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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.

Soil profile of a Lixisol

See also

References

  1. IUSS Working Group WRB (2022). "World Reference Base for Soil Resources, fourth edition" (PDF). International Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna.
  2. Zonale Böden der Tropen und Subtropen. Skript Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Universität Karlsruhe (TH)

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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Soil classification
World Reference Base
for Soil Resources
(1998–)
USDA soil taxonomy
Other systems
Non-systematic soil types
Types of soil
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