High-resolution studies of the oldest cultivated soils in the southern Loess Plateau of China

Auteurs :
HUANG, C.C.
PANG, J.
HUANG, P.
HOU, C.
HAN, Y.

Description :
The Holocene loess-soil sequence on the Chinese Loess Plateau constitutes an excellent record of evolution of soil formation, monsoonal climate, eolian dust accumulation and influences of arable farming of over 8000 years. A high resolution soil profile on the Zhouyuan loess tableland to the west of Xi'an was studied using particle-size analysis, measurement of magnetic susceptibility, total Fe, TOC and CaCO3. The results provide new insights into the roles of eolian dust deposition and human impact of cultivation on soil development in this environmentally sensitive zone.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2002, vol. 47, n°. 1, p. 29-42, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 18 ref.

Date :
2002

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena