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... podzol ranker develops , largely podzol , the typical soil within the main forest , is replaced by a nanopodzol ( nano = dwarf ) on Fig . 9.2 Altitudinal sequence of soil types in the western Cairngorm Mountains . The forest Stained B2 ...
... podzol ranker develops , largely podzol , the typical soil within the main forest , is replaced by a nanopodzol ( nano = dwarf ) on Fig . 9.2 Altitudinal sequence of soil types in the western Cairngorm Mountains . The forest Stained B2 ...
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... podzol profile . Good examples are found in Norfolk on the sandy surface materials of the Breckland . A typical forest podzol examined in the pine and birch woods flanking the Cairngorms is shown in Fig . 9.2a . The soil types found in ...
... podzol profile . Good examples are found in Norfolk on the sandy surface materials of the Breckland . A typical forest podzol examined in the pine and birch woods flanking the Cairngorms is shown in Fig . 9.2a . The soil types found in ...
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... podzol . This gives rise to the soil type known as a gley podzol . If drainage near or at the surface is impeded , then peaty gleyed podzols may result . We previously saw that oakwoods were widely associated with brown earths , adding ...
... podzol . This gives rise to the soil type known as a gley podzol . If drainage near or at the surface is impeded , then peaty gleyed podzols may result . We previously saw that oakwoods were widely associated with brown earths , adding ...
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