Genesis of upland soils, Lewes Plateau, central Yukon. Part 1: Soils formed on Pleistocene glacial deposits

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-578

  Dampier, Lesley ^a   Sanborn, Paul ^a   Smith, Scott ^b   Bond, Jeffrey ^c   Clague, John J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c Yukon Geological Survey   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lewes plateau; Mcconnell glaciation; Reid glaciation; Smectite; Yukon pedology

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLAY MINERAL; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PARENT MATERIAL; PEDOGENESIS; PEDOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PODZOL; PROVENANCE; SMECTITE; UPLAND REGION;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 79960769316     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss2010-001     Document Type: Article

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