Soil development along an elevational transect in the western Sierra Nevada, California

Geoderma

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 207-236

  Dahlgren, R A ^a   Boettinger, J L ^b   Huntington, G L ^a   Amundson, R G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay mineralogy; Climate; Oil acidity; Organic matter; Soil genesis; Weathering

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL PROCESSES; SOIL PROPERTIES;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SIERRA NEVADA;

EID: 0030843524     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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