DARK WELL‐DRAINED SOILS OF TUNDRA REGIONS IN WESTERN ALASKA

• Published in: Journal of Soil Science
• Main Author: RIEGER, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1966
• Subjects: Arctic; Bering Sea; Tundra; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1966.tb01472.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2389.1966.tb01472.x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2389.1966.tb01472.x/fullpdf

Summary Four dark well‐drained soils in tundra areas near the Bering Sea coast of Alaska have similar morphology, but physical and chemical properties reflect those of the parent materials. Three of the soils are extremely acid and have low base‐status. These, together with comparable soils in the arctic and in high mountains at lower latitudes, are classified as Cryumbrepts. One, from basic rock, with slight acidity and fairly high base‐status is classified as a Cryoboroll. These soils have some characteristic in common with Cryandepts and Cryorthods of adjacent areas, but can readily be distinguished from them in the field.