Pedogeomorphology, geochronology and paleobotany of soil profiles obtained in the Nagqu area, central Tibet, supplement to: Kaiser, Knut; Miehe, Georg; Barthelmes, Alexandra; Ehrmann, Otto; Scharf, Andreas; Schult, Manuela; Schlütz, Frank; Adamczyk, Sonja; Frenzel, Burkhard (2008): Turf-bearing topsoils on the central Tibetan Plateau, China: Pedology, botany, geochronology. CATENA, 73(3), 300-311

• Main Authors: Kaiser, Knut, Miehe, Georg, Barthelmes, Alexandra, Ehrmann, Otto, Scharf, Andreas, Schult, Manuela, Schlütz, Frank, Adamczyk, Sonja, Frenzel, Burkhard
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2008
• Subjects: Andreas; Peat; permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.787168; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.787168

Vast areas on the Tibetan Plateau are covered by alpine sedge mats consisting of different species of the genus Kobresia. These mats have topsoil horizons rich in rhizogenic organic matter which creates turfs. As the turfs have recently been affected by a complex destruction process, knowledge conce...