Revisiting the definitions of the sombric horizon in soil taxonomy and world reference base for soil resources

Geoderma

Volumn 170, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-135

  Bockheim, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Oxisols; Soil classification; Soil development; Tropical mountains; Ultisols

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL AFRICA; OXISOLS; SOIL CLASSIFICATION; SOIL DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL MOUNTAINS; ULTISOLS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; TAXONOMIES;

SOILS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ELEVATION; FERRALSOL; HUMUS; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MOUNTAIN REGION; OXISOL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOIL HORIZON; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL REGION; ULTISOL; UPLAND REGION;

BURUNDI; CONGO; RWANDA;

EID: 84155176860     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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