Vegetation influence on soil formation rate in a proglacial chronosequence (Lys Glacier, NW Italian Alps)

Catena

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-137

  D'Amico, Michele E ^a   Freppaz, Michele ^a   Filippa, Gianluca ^a   Zanini, Ermanno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine soils; Podzolization; Proglacial area; Soil chronosequence; Soil formation; Subalpine soils

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; GRASSLAND; LITTLE ICE AGE; MORAINE; PH; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PODZOLIZATION; PROGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL SURVEY; SOLUBILIZATION; STABILIZATION; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WEATHERING;

ALPS;

EID: 84886532516     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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