Browsing by Author "Lowe, David J."
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Andisols
(CRC Press, 2012)Andisols are soils that typically form in loose volcanic ejecta (tephra) such as volcanic ash, cinders, or pumice. They are characterized by andic properties that include physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties ... -
Andisols of New Zealand and Australia.
(Graduate School of Agricultural Science, 2005-01-01)During the Quaternary, much of central North Island, New Zealand, was repeatedly overwhelmed or modified by emplacement of ignimbrites and especially by multiple rhyolitic and andesitic tephra fallout deposits, and reworked ... -
The Anthropocene: an Australasian perspective and survey.
(New Zealand Society of Soil Science, 2015-06-02)In 2000, Crutzen and Stoermer suggested that the Holocene (the geological period of time since 11,700 years ago: Walker et al., 2009) had finished and that humanity had now entered the “Anthropocene”. As summarised by ... -
Appendix A: Maps showing the distributions of lakes in New Zealand and their grouping into distinct districts reflecting the predominance of particular geological processes
(New Zealand Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, 1987-01-01)The large-scale maps of each of the lake districts show lakes with a maximum dimension ≥ c0.5 km. -
Appendix B: Some morphometric parameters of named lakes with areas [greater than or equal to] 1.0 km2, and some smaller lakes, in New Zealand
(New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1987-01-01)Gaps indicate uncertainty or that accurate data are unavailable. Note that lakes with fluctuating levels e.g., those used for hydro-electric purposes, or near coasts have varying parameters. Table based mainly on Irwin ...
