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GRAY WOODED SOIL [3 records]

Record 1 1977-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A zonal great soil group consisting of soils with a thin Al horizon over a light-colored, bleached horizon underlain by a B horizon containing a high percentage of bases and an appreciable quantity of illuviated silicate clay.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
CONT

Le sol gris forestier est l'homologue du sol brun de l'Europe atlantique. Il en existe deux types: le gris foncé et le gris clair: le gris foncé est caractérisé par un horizon Al surmontant immédiatement un horizon B enrichi en argile et en fer.

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
OBS

A Canadian term for a "Gray Podsolic soil".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
OBS

Les gris boisés se rencontrent dans la forêt boréale ou dans la zone de transition prairie-forêt. Il se forment là où la température moyenne annuelle est généralement moindre que 42 °F. (...) Ils se développent généralement sur des roches-mères basiques.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soils (Agriculture)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sols (Agriculture)
OBS

janv. 72

Spanish

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