Latosol is a name given to soils found under tropical rainforests with a relatively high content of iron and aluminium oxides. They are typically classified as oxisols (USDA soil taxonomy)or ferralsols (World Reference Base for Soil Resources). It is largely correct to say that latosols are tropical soils, but the reverse is not true because there...
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Soil order (type) of the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Classification System. This soil is characterized by a thin 0 horizon, the presence of a laterite layer, and a deeply weathered profile.
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