Four decades after conversion from chaparral to grass, zero-order watersheds were compared to identify differences in topography and its relation to soil characteristics. Three watersheds of each vegetation type were topographically mapped and sampled at random points for depth to weathered bedrock and soil water content. Stepwise regression was used to explain spatial variability in terms of t...

The relationships between pedogenetic processes and fluvial-coastal dynamics in the Po Plain have been reconstructed through sedimentological analysis correlation of ca. 170 core data chronologically constrained by 376 radiocarbon dates. Vertically stacked, weakly developed paleosols within Upper Pleistocene Holocene mud-prone strata testify to intermittent pedogenesis, periodically interrupted...

Characterizing the physico-chemical properties of urban soils on a large scale remains significant challenge. The heterogeneity and difficulty access to these lead very localized studies that are difficult transfer whole area. This is mainly explained by human factor in formation evolution soils, which major contributor pedogenesis cities. Throughout their evolution, undergo contrasting activit...