A micromorphological study of andosol genesis in Iceland

New Trends in Soil Micromorphology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 67-89

  Stoops, G ^a   Gerard M ^b   Arnalds, O ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

cryogenic microfabrics; isoband fabric; organic deposits; tephra; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956289868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-79134-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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