A study on biological weathering of primary minerals and soil properties in low pH forest soils, Northern Japan

Hanshuai Wan; Nobuo SAKAGAMI; Makiko WATANABE

doi:10.14866/ajg.2013s.0_266

Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Spring 2013

Session ID : P070

DOI https://doi.org/10.14866/ajg.2013s.0_266

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A study on biological weathering of primary minerals and soil properties in low pH forest soils, Northern Japan

*Hanshuai Wan, Nobuo SAKAGAMI, Makiko WATANABE

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Keywords: Forest soils, primary minerals, biological weathering process, soil properties

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This study aims to find out the relationship between vegetation, symbiotic fungus and the biological weathering of primary minerals in low pH forest soil of cool temperature zone. Surveys of vegetation and micro-topography were conducted in two Fagus forest located in Akita prefecture. Soil analyses on mineralogical, physical and chemical properties were carried out.

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