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Record 1 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
OBS

In early U-S. classification systems, a group of zonal soils having a brownish-gray surface horizon and a light-colored subsurface overlying a layer of carbonate accumulation and, sometimes, hardpan. It is developed under conditions of temperate to cool aridity, and under mixed shrub vegetation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
OBS

Près des tchernozems se placent [...] "les sols gris semi désertiques ou sierozems" (Soudan, Asie centrale): très pauvres en humus, couche supérieure plus claire que le reste.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Geología
DEF

Suelo isohúmico de zonas áridas, muy calizo y probe en materia orgánica.

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