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Record 1 2006-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A sequence of related soils that differ from one another primarily in the kinds and numbers of soil organisms that play a part in soil formation.

OBS

Efforts to explain soil characteristics in terms of the influence of biota are best facilitated by biosequence studies. These studies contain a series of soil profiles, across which the biotic soil-forming factor varies, while other soil-forming factors such as climate (cl), topography (r), parent material (p), and time of development (t) remain constant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Séquence de sols qui diffèrent les uns des autres principalement à cause des espèces et du nombre d'organismes vivants assurant pour cette raison une modification dans l'évolution de ces sols.

Spanish

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