Genesis of Turbic Cryosols on north-facing slopes in a dissected, unglaciated landscape, west-central Yukon Territory

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Soil Science
• Main Authors: Smith, C A.S., Sanborn, P T, Bond, J D, Frank, G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2009
• Subjects: Dawson City; Klondike Plateau; Yukon; Dawson; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss09001; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.4141/CJSS09001

The characteristics and landscape distribution of Histic Dystric Turbic Cryosols were examined on a steep (>30%) northerly slope in the unglaciated Klondike Plateau, near Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Based on texture, major element geochemistry, and clay mineralogy, the mineral parent materials...