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SOIL-FORMING FACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

The variable, usually interrelated natural agencies that are responsible for the formation of soil. The factors are; parent rock, climate, organisms, relief, and time.

Key term(s)
  • pedogenic factor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Agents naturels variables, généralement liés entre eux, auxquels on attribue la formation d'un sol. Ces facteurs sont : la roche-mère, le climat, les organismes, le relief et le temps.

CONT

Les facteurs pédogénétiques sont le climat, la roche mère, la végétation, la topographie (en relation avec le drainage et l'hydromorphie); l'action de ces différents facteurs s'inscrit dans un intervalle de temps, ou âge du sol, et peut donc connaître des variations naturelles bioclimatiques, ou provoquées par l'homme (dégradation de la végétation, puis des sols).

Spanish

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