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pod·zol

 (pŏd′zôl′) also pod·sol (-sôl′)
n.
A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.
[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
pod·zol′ic adj.
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podzol

(ˈpɒdzɒl) or

podsol

n
(Geological Science) a type of soil characteristic of coniferous forest regions having a greyish-white colour in its upper leached layers
[C20: from Russian: ash ground, from pod ground + zola ashes]
podˈzolic, podˈsolic adj
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Noun1.podzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationpodzol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
podsol, podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol soil
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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McKeague JA (1967) An evaluation of 0.1M pyrophosphate and pyrophosphate-dithionite in comparison with oxalate as extractants of the accumulation products in Podzols and some other soils.
Agriculture changes soil properties on the Galapagos Islands--two case studies
The soil cover of the region comprises much of the soils suitable mainly for forests (Podzols, Histosols, Gleysols) and/or grasslands (Fluvisols, Gleysols, Histosols).
Evaluation of the pedodiversity, agronomical quality and environment protection ability of the soil cover of Estonian croplands
Luvisols are the dominant catchment soil type of the streams falling into Vortsjarv from the north, north-east, and west; podzols prevail in the southern and southwestern catchment parts while regosols are represented with an appreciable proportion only in the Vaike Emajogi catchment (Fig.
Changes in particulate organic matter passing through a large shallow lowland lake
Pedogenesis of Podzols is connected with migration of aluminium, iron and organic compounds from the surface soil downwards with percolating rainwater to the Bs horizon.
CORRENSITE IN ALBIC LUVISOL AT PODMOKLY (KRIVOKLATSKO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AREA, CZECH REPUBLIC)
Survey response of soil types used in biochar application Vertisold 2 Spodosol 9 Regosols 5 Rankers 2 Podzols 2 Phaemozems 1 Luvisols 49 Gleysols 1 Fluvisols 63 Cambisols 28 Calsisols 72 Arenosols 1 Note: Table made from bar graph.
REPRESENTATIVENESS OF EUROPEAN BIOCHAR RESEARCH: PART II--POT AND LABORATORY STUDIES
Podzols of forest-tundra were sampled from all soil horizons because of the possible redistribution of organic matter due to eluviation processes.
Laboratory Assessment of Forest Soil Respiration Affected by Wildfires under Various Environments of Russia
These forests (called caatinga) form on white sand soils of extreme infertility, made up mainly of quartz podzols. As in swamps, but unlike in terra firme (Duivenvoorden & Lips, 1995), single species tend to dominate with individual trees having slender boles and roots mainly at the soil surface (Klinge et al., 1990).
The physical structure of forests in the Amazon basin: a review
Nevertheless, the survey samples showed that the water table levels were shallower than 50 cm in the floodplains, providing the necessary data for the hydrological soil group acquisition of the Podzols, according to (Sartori et al.
Analysis of the urbanisation effects on the increase of flood susceptibility in coastal areas
According to Anderson (1963), most of the plant species that grow in the forests at the centre of the peat domes are mostly those that are usually found on nutrient poorer soils, such as podzols of the heath forest (Anderson, 1963).
Development of tropical lowland peat forest phasic community zonations in the Kota Samarahan-Asajaya area, West Sarawak, Malaysia
Les podzols du haut rio Negro, region de Marao, Venezuela.
The soils of "Campinaranas" in Brazilian Amazon: oligothrophic sandy ecosystems/Os solos das Campinaranas na Amazonia Brasileira: ecossistemas arenicolas oligotroficos
These kame fields are generally characterized by acidic and nutrient poor podzols. However, in the riparian soils the soil type ranges rather from gleyic podzols to histosols.
Variability of riparian soil diatom communities and their potential as indicators of anthropogenic disturbances
Soils are observed to be generally shallow and include cryogenic mineral soils, poorly developed podzols, and some hygric organic soils.
Climatology of the forest-tundra ecotone at a maritime subarctic-alpine site, Mealy Mountains, Labrador

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