Enzyme activity of soils in urban landscapes of the lower Don area, Southern Russia soils of the 
Chernozem zone are poorly studied, and the available research focuses on the upper humus
 Early stages of the evolution of chernozems under forest vegetation (Belgorod Oblast)We studied automorphic forest-steppe Luvic and 
Haplic Chernozems (Siltic/Clayic, Pachic