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Lixisol

Lixisols are a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). They are soils with subsurface accumulation of low activity clays and high base saturation. They develop under intensive tropical weathering conditions and subhumid to semi-arid climate.

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Lixisols are a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB).1 They are soils with subsurface accumulation of low activity clays and high base saturation. They develop under intensive tropical weathering conditions and subhumid to semi-arid climate.2

Soil profile of a Lixisol source ↗
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References

Further reading

Further reading

  • W. Zech, P. Schad, G. Hintermaier-Erhard: Soils of the World. Springer, Berlin 2022, Chapter 9.3.1. ISBN 978-3-540-30460-9
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