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AN INTRODUCTION T O THE SOILS OF THE SOUTH‐EASTERN PORTION OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARID ZONE
Author(s) -
JESSUP R. W.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of soil science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.244
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2389
pISSN - 0022-4588
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1960.tb02206.x
Subject(s) - arid , soil water , geology , aeolian processes , erosion , deposition (geology) , earth science , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , soil science , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , sediment
Summary Seven soil regions, each of which is dominated by soils belonging to one or two great soil groups, are defined and mapped. The outstanding feature is the presence of a variety of soils with widely differing characteristics. The soils are deeper, have more profile differentiation and are finer‐extured than those in most‐arid regions and are frequently overlain by currently‐forming deposits of wind‐transported materials. Because the vegetative cover is better developed and there are only small areas of rocky hills and bare rock pediments, water erosion and deposition are not as prominent as in other arid areas.