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An acrisol is a type of soil as classified by the Food and Agriculture Organization. It is clay-rich, and is associated with humid, tropical climates, such as those found in Brazil, and often supports forested areas.1
The types of acrisol are:
- ACf Ferric Acrisols
- ACg Gleyic Acrisols
- ACh Haplic Acrisols
- ACp Plinthic Acrisols
- ACu Humic Acrisols
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References
- ^ T. R. Yu (1997). Chemistry of Variable Charge Soils. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 0195097459. http://books.google.com/books?id=70yqVLEn95QC&pg=PA36&ots=iDgjL3QwLT&dq=Acrisol&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=jHEUUPtOyK4Z8Dvj5-lm9UZO61U.
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