ISSN:
1435-0661
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
-2 of carbonate. The third episode is recorded by a younger late Pleistocene deposit with a weaker stage III horizon and 137 kg m-2 of carbonate. For the fourth episode stage I carbonate associated with a late Holocene deposit totals 7 kg m-2. One historical deposit accumulated during the fifth episode, soon after the 1880s and the introduction of large numbers of cattle. The final episode occurred after the great drought of 1951-1956. Both historical deposits consist of fresh-appearing, stratified sediments. The late Holocene and late Pleistocene deposits may be eolian correlatives of drought-caused alluviums. Pedogenic carbonate is a major morphological and analytical tool for estimating soil and landscape age, for determining possible eolian-alluvial correlatives, and for estimating the timing of climatic changes and eolian events. Subtle erosion and deposition can profoundly alter the evolutionary progression from stage III to stage IV carbonate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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