Eluviation is the removal of soil, clay, silt or fine organic matter in suspension from a soil horizon. The iron and aluminium oxides collect in the 'B' horizon where the iron oxides can ...

Throughout human history, our relationship with the soil has affected our ability to cultivate crops and influenced the success of civilizations. This relationship between humans, the earth, and ...

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...

High CUE promotes SOC formation by driving microbial growth and the production of necromass through microbial death. Meanwhile, the stabilization of microbial necromass by soil aggregates and ...

An exploration of the interaction between soil and the environment, soil formation and morphology, soil physical, chemical, and biological properties and their influence on soil management, nutrient ...

The graduate program in Soil Science at the University of Wyoming examines the formation, distribution, function and management of soils. Wyoming is an important producer of natural resources.

An introduction to the study of soils: physical, chemical and biological properties of soils; soil formation, description, classification, survey and use. Field and laboratory techniques of soil ...

The soil formation there is determined by a very short vegetation season, and permafrost rocks are close to the surface, while the aboveground biomass is very little RUSSIAN HARBOR BAY ...

Gley soils represent the most extensive soil cover in Scotland. These soils are found on gentler slopes or in areas of high rainfall where the water does not drain away readily. All the glacial ...