12. Gelisols: Very Cold Soils

  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.ch12

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) Gelisols: Very Cold Soils, in Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470960622.ch12

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:

  • Gelisols - as very cold soils;
  • Gelisols (Greek gelid, very cold) - soils containing permafrost, within 200 cm of ground surface;
  • permafrost-affected soil horizons in Gelisols - wide range in characteristics;
  • global extent of Gelisols - not well documented, as that of other soil orders;
  • permafrost distribution - in Southern Circumpolar Region;
  • Gelisol landscape, near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - patterned ground, polygons 10 m across;
  • pedogenic processes - in very cold environments, and Gelisols found, weathering, gains and losses;
  • Gelisols, characterized - by active layer overlying permafrost;
  • Gelisols, and variety of life - organic inputs, plants absent from driest and coldest Gelisols of Antarctica;
  • Gelisols, supporting lowest population density - of any of the soil orders, not immune to human impacts

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Setting

  • Pedogenic Processes

  • Uses of Gelisols

  • Classification of Gelisols

  • Perspective

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