Sprafke, Tobias (2023). Parent materials: Loess. In: Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment (Second Edition) 4 (pp. 42-47). Elsevier 10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00016-1
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Loess is commonly defined as a distinct body of mainly wind-blown silt and covers c. 10% of the Earth's surface, mainly in the temperate zone. Silicate silt predominates over carbonate, clay and some fine sand, making loess a favorable soil parent material. Thick loess deposits are well-mapped and important archives of Quaternary landscape and human evolution, whereas thin loess deposits and dust admixtures into soils are rarely studied, despite their usually positive influence on soil properties.
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Book Section (Encyclopedia Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Land Systems and Sustainable Land Management (LS-SLM) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Physical Geography |
UniBE Contributor: |
Sprafke, Tobias |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel 500 Science 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology |
ISBN: |
9780124095489 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Tobias Norbert Sprafke |
Date Deposited: |
30 Jun 2023 08:19 |
Last Modified: |
13 Mar 2024 07:56 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00016-1 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/184250 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/184250 |
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