NDLI: Genetic characteristics and taxonomic classification of soils developed on Sygera Mountain of Tibet, China

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Author	Liu, Yan Sun, Xiangyang Nie, Lishui Qiao, Yong
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	The objective of this research was to investigate the morphology, genesis and classification of soils formed on the Sygera Mountain in Tibet. Five typical soil profiles were collected in genetic soil regions, such as alpine frozen desert soil, alpine meadow soil, brown soil, etc., and their soil-forming environments were investigated, and then soil samples were taken from various soil layers of the soil profiles for analysis of physical and chemical properties. According to the current diagnostic criteria of the Chinese soil taxonomy (CST) and world reference base for soil resources (WRB) classification systems, the five soil profiles were identified and classified. Results showed that (1) the main diagnostic horizons and diagnostic characteristics are mollic epipedon, umbric epipedon, cambic horizon, lithic contact, aridic soil moisture regime, udic soil moisture regime, gaelic soil temperature regime, cryic soil temperature regime, and base saturation. (2) Based on the “Key to the Chinese Soil Taxonomy (Third edition)”, the five soil profiles could be sorted into two orders, two suborders, three groups, and three subgroups (lithic calic-cryic aridisols, typic molli-cryic cambosols, and typic umbri-cryic cambosols). However, based on WRB, the five soil profiles are classified into two orders, four suborders, four groups, and four subgroups (yermic calcisols, humic cambisols, dystric cambisols, and haplic cambisols). (3) The differentiations of the classification of the five profiles between the two classification systems varied significantly with classification level, and the relationships between the various classification levels of CST and WRB are complicated ones rather than the simple one-to-one type.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	9
Page Count	9
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ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	75
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2016-01-06
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Sygera Mountain Soil taxonomy Genesis characteristics Diagnostic horizons Diagnostic characteristics Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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