Rates of soil formation on Black Mesa, northeast Arizona : a chronosequence in late Quaternary alluvium

Auteur :
KARLSTROM, E. T.

Description :
The soil chronosequence on Black Mesa, including 17 well-dated surface and buried soils, permits quantification of rates of pedogenesis in a semi-arid region. High resolution dating suggests rates of pedogenesis are rapid. They incorporate the combined effects of slight variations in elevation, climate, vegetation, topography and parent materials as well as the influence of additions of atmospheric dust at the soil surface.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Physical geography, issn : 0272-3646, 1988, vol. 9, n°. 4, p. 301-327, Références bibliographiques : 52 réf.

Date :
1988

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis