Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province

Islands have special geographical landscapes and complex soil forming conditions, where the soil formation is different from that in mainland areas. To understand the genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province, 80 soil profiles were surveyed combi...

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Main Authors: MA Wanzhu, ZHU Kangying, ZHUO Zhiqing, ZHANG Mingkui
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Language:English
Published: Zhejiang University Press 2023-02-01
Series:浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
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Online Access:https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2021.12.302
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description Islands have special geographical landscapes and complex soil forming conditions, where the soil formation is different from that in mainland areas. To understand the genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province, 80 soil profiles were surveyed combining with historical literature data in this study. The results showed that the geomorphic structures, parent materials, climatic conditions, and vegetation types of the soils were relatively single, but the soils were frequently affected by the island scales, distances from land, tide, and human activities. The terrain slope was large; the lithification was obvious; the clayization was weak; the desilicification-allitization was changeable; the weathering-leaching coefficient was medium; the restoring base cations were obvious; the pH value and base saturation percentage were higher than those in the mainland at the same latitude; and the soil forming environment was affected by both ancient and modern factors. Four soil orders, namely Ferrosols, Argosols, Cambosols, and Primosols, were identified from the islands of Zhejiang Province, including 7 suborders of Ustic Ferrosols, Udic Ferrosols, Ustic Argosols, Udic Argosols, Ustic Cambosols, Udic Cambosols, and Orthic Primosols, as well as 10 soil groups, 11 subgroups and 25 soil families. In conclusion, the direction of soil formation from the islands of Zhejiang Province is basically the same as that of mainland hilly soil at the same latitude, belonging to the traditional ‘red soil zone’.
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spelling doaj-art-20da2f41e0fc4980a6bd8434b1b1c75d2025-08-20T03:32:05ZengZhejiang University Press浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版1008-92092097-51552023-02-014996104,12810.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2021.12.30210089209Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang ProvinceMA WanzhuZHU KangyingZHUO ZhiqingZHANG MingkuiIslands have special geographical landscapes and complex soil forming conditions, where the soil formation is different from that in mainland areas. To understand the genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province, 80 soil profiles were surveyed combining with historical literature data in this study. The results showed that the geomorphic structures, parent materials, climatic conditions, and vegetation types of the soils were relatively single, but the soils were frequently affected by the island scales, distances from land, tide, and human activities. The terrain slope was large; the lithification was obvious; the clayization was weak; the desilicification-allitization was changeable; the weathering-leaching coefficient was medium; the restoring base cations were obvious; the pH value and base saturation percentage were higher than those in the mainland at the same latitude; and the soil forming environment was affected by both ancient and modern factors. Four soil orders, namely Ferrosols, Argosols, Cambosols, and Primosols, were identified from the islands of Zhejiang Province, including 7 suborders of Ustic Ferrosols, Udic Ferrosols, Ustic Argosols, Udic Argosols, Ustic Cambosols, Udic Cambosols, and Orthic Primosols, as well as 10 soil groups, 11 subgroups and 25 soil families. In conclusion, the direction of soil formation from the islands of Zhejiang Province is basically the same as that of mainland hilly soil at the same latitude, belonging to the traditional ‘red soil zone’.https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2021.12.302island hilly soilsZhejiang Provincesoil genesissoil forming environmentsoil classificationrestoring base cationssoil moisture statussoil distribution law
spellingShingle MA Wanzhu
ZHU Kangying
ZHUO Zhiqing
ZHANG Mingkui
Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版
island hilly soils
Zhejiang Province
soil genesis
soil forming environment
soil classification
restoring base cations
soil moisture status
soil distribution law
title Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province
title_full Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province
title_fullStr Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province
title_full_unstemmed Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province
title_short Genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in Zhejiang Province
title_sort genesis characteristics and taxonomic classification of island hilly soils in zhejiang province
topic island hilly soils
Zhejiang Province
soil genesis
soil forming environment
soil classification
restoring base cations
soil moisture status
soil distribution law
url https://www.academax.com/doi/10.3785/j.issn.1008-9209.2021.12.302
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