The interplay of geomorphic processes and soil development in an upland environment, Calabria, South Italy |
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| Authors: | Fabio Scarciglia Emilia Le Pera Giuseppe Vecchio Salvatore Critelli |
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| Institution: | aDipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università della Calabria, Via P. Bucci, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy;bIstituto Sperimentale per lo Studio e la Difesa del Suolo (ISSDS), 88063 Catanzaro Lido (CZ), Italy |
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| Abstract: | Five representative soil profiles outcropping in the area around the Cecita Lake (Calabria, South Italy) were characterised by field work, chemical and mineralogical analyses, optical and scanning electron microscopy. Interactions among weathering, pedogenesis and geomorphic processes are emphasised, in an attempt to link the results obtained at different scales of observation. The important role of topography in controlling soil development or removal by erosive processes is discussed, in relation to the natural geomorphological context and the effects of human pressure. Both present-day and relict features were recognised in the studied soils, and discussed in terms of environmental conditions and climatic changes. The chemical composition of volcanoclastic components identified in some soil horizons with Andosol-like field appearance, coupled with pedogenetic features, contributed useful chronological constraints for the reconstruction of Late Quaternary geomorphic events. |
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| Keywords: | Pedogenesis Geomorphic processes Granites Volcanic glass Relict features Late Quaternary |
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