Ferricrete biochemical degradation on the rainforest-savannas boundary of Central African Republic

Geoderma

Volumn 150, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 379-388

  Beauvais, Anicet ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Bauxitization; Biochemical weathering; Central African Republic; Ferricrete; Termites

Indexed keywords

BAUXITIZATION; BIOCHEMICAL WEATHERING; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; FERRICRETE; TERMITES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRATION; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; SOILS; VEGETATION; ZIRCONIUM;

WEATHERING;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTURBATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FERRICRETE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEMATITE; HYDRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; RAINFOREST; SAVANNA; TERMITE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 64749107208     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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