Pavliuk N. Gray forest soils of Opillya

The results of the geography-ecological study of light-gray and gray forest soils of Opillya have been given in the dissertation. The spatial changes of morphological, physical, physics-chemical, chemical properties of soils, transformation of properties of soils under effect of the agricultural usage and degradational processes have been stu-died. According to the study results, physical degradation of soils of Opillya caused a reduction of power humus horizons, humus content, consolidation, unstructuring. Recommendations for optimization of the usage of gray forest soils of Opillya have been given.