Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4574441 Geoderma 2009 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
According to the principles of the WRB (World Reference Base for Soil Resources), these soils should be regarded as being within the Anthrosols reference soil group (RSG). For their classification, the “geomiscic” horizon, not listed among the diagnostic horizons of the WRB, is proposed as a new diagnostic horizon for the Anthrosols RSG. The geomiscic horizon can be succinctly defined as “a horizon that develops when a layer, at least 30 cm thick of different kinds of earthy materials, is added to the soil using earthmoving equipment. For farming purposes this layer is subsequently deeply mixed into the underlying soil using heavy machinery. Its colour is related to the source materials and generally the layer is not parallel to the surface of the soil”.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Earth and Planetary Sciences Earth-Surface Processes
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