Genesis of upland soils, Lewes Plateau, central yukon. Part 2: Soils formed in weathered granitic bedrock

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 579-594

  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

Brunisol; Cryoturbation; Lewes plateau; Pre Reid glaciation; Quaternary; Tor

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CHLORITE; CLAY MINERAL; CRYOTURBATION; GLACIAL-INTERGLACIAL CYCLE; GRANITE; ICE; MINERALOGY; PEDOGENESIS; PERMAFROST; QUATERNARY; SMECTITE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL TYPE; UPLAND REGION; VERMICULITE;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

EID: 79960811189     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss2010-002     Document Type: Article

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