Lixisol Explained

Lixisols are a Reference Soil Group of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB).^[1] They are soils with subsurface accumulation of low activity clays and high base saturation. They develop under intensive tropical weathering conditions and subhumid to semi-arid climate.^[2]

See also

• Soil type

Further reading

• W. Zech, P. Schad, G. Hintermaier-Erhard: Soils of the World. Springer, Berlin 2022, Chapter 9.3.1.

External links

• profile photos (with classification) WRB homepage
• profile photos (with classification) IUSS World of Soils

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Reference Base for Soil Resources, fourth edition. IUSS Working Group WRB. 2022. International Union of Soil Sciences, Vienna.
2. http://www.markusengelhardt.com/skripte/geographie/08bobuscript_zonaleboedentropen.pdf Zonale Böden der Tropen und Subtropen. Skript Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Universität Karlsruhe (TH)