KOVDA IRINA

Research Scientist
Department of Soil Geography and Evolution
Institute of Geography Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation

Biography

KOVDA IRINA completed her DEGREE: Ph.D. and working as Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Soil Geography and Evolution. Study areas: Russian Plain, CisCaucasia, TransBaikal, China, USA.

Research Intrest

Soil morphology and micromorphology, Soil genesis and evolution, Vertisols, paleosols,carbonate pedofeatures, antropogenic impact, stable isotope of C and O, clay mineralogy.

List of Publications
Kovda IV, Lebedeva MP, Chizhikova NP, Zhang GL, Gong ZT, Li DC, Vasenev VI. Secondary calcification of paddy soils in southern china: Morphological and substantive characteristics. Eurasian Soil Science. 2011 Feb 1;44(2):126-36.
Kovda I, Morgun E, Gongalsky K. Stable isotopic composition of carbonate pedofeatures in soils along a transect in the southern part of European Russia. Catena. 2014 Jan 31;112:56-64.