Pedology of soils within the spray zone of the Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe)

Auteurs :
STOOPS, G.
VAN RANST, E.
VERBEEK, K.

Description :
Six profiles were sampled in the Victoria Falls National Park in order to investigate the influence of the abundant spray of the falls on the pedogenesis in the otherwise semi-arid environment. Chemical, mineralogical and micromorphological analyses indicate that the parent material is a more dominant factor determining chemical, mineralogical and micromorphological characteristics than precipitation. The main active process is bioturbation.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2001, vol. 46, n°. 1, p. 63-83, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 22 ref.

Date :
2001

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