Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin
Nearly all of the medium- and fine-textured surficial materials are permanently frozen within one metre of the surface and have a hummocky micro-relief. Indications of physical disturbance due to cryogenic processes are ubiquitous, and organic matter distributions ranges from incorporated, relativel...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65864 2023-05-15T14:19:18+02:00 Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin Pettapiece, W.W. 1975-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65864 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65864/49778 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65864 ARCTIC; Vol. 28 No. 1 (1975): March: 1–84; 35-53 1923-1245 0004-0843 Subsistence info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1975 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:49Z Nearly all of the medium- and fine-textured surficial materials are permanently frozen within one metre of the surface and have a hummocky micro-relief. Indications of physical disturbance due to cryogenic processes are ubiquitous, and organic matter distributions ranges from incorporated, relatively undecomposed material to mobile organic acids. On the other hand, well-drained coarse-textured materials have no permafrost and are characterized by Brunisolic soil development. Profile descriptions and characterizing analyses are discussed with respect to cryogenic soil-forming processes and soil classification. The suggestion is made that there is a need for re-evaluation of traditional concepts of soil development when dealing with permafrost soils of the Subarctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mackenzie Basin permafrost Subarctic University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 28 1 |
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Nearly all of the medium- and fine-textured surficial materials are permanently frozen within one metre of the surface and have a hummocky micro-relief. Indications of physical disturbance due to cryogenic processes are ubiquitous, and organic matter distributions ranges from incorporated, relatively undecomposed material to mobile organic acids. On the other hand, well-drained coarse-textured materials have no permafrost and are characterized by Brunisolic soil development. Profile descriptions and characterizing analyses are discussed with respect to cryogenic soil-forming processes and soil classification. The suggestion is made that there is a need for re-evaluation of traditional concepts of soil development when dealing with permafrost soils of the Subarctic. |
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Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin |
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Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin |
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Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin |
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Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin |
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Soils of the Subarctic in the Lower Mackenzie Basin |
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soils of the subarctic in the lower mackenzie basin |
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