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Soils of Marshes in the Apalachicola, Florida Estuary
Author(s) -
Coultas C. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400020028x
Subject(s) - estuary , marsh , environmental science , soil water , hydrology (agriculture) , salt marsh , revegetation , ecosystem , ecological succession , geology , wetland , ecology , oceanography , soil science , biology , geotechnical engineering
The marshes of the Apalachicola, Florida estuary were traversed and the principal soils were described, sampled, and characterized. Cladium jamaicense (sawgrass) was the predominant plant of this ecosystem, but Juncus roemerianus (needlerush) was also common. Sulfihemists predominated in the delta of the Apalachicola River. In the eastern portion of the estuary, Sulfaquents and Fluvaquents were common. Sulfihemists were not saline, but some Sulfaquents and Fluvaquents were saline‐alkaline. Montmorillonite was the predominant clay‐sized mineral and mica was common in the sand fraction.