| Soils of the rainforest in Central Guyana (1996) | |||||||||
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| A soil survey was carried out in the Mabura-Kurupukari area (Guyana) to provide basic data for decisions on sustained use of the forest. Soils of the hills and dissected erosional plains have been formed in residual rock and are shallow to deep, stonyand clayey. The dissected sedimentary plains consist of deep, excessively drained, white sands and deep, well-drained, brown loams and clays. Soil weathering and translocation of weathering products have determined the clay content of the soils of the sedimentary plains. All soils are strongly acid and nutrient-poor. Human interference in the forest ecosystem will affect the soil quality. | |||||||||
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