Episodic Soil Succession on Basaltic Lava Fields in a Cool, Dry Environment
Vaughan KL, McDaniel PA, Phillips WM. 2011. Episodic Soil Succession on Basaltic Lava Fields in a Cool, Dry Environment. Soil Science Society of America Journal. 75(4):1462-1470
Holocene- to late Pleistocene-aged lava flows at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve provide an ideal setting to examine the early stages of soil formation under cool, dry conditions. Transects were used to characterize the amount and nature of soil cover on across basaltic lava flows ranging in age from 2.1 to 18.4 ka.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Vaughan, Karen; McDaniel, Paul; Phillips, William
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- Craters of the Moon, Kings Bowl lava field, lava field, Soil Formation, Soils, Succession, Wapi Lava Field