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Raw Soils

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Raw Soils have minimal evidence of soil development, usually because of a short time since the parent materials were deposited or exposed at the land surface. The Raw Soils are associated with some of New Zealand’s most spectacular scenic landscapes. Raw Soils are scattered throughout New Zealand, particularly in association with high mountains (eroding alpine rock areas and active screes), braided rivers, beaches and tidal estuaries, non-stabilised sand dunes, recently emplaced lavas or tephras, and active geothermal areas. They cover about 3% of New Zealand (about 700,000 ha). Raw Soils lack a distinct topsoil or the topsoil is very thin (<5 cm) and they have no B horizon . The soil profile properties, therefore, correspond largely with those of the parent materials.

Youngest of young, barely soil at all

where lavas flow or tephras fall, mudflats, sand-dunes, or a landslide scar

That’s where you’ll find the Raw Soils are.

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  1. Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand

    Allan E. Hewitt

  2. School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    Megan R. Balks

  3. School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

    David J. Lowe

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Hewitt, A.E., Balks, M.R., Lowe, D.J. (2021). Raw Soils. In: The Soils of Aotearoa New Zealand. World Soils Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64763-6_13

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