Concepts of Soil Formation and Classification in Arctic Regions
Discusses, on basis of studies in northern Alaska, soil forming processes in arctic regions and considers the relation between vegetation and soils and problems of classification and mapping. Tundra soils are poorly drained, mineral in nature, and underlain by permafrost at depths of 1-2 ft Arctic b...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic3742 2024-09-15T17:49:51+00:00 Concepts of Soil Formation and Classification in Arctic Regions Tedrow, J.C.F. Cantlon, J.E. 1958 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic3742 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/3742/3717 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 11, issue 3, page 166 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 1958 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3742 2024-07-30T04:00:26Z Discusses, on basis of studies in northern Alaska, soil forming processes in arctic regions and considers the relation between vegetation and soils and problems of classification and mapping. Tundra soils are poorly drained, mineral in nature, and underlain by permafrost at depths of 1-2 ft Arctic brown soils form under free drainage, are mineral in character, and confined to ridges, terrace edges, and stabilized dunes. The active layer in such soils is usually deep. Downslope movement and frost action tend to disrupt any orderly morphology in both wet and well-drained sites. Moisture conditions in arctic soils exert a marked selective influence on vegetation.--from SIPRE. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic permafrost Tundra Alaska Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC 11 3 166 |
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Discusses, on basis of studies in northern Alaska, soil forming processes in arctic regions and considers the relation between vegetation and soils and problems of classification and mapping. Tundra soils are poorly drained, mineral in nature, and underlain by permafrost at depths of 1-2 ft Arctic brown soils form under free drainage, are mineral in character, and confined to ridges, terrace edges, and stabilized dunes. The active layer in such soils is usually deep. Downslope movement and frost action tend to disrupt any orderly morphology in both wet and well-drained sites. Moisture conditions in arctic soils exert a marked selective influence on vegetation.--from SIPRE. |
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Concepts of Soil Formation and Classification in Arctic Regions |
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Concepts of Soil Formation and Classification in Arctic Regions |
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Concepts of Soil Formation and Classification in Arctic Regions |
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Concepts of Soil Formation and Classification in Arctic Regions |
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