Carbon pool ratios as scientific support to field morphology in the differentiation of dark subsurface soil horizons

In soil surveys, it is usual to find profiles with an uncommon disposition of horizons. Dark horizons in depth might be either the consequence of erosion and redeposition of soil materials from upslope or an indication of the podzolization process, which forms a spodic horizon. Few laboratory analys...

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Main Authors: Maíra Akemi Toma, Phillip Ray Owens, Carlos Alberto Silva, Sérgio Henrique Godinho Silva, Elen Alvarenga Silva, Nilton Curi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-08-01
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162015000400334&lng=en&tlng=en