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Soil formation

Soil formation, also known as pedogenesis, is the process of soil genesis as regulated by the effects of place, environment, and history. Biogeochemical processes act to both create and destroy order (anisotropy) within soils. These alterations lead to the development of layers, termed soil horizons, distinguished by differences in color, structure…

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related to References · 37
Soil formation → Allanheld, Ames ISBN, Amundson, Ben, Buol, BurnhamFrancis, Campbell, Classification, Dover Press, Factors, Global Change, Hole, Iowa State Univ, ISBN, Lectures, Makgadikgadi, McCracken, McGraw-Hill, Michael Hogan, Michigan
related to Climate · 6
Soil formation → According, Climate, If, In, Temperature, The
related to Topography · 6
Soil formation → For, In, Steep, The, Therefore, Topography
related to Factors · 4
Soil formation → CLORPT, Soil, They, When
related to Dokuchaev's equation · 3
Soil formation → He, Russian, Vasily Dokuchaev
related to Hans Jenny's state equation · 2
Soil formation → American, Hans Jenny

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gophersinstance ofLarge animals0.80text
molesinstance ofLarge animals0.80text
and prairie dogs bore into the lower soil horizonsinstance ofLarge animals0.80text
bringing materials to the surfaceinstance ofLarge animals0.80text
densityinstance ofSoil factors0.80text
depthinstance ofSoil factors0.80text
chemistryinstance ofSoil factors0.80text
pHinstance ofSoil factors0.80text
temperatureinstance ofSoil factors0.80text
moisture greatly affect the type of plants that can grow in a given locationinstance ofSoil factors0.80text
Soil formationrelated to ClimateThe0.60section
Soil formationrelated to ClimateTemperature0.60section

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