Halosol and landscape CN
A Takyri-Alkalic Halosol. These soils distribute mainly in the piedmont diluvial fans or alluvial plains in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, Ningxia Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and others. Parent materials are alluvial or diluvial deposits, and loess-like materials are dominant. The plant communities vary with distribution areas, and the major vegetation is composed of halophytic plants. Landscapes and morphological features of profiles also vary with distribution areas. (Photos and notes courtesy of China Soils Museum, Guangdong Institute of World Soil Resources; with revision.)
In Chinese Soil Taxonomy, Halosols are soils with accumulation of salts or alkali under influence of ground water or dry environments. In Soil Taxonomy these soils are commonly Aridisols, Alfisols, or Inceptisols.
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Halosol and landscape CN
A Takyri-Alkalic Halosol. These soils distribute mainly in the piedmont diluvial fans or alluvial plains in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, Ningxia Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and others. Parent materials are alluvial or diluvial deposits, and loess-like materials are dominant. The plant communities vary with distribution areas, and the major vegetation is composed of halophytic plants. Landscapes and morphological features of profiles also vary with distribution areas. (Photos and notes courtesy of China Soils Museum, Guangdong Institute of World Soil Resources; with revision.)
In Chinese Soil Taxonomy, Halosols are soils with accumulation of salts or alkali under influence of ground water or dry environments. In Soil Taxonomy these soils are commonly Aridisols, Alfisols, or Inceptisols.
For additional information about this soil and the Soils Museum, visit:
www.giwsr.com/en/article/index/204
For additional information about Soil Taxonomy, visit: