Characteristics and genesis of two strongly weathered soils in Samar, Philippines

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-163

  Navarrete, Ian A ^a,c   Asio, Victor B ^a   Jahn, Reinhold ^b   Tsutsuki, Kiyoshi ^c  

^a VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Oxisols; Slate; Tropical island soils; Ultisols; Ultrabasic rocks

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; NICKEL; ROCKS; SLATE; TROPICS;

OXISOLS; TROPICAL ISLAND SOILS; ULTISOLS; ULTRABASIC ROCKS;

SOILS;

HUMID TROPICS; OXISOL; PARENT BODY; PARENT MATERIAL; SLATE; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL DYNAMICS; SOIL PROPERTY; ULTISOL; WEATHERING;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SAMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VISAYAS;

EID: 34249072263     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR06103     Document Type: Article

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