on soil temperature in the Terek-Kuma interfluve. Annual temperature variations were examined at depths of seven and 18 cm in chestnut soils, solonetz soils, and pasture badlands (abrazems). We have found that intensive grazing and trampling lead to deeper winter soil freezing compared to areas with moderate grazing pressure. This is connected with a higher soil density, heavier texture, and higher water-holding capacity of overgrazed soils. These soil properties are caused by the development of the solonetz process. In summer, temperatures go down and the diurnal amplitude decreases on overgrazed plots due to the increased albedo of the upper horizon of solonetz soils and the formation of a lightened crust of sandy material on the soil surface of pasture badlands. In the moderate grazing zone, chestnut soils do not freeze, and summer temperatures are higher. This is explained by intense desiccation and the lower albedo of chestnut soils with relatively sparse vegetation. As the pasture load increases further in the desert-walled zone of the Terek-Kuma interfluve, the soil temperature will decrease overall, and the transition from a non-freezing to a briefly freezing soil phase will take place.
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