Pedogenic Zonation in the Well-Drained Soils of the Arctic Regions
Pedogenic zonation in the soils of the polar regions is a result of gradients in environmental factors and attendant chemical processes. Along a latitudinal transect, it is best manifested at well-drained sites and by soils developed on predominantly silicate rocks. Selected sites in arctic Alaska,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1016/0033-5894(86)90086-4 2024-06-23T07:49:06+00:00 Pedogenic Zonation in the Well-Drained Soils of the Arctic Regions Ugolini, Fiorenzo C. 1986 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(86)90086-4 http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589486900864?httpAccept=text/xml http://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:0033589486900864?httpAccept=text/plain https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033589400023231 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Quaternary Research volume 26, issue 1, page 100-120 ISSN 0033-5894 1096-0287 journal-article 1986 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(86)90086-4 2024-06-12T04:04:27Z Pedogenic zonation in the soils of the polar regions is a result of gradients in environmental factors and attendant chemical processes. Along a latitudinal transect, it is best manifested at well-drained sites and by soils developed on predominantly silicate rocks. Selected sites in arctic Alaska, in the Canadian arctic, Greenland, and Svalbard adequately fulfill these prerequisites. The processes of podzolization, decarbonization-carbonization, pervection, and salinization as models of arctic pedogenesis demonstrate that processes occurring in the temperate region also operate in the Far North. Brunification, melanization, and oxidation are recognized for the first time as current geochemical and pedogenic mechanisms of the Arctic region. Traditional genetic soil names have been retained because they represent a closer relationship to pedogenic processes than the more modern nomenclature. The identification, the chemical behavior, the strength, abundance, and mobility of the proton donors and conjugate bases are keys to the genesis of soils and the distinction of contrasting soil processes. This new approach to the understanding of arctic pedogenesis can be better fulfilled by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting soil solution obtained in situ . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland Svalbard Alaska Cambridge University Press Arctic Greenland Svalbard Quaternary Research 26 1 100 120 |
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Pedogenic zonation in the soils of the polar regions is a result of gradients in environmental factors and attendant chemical processes. Along a latitudinal transect, it is best manifested at well-drained sites and by soils developed on predominantly silicate rocks. Selected sites in arctic Alaska, in the Canadian arctic, Greenland, and Svalbard adequately fulfill these prerequisites. The processes of podzolization, decarbonization-carbonization, pervection, and salinization as models of arctic pedogenesis demonstrate that processes occurring in the temperate region also operate in the Far North. Brunification, melanization, and oxidation are recognized for the first time as current geochemical and pedogenic mechanisms of the Arctic region. Traditional genetic soil names have been retained because they represent a closer relationship to pedogenic processes than the more modern nomenclature. The identification, the chemical behavior, the strength, abundance, and mobility of the proton donors and conjugate bases are keys to the genesis of soils and the distinction of contrasting soil processes. This new approach to the understanding of arctic pedogenesis can be better fulfilled by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting soil solution obtained in situ . |
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Pedogenic Zonation in the Well-Drained Soils of the Arctic Regions |
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Pedogenic Zonation in the Well-Drained Soils of the Arctic Regions |
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Pedogenic Zonation in the Well-Drained Soils of the Arctic Regions |
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pedogenic zonation in the well-drained soils of the arctic regions |
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