hydromorphic


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hydromorphic

[¦hī·drə′mȯr·fik]
(geology)
Referring to an intrazonal soil with characteristics that were developed in the presence of excess water all or part of the time.
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This study aimed to understand the effect of long-term fertilisation of nitrogen (N)-phosphorus (P)-potassium (K) additions alone and in combination with organic manure in relation to a control in a 30-year-old hydromorphic paddy soil of China.
Long-term fertiliser (organic and inorganic) input effects on soil microbiological characteristics in hydromorphic paddy soils in China
The forests are on generally flat to undulating terrain that is predominantly underlain by deep unconsolidated Kalahari sand deposits with small patches of hydromorphic black clay mainly in the vlei areas.
Assessment of governance principles application in forest protected areas: the case of six state forests in western Zimbabwe/Evaluation des applications des principes de gestion dans les zones protegees de foret: cas de six forets d'etat dans l'ouest du Zimbabwe/Evaluacion de la aplicacion de principios de gobernanza en areas forestales protegidas: el caso de seis bosques estatales en en el oeste de Zimbabue
Yellow Acrisol, Fluvic Neosol, and Indiscriminate Hydromorphic Soils are also present (Valente et al.
Frugivorous flies (Diptera: Tephritidae, Lonchaeidae) associated with fruit production on Ilha de Santana, Brazilian Amazon
The soil in the experimental field is dark-yellow hydromorphic paddy soil.
Diagnosing Crop Water Stress of Rice using Infra-red Thermal Imager under Water Deficit Condition
Intra-zonal soils occupy a significant portion of the vineyard soil (>30%), the former being represented by regosols and erodisols on the more eroded slopes, and azonal, alluvial and/or hydromorphic soils on the valley meadows.
Vineyard intracarpathian, Danubian-Pontic
The streams and rivers in the study area are formed mostly of hydromorphic zones, in which surface runoff near the headwaters is intermittent.
Dispersion of pollutants in watercourses intercepted by highway BR-050, in the Triangulo Mineiro region, Minas Gerais, Brazil/Dispersao de poluentes em cursos de agua interceptados pela rodovia BR-050, na regiao do Triangulo Mineiro, Minas Gerais, Brasil
The hydromorphic structure combined with current precipitation controlling factors influence runoff and flash flood in the study area.
Geospatial analysis for the determination of hydro-morphological characteristics and assessment of flash flood potentiality in arid coastal plains: a case in Southwestern Sinai, Egypt/Analisis geoespacial para determinar las caracteristicas hidromorfologicas y evaluar las inundaciones potenciales en llanuras costeras aridas: caso de estudio en el Suroccidente de Sinai, Egipto
According to the French classification of soils (CPCS, 1967) the soils found in the study area are included into six classes: isohumic soils, vertisols, calcimagnesic soils, slightly developed soils, iron sesquioxides soils and hydromorphic soils (Badraoui & al., 1993).
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants from El-Jadida City (Morocco)/Estudio etnobotanico de las plantas medicinales de la ciudad de El-Jadida (Marruecos)
Mudrocks record suspension deposition on the floodplain; blocky textures and roots within these beds record the development of immature hydromorphic paleosols and colonization by vegetation.
Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the type section of the Pennsylvanian Boss Point Formation, Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova Scotia, Canada
The development of the crusts and globule irons could have resulted from a hydromorphic process because of seasonal variations of the phreatic water (Astibia et al., 1999c; Elorza et al., 1999).
Late Cretaceous continental and marine vertebrate assemblages of the Lano Quarry (Basque-Cantabrian Region, Iberian Peninsula): an update
Soils are of sedimentary origin, occurring in clayey and sandy phases alternately and discontinuously, with a dominance of hydromorphic soils (CORINGA et al., 2012).
Growth rhythm of Vochysia divergens Pohl (Vochysiaceae) in the Northern Pantanal/Ritmo de crescimento de Vochysia divergens Pohl (Vochysiaceae) no Pantanal Norte
Overwetting of upper layers of soils and severe thermal conditions are limiting factors for earthworms functioning in soils of hydromorphic type.
Lumbricoid fauna of cryosolic soils of Yakutia

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