The iron content of some red Mediterranean soils from northeast Spain and its pedogenic significance

Catena

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 211-229

  Bech, J ^a   Rustullet, J ^a   Garrigo J ^a   Tobias F J ^a   Martinez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

iron; Mediterranean soils; pedogenesis; red soils; rubefaction; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031079722     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(96)00039-2     Document Type: Article

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