Kamennaya Steppe

Coordinates: 51°03′41″N 40°43′50″E / 51.061261°N 40.73057°E / 51.061261; 40.73057
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Kamennaya Steppe main building with the museum in front

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).

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. ISSN 1556-195X
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51°03′41″N 40°43′50″E / 51.061261°N 40.73057°E / 51.061261; 40.73057