SOIL DEVELOPMENT IN A 100-YEAR-OLD DIKE NEAR GRAND PRE, NOVA-SCOTIA

被引:6
作者
BEKE, GJ
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关键词
SOIL FORMATION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MARITIME CLIMATE;
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10.4141/cjss90-070
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S15 [土壤学];
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0903 ; 090301 ;
摘要
The morphology and composition were studied of a pair of soil profiles that had developed in a dike which was constructed 100 yr ago from marine sediments of silty clay loam texture. Both profiles had a weakly expressed A-B-C horizon sequence and strong structural development. They had Bm horizons and their exchange complex was dominated by magnesium ions. Organic carbon had accumulated in the surface mineral horizon at a maximum rate of 26.3 g m-2 yr-1. Adverse climatic conditions, typical for this and similar site locations, appeared to impose a limit on soil development.
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