Soil spatial distribution in the Armorican Massif, western France: Effect of soil-forming factors

Soil Science

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 856-868

  Chaplot, Vincent ^a   Van Vliet Lanoë, Brigitte ^b   Walter, Christian ^c   Curmi, Pierre ^c   Cooper, Miguel ^d  

^a IRD Ambassade de France   (Laos)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Regional scale; Soil genesis; Soil spatial distribution; Soil forming factors

Indexed keywords

PEDOGENESIS; SOIL SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARMORICAN MASSIF; BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0346361479     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000106405.84926.f9     Document Type: Article

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