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Record 1 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
CONT

The soils of the plains may be roughly classified into three main types depending on the effects of erosion accentuated by neotectonic movements: soils of complete profile (characterized by a clay layer of 3-5 m or more), soils of reduced profile (less than 3 m thick), and soils of extremely reduced profile (less than 2 m thick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
CONT

Le profil est «tronqué» ou «décapité» quand l'érosion a enlevé un ou plusieurs horizons superficiels - dans le cas contraire, le profil est à la fois simple [...] et «complet».

Spanish

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