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BROWN FOREST SOIL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-09-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- brown podzolic soil
1, record 1, English, brown%20podzolic%20soil
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a group of acid zonal soils developed in temperature or cool-temperate humid regions under deciduous or mixed deciduous and coniferous forest and characterized by dark brown humus-mineral soil covered with a thin mat of partly decayed leaves and overlying a brown or yellowish brown B-horizon. 2, record 1, English, - brown%20podzolic%20soil
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sol brun boisé acide
1, record 1, French, sol%20brun%20bois%C3%A9%20acide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sol ocre podzolique 2, record 1, French, sol%20ocre%20podzolique
masculine noun
- sol brun ocreux 3, record 1, French, sol%20brun%20ocreux
correct, masculine noun
- sol brun podzolique 3, record 1, French, sol%20brun%20podzolique
correct, masculine noun
- brun podzolique 4, record 1, French, brun%20podzolique
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sol présentant un ou plusieurs horizons humifères acides au-dessus d'un horizon ocre à rouille riche en fer libre. 5, record 1, French, - sol%20brun%20bois%C3%A9%20acide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les sols bruns boisés acides, autrefois appelés bruns podzoliques, sont des sols acides, bien drainés à imparfaitement drainés, se différenciant des podzols par l'absence d'un horizon éluvié bien marqué et par l'absence d'une zone d'accumulation bien définie. 1, record 1, French, - sol%20brun%20bois%C3%A9%20acide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- marbled soil
1, record 2, English, marbled%20soil
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- marbled pseudogley 1, record 2, English, marbled%20pseudogley
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of pseudogley developed under temperate forest, characterised by whitish-grey veins and flecks(often with pale blue or violet colours) resembling marble, and some dark brown ferruginous material ascribed to the action of tannins from free roots on the Fe compounds [of] the soil. [Ford-Robertson, Soc. Am. Foresters. ] 1, record 2, English, - marbled%20soil
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sol marmorisé
1, record 2, French, sol%20marmoris%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le «pseudogley» [...] résulte d'un lessivage partiel et localisé du fer ferreux, dû a une engorgement temporaire de l'horizon par des eaux de pluie, au-dessus d'un sous-sol imperméable. Étant donné l'alternance des taches ou traînées de couleur grise, verte ou rouge qui apparaissent dans ce cas, on parle souvent de sols «marmorisés». 2, record 2, French, - sol%20marmoris%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1985-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gray-brown podzolic soil
1, record 3, English, gray%2Dbrown%20podzolic%20soil
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An old term for any of a group of zonal soils that is transitional between Podzol and Brown Forest soil. 1, record 3, English, - gray%2Dbrown%20podzolic%20soil
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gris brun podzolique
1, record 3, French, gris%20brun%20podzolique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gris bruns podzoliques (...) se développent sous couvert forestier décidu ou mixte et sous climat modéré dont la moyenne de température annuelle est 42 ° F. Leur roche-mère est basique ou calcaire avec un solum ayant un degré de saturation allant de moyen à élevé. 1, record 3, French, - gris%20brun%20podzolique
Record 3, Key term(s)
- sol gris brun podzolique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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