Soils of Amazonia with particular reference to the RAINFOR sites

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1415-1440

  Quesada, C A ^a,b   Lloyd, J ^a,c   Anderson, L O ^d   Fyllas, N M ^a   Schwarz, M ^e,f   Czimczik, C I ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Avenida André Araújo ^*  (Brazil)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f Fieldwork Assistance   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; PEDOGENESIS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZON BASIN;

EID: 79958148335     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-1415-2011     Document Type: Article

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