Soil Cover of Gilgai Complexes: Peculiarities
of the Development in Subtropical and Temperate Climates

I. V. Kovda¹, E. G. Morgun², D. Williams³, and W. Lynn³

¹ Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Staromonetnyi per. 29, Moscow, 119017 Russia

² Faculty of Soil Science, Moscow State University, Vorob’evy gory, Moscow, 119899 Russia

³ Natural Resources Conservation Service, USA

Received August 27, 2002

Abstract—Morphological and analytical data on soils of gilgai complexes in the subtropical climate of Texas
are presented. A comparative analysis of gilgai soil complexes in subtropical and temperate (North Caucasus)
climates is given. Common features and distinctions in morphological, chemical, and physical properties of
these soils, characteristic soil processes, and spatial variability of soils within gilgai soil complexes in subtrop-
ical and temperate climates are outlined.

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