Chapter 6 Soils and Pedogenesis at Alpine Treeline

Developments in Earth Surface Processes

Volumn 12, Issue , 2009, Pages 107-118

  Schmid, Ginger L ^a   Butler, David R ^a   Malanson, George P ^a   Resler, Lynn M ^a  

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Author keywords

alpine soil; effective soil depth; profile development index; tundra; turf exfoliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 61749097702     PISSN: 09282025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-2025(08)00206-X     Document Type: Review

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