Mineralogy, micromorphology and chemical analysis of andosols on the Island of Sao Miguel (Azores)

Geoderma

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 73-98

  Malucelli, Francesco ^a   Terribile, Fabio ^b   Colombo, Claudio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR ISPAIM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Paleosols; Pedogenesis; Soil micromorphology; Soil mineralogy; Volcanic soils

Indexed keywords

ANDOSOL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; PEDOGENESIS;

AZORES;

EID: 0032922011     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(98)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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