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Biodiversity of the Indian Desert and it´s value [PDF]
, 2001 The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23º3 and 30º12 N latitude and 69º30 and 78º17 E longitude . The total land area of the state is about 3,24,239 km²out of which about 1,98,100 km² is arid and the rest semi arid.
Kotia, Amit, Kumar, Ashwani
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Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2010 Morphologically differentiated Spodosols usually occur in the Coastal Plain of the South of Bahia and North of Espírito Santo. They are found in profiles known as "muçungas", i.e. sandy soils that accumulate water. In these areas, two kinds of Spodosols,
Aline Pacobahyba de Oliveira +5 more
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Characterization, agricultural potential, and perspectives for the management of light soils in Brazil [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2016 Light soils occupy 8% of the Brazilian territory and are especially expressive in the new and last agricultural frontier in Brazil: the Matopiba region - in the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia -, where they represent 20% of the area ...
Guilherme Kangussu Donagemma +14 more
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Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica [PDF]
, 2006 The soils of the Seabee Hook area of Cape Hallett in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, were mapped and characterized. Seabee Hook is a low-lying gravel spit of beach deposits built up by coastal currents carrying basalt material from nearby cliffs ...
Balks, Megan R. +3 more
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Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece, 2017 Clayey soils often exhibit undesirable engineering behaviour such as low strength, swelling and shrinkage characteristics etc. To improve these properties, the common method followed is stabilization. An experimental program carried out in this study aims to highlight the physical mechanisms of stabilization of an expansive soil by adding an inert ...
Kollaros, G., Athanasopoulou, A.
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Succession in harvestman (Opiliones) communities within an abandoned sand quarry in Belgium [PDF]
, 2017 Sand mining strongly alters the existing landscape, transforming an area into a mosaic of native (sand deposits) and foreign soils, strongly influencing biotic development.
De Smedt, Pallieter, Van de Poel, Sam
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The geomechanical properties of soils treated with nanosilica particles
Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2023 This study examines the effect of nanosilica (NS) additive to improve the mechanical properties of clay, clayey sand, and sand. The engineering properties of the soils were investigated through Atterberg limits, compaction, unconfined compression ...
Gizem Aksu, Tugba Eskisar
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Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment, 2021 Water retentionx is considered an important characteristic for determining the efficiency and effectiveness of soils and greenhouse substrates. Surfactants have the potential to improve water infiltration and distribution uniformity throughout the soil ...
Gandura Omar Abagandura +2 more
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Analysis of prehistoric brown earth paleosols under the podzol soils of Exmoor, UK [PDF]
, 2020 The deforestation of the upland landscapes in southwest Britain during prehistory is an established archaeological narrative, documenting human impacts on the environment and questioning the relationship of prehistoric societies to the upland landscapes ...
Bray, Lee +6 more
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Boreal Sand Hills are Areas of High Diversity for Boreal Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Diversity, 2019 The boreal forest in Canada comprises a wide variety of ecosystems, including stabilized (overgrown) sand dunes, often referred to as sand hills. Globally, sandy soils are known for supporting a high diversity of invertebrates, including ants, but little
James R.N. Glasier +3 more
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