What really drives Luvisol formation in tropical drylands?
Not illuviation — but argillation, intensified by rainfall.
New findings from NE Brazil reveal how climate shapes soil mineralogy and structure.
With @gracebalves & team.
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105197
📝 Blog (EN): https://colapso.ggf.br/en/rain-as-a-driver-of-soil-transformation-in-brazils-semiarid-region/
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