Over-estimation of efficiency of weathering in tropical 'Red Soils': Its importance for geoecological problems

Catena

Volumn 41, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 181-197

  Bronger, A ^a   Wichmann, P ^b   Ensling, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b D 95326   (Germany)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mineralogy; Soil erosion; Unburied paleosols; Weathering

Indexed keywords

INDIA; MINERAL; NEPAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL; TROPICS; WEATHERING;

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MINERALOGY; RED SOIL; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WEATHERING;

INDIA; NEPAL;

EID: 0033862380     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(00)00099-0     Document Type: Article

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