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... gley soils ( on the middle and lower slopes ) and to per- manent gley soils and saturated basin peats along the valley bottoms . This approach has much in common with the catena concept ( Chapter 3 ) and in essence is an extension of ...
... gley soils ( on the middle and lower slopes ) and to per- manent gley soils and saturated basin peats along the valley bottoms . This approach has much in common with the catena concept ( Chapter 3 ) and in essence is an extension of ...
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... gley soils In sandy material 2.2 Unripened gley soils In loamy or clayey alluvium , with a ripened topsoil less than 20 cm thick 3.1 Rankers With non - calcareous topsoil over bedrock ( including massive limestone ) or non - calcareous ...
... gley soils In sandy material 2.2 Unripened gley soils In loamy or clayey alluvium , with a ripened topsoil less than 20 cm thick 3.1 Rankers With non - calcareous topsoil over bedrock ( including massive limestone ) or non - calcareous ...
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... gley soils With humose or peaty topsoil 8.1 Alluvial gley soils With distinct topsoil , in loamy or clayey recent alluvium 8.2 Sandy gley soils Sandy , with distinct topsoil and without argillic horizon 8.3 Cambic gley soils Non ...
... gley soils With humose or peaty topsoil 8.1 Alluvial gley soils With distinct topsoil , in loamy or clayey recent alluvium 8.2 Sandy gley soils Sandy , with distinct topsoil and without argillic horizon 8.3 Cambic gley soils Non ...
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Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
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