Definition of Lithosols

1. lithosol [n] - See also: lithosol

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithosols

lithophyte
lithophytes
lithophytic
lithophytic plant
lithophyton
lithophytous
lithopone
lithopones
lithops
lithos
lithosere
lithoseres
lithosian
lithosite
lithosol
lithosols (current term)
lithosphere
lithospheres
lithospheric
lithostatic
lithostratigraphic
lithostratigraphy
lithotherapy
lithotint
lithotints
lithotome

Literary usage of Lithosols

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Policies and Governance Structures in Woodlands of Southern Africa by Godwin S. Kowero, Bruce Morgan Campbell, Ussif Rashid Sumaila (2003)
"... mm and mean annual temperatures ranged from 17.5 to 20 °C. The topography consists of moderately sloping plains and hills with shallow stony lithosols. ..."

2. Agricultural Research Policy in Nigeria by Francis Sulemanu Idachaba (1980)
"The remaining soil types are mainly lithosols, alluvial, semiarid brown, saline, and hydromorphic. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ..."

3. Planet Geographyby Stephen Codrington by Stephen Codrington (2005)
"... or thin immature soils such as skeletal soils or lithosols, which lead to run-off of rain, may have difficulty in supporting vegetation at all. ..."

4. Strategies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands by J. Pender, Frank Place, S. Ehui (2006)
"... and lithosols, with none being dominant. In Kenya and Uganda, most are relatively high in clay content and are deep. In fact, some mountainous areas ..."

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