Evidence of active biotic influences in pedogenetic processes. Case studies from semiarid ecosystems of south-west Western Australia

Plant and Soil

Volumn 289, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 103-121

  Verboom, W H ^a,b   Pate, J S ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecotone; Lateral facies changes; Laterite; Niche building; Solonetz; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; FACIES; MORPHOLOGY; PEDOGENESIS; ROOTING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROFILE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PROTEACEAE;

EID: 33751218569     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-006-9075-6     Document Type: Article

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