SOILS OF THE BOREAL FOREST: A PRELIMINARY REPT.

Basic soil types and the soil-forming processes at work in the boreal forest zone of Canada are described employing as sources the publications existing in this field. Included are descriptions of the great soil groups found in the region, their differences, similarities, and genetic relationships;...

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Main Author: Larsen, James A.
Other Authors: WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON DEPT OF METEOROLOGY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1966
Subjects:
Biology
*SOILS
*ECOLOGY
CANADA
CLIMATE
PLANTS(BOTANY)
GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOGRAPHY
ARCTIC REGIONS
BOREAL FOREST
Arctic
Canada
Keewatin
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0634096
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0634096
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Summary:Basic soil types and the soil-forming processes at work in the boreal forest zone of Canada are described employing as sources the publications existing in this field. Included are descriptions of the great soil groups found in the region, their differences, similarities, and genetic relationships; a general description of the chemistry of the podzolization processes; a review of the more abundant rock types from which the parent materials of the soils in the various areas are derived. Nutritional and ecological relationships of plants making up the vegetative cover on various soil types are described briefly. Included are original data from analyses of soil samples obtained during ecological and bioclimatological studies of the vegetation in areas of Ontario, Manitoba, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Keewatin, conducted by the author. (Author)

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