Paleopedology of Terrae rossae-rhodoxeralfs from Quaternary calcarenites in NW Morocco

Special Issue. Red Mediterranean soils

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

BRONGER, A.

Geographishes Institut, Universität Kiel, Kiel, Allemagne

MERMUT, A.R.

Dept. of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

Description :
This study deals with the genesis of Terrae rossae in NW Morocco and focuses on the problem of whether these soils are modern or relict. The approach to this problem presented here is baised mainly on mineral, especially clay mineralogical investigations of 5 selected rhodoxeralfs, one of them in a karst pocket. The results together with a discussion of the Quaternary climatic history of this region allow some conclusions regarding landscape genesis connected with ecological problems.

Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
The International Red Mediterranean Soils Meeting, Adana, Turquie, 1993-05-09, Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 1997, vol. 28, n°. 3-4, p. 279-295, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 53 ref.

Date :
1997

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

Langue :
Anglais