Textural diversity in selected Retisols in the catena of the Opalenica Plain (western Poland)

Autor: Kozłowski Michał, Komisarek Jolanta
Jazyk: English<br />Polish
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Soil Science Annual, Vol 68, Iss 1, Pp 11-18 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2300-4975
DOI: 10.1515/ssa-2017-0002
Popis: The investigation was carried out in the catena of Retisols within the Opalenica Plain. The aim of the study was to characterize the variation in texture of selected Retisols formed from ground moraine glacial till of Leszno Phase of Vistulian glaciation. The analyzed soils are characterized by a similar degree of soil material segregation, which is characteristic for the typical glacial till. Particle size distribution and granulometric indices lead to conclusion that soils located in the catena on summit and shoulder positions, have vertical texture distribution formed primarily by lessivage process. Sandy texture of eluvial horizons noted in the Retisol of the slope pediment can be a consequence of not only lessivage but also of slope forming processes that led to the appearance of lithic discontinuity. The cluster analysis using Ward’s method and 1-rPearson as the distance measure can be helpful for identification the lithogenic uniformity and/or non-uniformity of soil parent material.
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