Organic soils of Canada: Part 1. wetland Organic soils

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 807-822

  Kroetsch, David J ^a   Geng, Xiaoyuan ^a   Chang, Scott X ^b   Saurette, Daniel D ^c  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian system of soil classification; Histosol; Organic soils; Paludification; Peatlands; Soil taxonomy; Terrestrialization; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; EXTRACTION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIC SOIL; PALUDIFICATION; PEAT; PEATLAND; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; TAXONOMY; WETLAND;

CANADA;

EID: 80054912576     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss10043     Document Type: Review

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