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Cryosolic soils of Canada: Genesis, distribution, and classification
2011-10-01
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Cryosols are permafrost-affected soils whose genesis is dominated by cryogenic processes, resulting in unique macromorphologies, micromorphologies, thermal characteristics, and physical and chemical properties. In addition, these soils are carbon sinks, storing high amounts of organic carbon collected for thousands of years. In the Canadian soil classification, the Cryosolic Order includes mineral and organic soil...
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- Literature Corpus work
- cd66c963-ae28-5eb8-9ae6-be695c0947e0
- DOI
- 10.4141/cjss10020