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Record 1 2012-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

Saturated with water long enough to cause reducing conditions ...

CONT

The shores of Indian Bay are occupied by humic semiaquic and aquic podosols.

CONT

The soil climate of the gleysolic soil order is described as "Mild to moderately cold; aquic". [This example is taken from the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, chapter 11. ]

PHR

aquic moisture regime

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

S'applique à un régime hydrique caractérisé par des sols saturés d'eau et ne renfermant que très peu d'oxygène dissous.

PHR

régime aquique

Spanish

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