Chronofunctions of Heilu soil developed from Loess in Luochuan, on the chinese Loess plateau
Soil chronofunctions are an alternative for the quantification of soil-forming processes and underlie the modeling of soil genesis. To establish soil chronofunctions of a Heilu soil profile on Loess in Luochuan, selected soil properties and the 14C ages in the Holocene were studied. Linear, logarithmic, and third-order polynomial functions were selected to fit the relationships between soil properties and ages. The results indicated that third-order polynomial function fit best for the relationships between clay (< 0.002 mm), silt (0.002-0.02 mm), sand (0.02-2 mm) and soil ages, and a trend of an Ah horizon ocurrence in the profile. The logarithmic function indicated mainly variations of soil organic carbon and pH with time (soil age). The variation in CaCO3 content, Mn/Zr, Fe/Zr, K/Zr, Mg/Zr, Ca/Zr, P/Zr, and Na/Zr ratios with soil age were best described by three-order polynomial functions, in which the trend line showed migration of CaCO3 and some elements.
Main Authors: | Liu,Gang, Xu,Wennian, Cai,Chongfa |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
2011
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832011000400003 |
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