Oxisol
Videos
Oxisols are a soil order in USDA soil taxonomy, best known for their occurrence in tropical rain forest within 25 degrees north and south of the Equator. In the World Reference Base for Soil Resources
Oxisol profile
Oxisols of the world
Oxisols are generally associated with the equatorial forest biome
Terra preta
Videos
Terra preta, also known as Amazonian dark earth or Indian black earth, is a type of very dark, fertile anthropogenic soil found in the Amazon Basin. In Portuguese its full name is terra preta do índio
Oxisol
…Soil classification – Systematic categorization of soils Terra preta – Very dark, fertile Amazonian anthropogenic soil Buol, Hole, and McCracken, (1997). ‘Soil Genesis and Classification.’ 4th edition. (The Iowa State…
Homemade terra preta, with charcoal pieces indicated by white arrows
Manantenina bushfire