Micromorphology, submicroscopy and microprobe study of carbonate pedofeatures in a Vertisol gilgai soil complex, South Russia

Catena

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-476

  Kovda, I V ^a   Wilding, L P ^b   Drees, L R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY   (Russian Federation)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate pedogenesis; Gilgai; Microfabrics; Nodules; Soft masses; Vertisols

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; LEACHING; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; NODULATION; PEDOGENESIS; VERTISOL;

CAUCASUS; EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0346399534     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(03)00121-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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