Chernozemic soils of Canada: Genesis, distribution, and classification

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 719-747

  Pennock, Dan ^a   Bedard Haughn, Angela ^a   Viaud, Valerie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Canadian system of soil classification; Catena; Chernozemic soils; Grassland; Mollisol; Organo mineral complexes; Soil organic carbon; Soil taxonomy; Tillage erosion; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODEGRADATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CATENA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENCAPSULATION; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEDOGENESIS; PHYTOMASS; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY; TILLAGE; WIND EROSION;

CANADA;

ACARI; POACEAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 80054948468     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: 19181841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss10022     Document Type: Article

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