Occurrence of sombric-like subsurface A horizons in some andic soils of the Nilgiri Hills (Southern India) and their palaeoecological significance

Geoderma

Volumn 117, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 251-265

  Caner, Laurent ^a   Toutain, François ^b   Bourgeon, Gérard ^c   Herbillon, Adrien Jules ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Andic soils; Nilgiri Hills; Sombric like subsurface A horizons

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PALEOECOLOGY; PEDON; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; NILGIRI HILLS; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 0347996160     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(03)00127-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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