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pod·zol

 (pŏd′zôl′) also pod·sol (-sôl′)
n.
A leached soil formed mainly in cool, humid climates.
[Russian : pod, under; see ped- in Indo-European roots + zola, ashes; see ghel- in Indo-European roots.]
pod·zol′ic adj.
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Noun1.podsol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetationpodsol - a soil that develops in temperate to cold moist climates under coniferous or heath vegetation; an organic mat over a grey leached layer
podsol soil, podsolic soil, podzol, podzol soil
dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
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Clarholm M, Popovi CB, Rosswall T, Soderstrom B, Sohlenius B, Staaf H, Wiren A (1981) Biological aspects of nitrogen mineralization in humus from a pine forest podsol incubated under different moisture and temperature conditions.
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Stickel, "Physical Characteristics and Silvicultural Importance of Podsol Soil," Ecology 2 (1928): 176-87; Ralph de Soo, "Die Vegetation und die Entstehung der Ungarischen Puszta," Journal of Ecology 17, 2 (1929): 348; Louis A.
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La formacion de un podsol entre esta y la segunda obra defensiva parece indicar un lapso de tiempo no inferior a un siglo para su ereccion (Arias et al., 2010).
Aportacion al estudio del castro del Alto de La Garma (Cantabria): las ceramicas de la primera edad del hierro
The main soils in the upper Stor catchment are Histosol, Gley, Gley-Podsol, Cambisol, Podsol, Planosol and Luvisol (Finnern, 1997).
Temporal variability of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in a German catchment: water sampling implication/Variabilidade temporal das concentracoes de nitrogenio e fosforo em bacia hidrografica alema: implicacoes na amostragem da agua

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