Lixisol
Lixisols are a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB).{{Cite web|url = https://wrb.isric.org/files/WRB_fourth_edition_2022-12-18.pdf|title = World Reference Base for Soil Resources, fourth edition|author=IUSS Working Group WRB|year = 2022|publisher = International Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna}} They are soils with subsurface accumulation of low activity clays and high base saturation. They develop under intensive tropical weathering conditions and subhumid to semi-arid climate.[http://www.markusengelhardt.com/skripte/geographie/08bobuscript_zonaleboedentropen.pdf Zonale Böden der Tropen und Subtropen. Skript Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Universität Karlsruhe (TH)]
See also
References
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Further reading
- W. Zech, P. Schad, G. Hintermaier-Erhard: Soils of the World. Springer, Berlin 2022, Chapter 9.3.1. {{ISBN|978-3-540-30460-9}}
External links
- [https://wrb.isric.org/picture-gallery/ profile photos (with classification)] WRB homepage
- [https://www.iuss.org/index.php?article_id=73|title=IUSS profile photos (with classification)] IUSS World of Soils
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