10. Aridisols: Soils of Dry Regions

  1. S. W. Buol B.S., M.S., Ph.D.1,
  2. R. J. Southard B.S, M.S., Ph.D.2,
  3. R. C. Graham3,
  4. P. A. McDaniel B.S., M.S., Ph.D.4

Published Online: 5 AUG 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9780470960622.ch10

Book Title

Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition

Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition

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How to Cite

Buol, S. W., Southard, R. J., Graham, R. C. and McDaniel, P. A. (2011) Aridisols: Soils of Dry Regions, in Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470960622.ch10

Author Information

  1. 1

    North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

  2. 2

    University of California, Davis, USA

  3. 3

    University of California, Riverside, USA

  4. 4

    University of Idaho, Moscow, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 5 AUG 2011
  2. Published Print: 2 SEP 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780813807690

Online ISBN: 9780470960622

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Keywords:

  • Aridisols, and soils of dry regions - in cool temperate deserts and warm deserts, at lower latitudes;
  • deserts, occupying about one-third of areas - of Africa and Australia, 11% of Asia, and 8% of the Americas;
  • soil-vegetation patterns - of arid regions, recognized at many scales;
  • Aridisols, occupying 12% of global land area - one-third of arid terrains, occupied by Aridisols;
  • aridic soil moisture regime - for soils at Phoenix, Arizona;
  • pedogenic processes in desert regions - and soil features;
  • Aridisols, most of them - with argillic horizons, on earliest Holocene and older landscapes;
  • horizons of calcium carbonate accumulation - below argillic and cambic horizons of Aridisols;
  • atmospheric deposition - major contributor of CaCO3 in many Aridisols;
  • Aridisol use, for agriculture - limited by lack of water

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Setting

  • Pedogenic Processes

  • Uses of Aridisols

  • Classification of Aridisols

  • Perspective

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