Soil development on moraines of Mendenhall Glacier, southeast Alaska. 2. Chemical transformations and soil micromorphology

Soils of temperate rainforests of the North American Pacific Coast

“…Several studies have documented the importance of windthrow in soil C dynamics, as the uprooting of trees disrupts podsolization and redistributes organic matter within a soil profile, with potentially positive effects for forest productivity (Bormann et al, 1995;Kramer et al, 2004). Soil chronosequences also show rapid accumulation of SOC in temperate rainforests undergoing primary succession (Bockheim et al, 1996;Burt and Alexander, 1996;Singleton and Lavkulich, 1987).…”

“…Maintaining the productivity of temperate rainforests to meet increasing human demands requires a complete understanding of these ecosystems, including their soils (Kimmins, 1996). Based on a few studies, these soils appear to be moderately weathered (Bockheim et al, 1996;Burt and Alexander, 1996;Hedin et al, 1995;Heilman and Gass, 1974) and enriched in soil organic carbon and nitrogen (Edmonds and Chappell, 1994;Huygens et al, 2008;Smithwick et al, 2002). Most temperate rainforests occur near oceans that help maintain a mild climate conducive to a long growing season, evergreen vegetation, and slow rates of decomposition (Lawford et al, 1995;Waring and Franklin, 1979).…”

Impact of drainage on soil-forming mechanisms in a French Albeluvisol: Input of mineralogical data in mass-balance modelling

“…Some study demonstrated rapid soil evolutions in various pedological contexts. As an example, Burt and Alexander (1996), studying a chronosequence of podzolic soils, reported that the formation of the organic horizon was completed within 38 years only while the E/Bhs layering was macromorphologically identified within 70 years. Other even faster mineralogical changes were observed in soils as significant feldspar dissolution within 3 years only in podzols and cambisols (Augusto et al, 2000) or permanent kaolinite dissolution/precipitation with significant evolutions in time scales as short as 6 months in tropical soils ( [Cornu et al, 1995] and [Lucas et al, 1996]).…”

Melting Glaciers and Soil Development in the Proglacial Area Morteratsch (Swiss Alps): II. Modeling the Present and Future Soil State

“…Despite the generally cold conditions in the proglacial area, the climate is favorable enough for rapid soil development with organic matter accumulation, soil acidification, etc. (see Burt and Alexander, 1996). Soil distribution is, however, also patterned.…”