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EPIPEDON UMBRIQUE [2 records]

Record 1 1977-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
OBS

[Umbric epipedon is] a thick, dark surface layer which is less than 50 per cent saturated with bases. And soils have umbric epipedons.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
OBS

"Parmi les épipédons", la 7e Approximation distingue les formes suivantes d’accumulation d’humus.(...) "l'épipédon umbrique" à humus acide(...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A thick, dark surface layer which is less than 50 per cent saturated with bases.

CONT

Ando soils have umbric epipedon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Comparable en tous points à l’épipedon mollique, mais la saturation en bases est inférieure à 50 % et le rapport C/N est supérieur à 17.

Spanish

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