Organic soils of Canada: Part 2. upland organic soils

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 823-842

  Fox, Catherine A ^a   Tarnocai, Charles ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

And h horizons; Canadian system of soil classification; Decomposition; F; Folic materials; Humus forms; L; Organic order; Soil classification; Soil taxonomy; Upland organic soils

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DECOMPOSITION; ECOZONE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HUMUS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; TAXONOMY; UPLAND REGION;

CANADA;

EID: 80054909138     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss10032     Document Type: Article

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