Characteristics of the soil in mountain beech communities on mountain Manjača

The presented results of soil study, which will be used for defining the beech forest types of management unit 'Dubicka Gora' on Mt. Manjaca, are the basis for solving a series of current tasks of forestry profession. Relief and chemical nature of limestone are the main factors of the soil cover differentiation (Kneževic, Kosanin, 2004.). The results of physical and chemical soil properties are shown and its taxonomy is determined. Forest cover is represented by heterogeneous units-forest combinations. Four basic soil types are defined on the basis of detailed field and laboratory research: rendzina on dolomite, chernozem on limestone, brown soil on limestone, illimerised soil on limestone and dolomite.