Genesis of Soils Formed from Mafic Igneous Rock in the Atlantic Forest Environment

ABSTRACT Different parent materials participate in the formation of soils in the hilly landscape of “Mar de Morros” in the Atlantic Forest environment. Those derived from mafic igneous rock (gabbro) frequently show erosion problems because of land use, which is aggravated by the mountainous relief a...

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Main Authors: Adailde do Carmo Santos, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos, Thiago Andrade Bernini, Miguel Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-06832016000100305&lng=en&tlng=en