The iron and aluminium oxides collect in the 'B' horizon where the iron oxides can accumulate to form a thin layer of hardpan, which impedes drainage through the soil. Illuviation is the process ...

Soil formation processes begin with parent material, which eventually transforms into what we recognize as soil. With just a ...

In soils, water is a major driver of biogeochemical processes (Figure 1). Chemical reactions that control soil formation and weathering reactions occur almost exclusively in liquid water (Lindsay ...

What is the Rhizosphere and how can understanding rhizosphere processes ... Clark, F. E. Soil Micro-organisms and Plant Roots (1949). Danhorn T, Fuqua C. Biofilm formation by plant-associated ...

Soil organic carbon (SOC ... SOC accumulation involves two fundamental processes: SOC formation and stability. A recent study published in Environmental Science & Technology by a research team ...

playing a vital role in processes such as water filtration, nutrient cycling and soil formation. Researchers used geophysical surveying techniques; electrical resistivity tomography and passive ...

In an article featured in Science China Earth Sciences, researchers from Tianjin University elucidate the coupling relationship between soil fungi and reactive minerals in ecosystems by utilizing ...

An introduction to the study of soils: physical, chemical and biological properties of soils; soil formation, description ... chemical and biological properties; processes of degradation (including ...

Gley soils represent the most extensive soil cover in Scotland. These soils are found on gentler slopes or in areas of high rainfall where the water does not drain away readily. All the glacial ...