Organo-metallic complexes in an Andosol: a comparative study with a Cambisol and Podzol

Current soil-forming processes were studied in a nonallophanic Andosol from the Vosges mountains (north-eastern France). For this purpose, we conducted comparative studies on the organo-metallic fraction dynamics of selected profiles of an Andosol and other typical soils from this region, Cambisol and Podzol. These soils are derived from old volcanic rocks under mesic soil temperature and udic soil moisture regimes. The Andosol profile displayed...