Integrated study of Red Mediterranean soils from Southern Italy

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 168; pp. 129 - 140
• Main Authors: Vingiani, S., Di Iorio, E., Colombo, C., Terribile, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2018
• Subjects: arsenic; bedrock; calcium; chromium; clay fraction; color; copper; crystal structure; dolomite; dust; goethite; hematite; illite; internal drainage; iron; Iron oxides; Italy; kaolinite; lead; limestone; manganese; Mediterranean climate; Mediterranean region; mica; nickel; Parent material origin; potassium; soil formation; soil profiles; soil weathering; Soil-bedrock relationship; strontium; Terra rossa; weathering; zinc; zirconium; Italy; Terra rossa; Soil-bedrock relationship; Iron oxides; Mediterranean region; Parent material origin

Terra Rossa is a typical Mediterranean soil characterized by an association of the Mediterranean climate, high internal drainage (due to the karstic nature of the underlying hard limestone) and neutral pH conditions. The genesis of this soil is a controversial subject in terms of the origin of the p...