Weathering, secondary mineral genesis, and soil formation caused by lichens and mosses growing on granitic gneiss in a boreal forest environment

Geoderma

Volumn 251-252, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-91

  Jackson, Togwell A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogenic minerals; Clay minerals; Lichens; Mosses; Soil formation; Weathering

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHELATION; CLAY MINERALS; CYTOLOGY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; KAOLINITE; MAGNESIUM; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MICA; MINERALS; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; SOILS;

BIOGENIC MINERALS; BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; LICHENS; MOSSES; SOIL FORMATIONS; SOIL FORMING PROCESS;

WEATHERING;

BOREAL FOREST; CHELATION; GNEISS; GRANITE; LICHEN; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; MOSS; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

CLAY; LICHENS; MINERALS; MOSS; SOIL; WEATHERING;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 84926435664     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2015.03.012     Document Type: Article

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