Impact of rainfall and topography on the distribution of clays and major cations in granitic catenas of southern Africa

Catena

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-128

  Khomo, Lesego ^a   Hartshorn, Anthony S ^b   Rogers, Kevin H ^c   Chadwick, Oliver A ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid semi arid sub humid rainfall; Clay mineralogy; Kruger national park; Soil; Soil development

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CATENA; CATION; CLAY; GRANITE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; KAOLINITE; LEACHING; PH; RAINFALL; SMECTITE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79959968565     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.05.017     Document Type: Article

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