Slope position within a region shapes soil maturity and depth

Evidence

Types of soils are largely determined by the climate of a region; soil types, in turn, both determine and are themselves partly determined by the plants that live on them. … Down in the valley is the most likely place to find the rich soil developed by years of silting and building of decaying plant and animal matter into the typical soil of the region. — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods, 242

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Soil formation takes centuries, making its loss nearly irreparable — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods: Seeing More in…, 230; Slope erosion after fire can prevent forest regrowth for centuries — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods: Seeing More in…, 411; Soil composition emerges from relationships among elemental differences — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 468