Synonym: Yellow brown soil
Yellow-brown earth is slightly acidic soil that forms in sub-tropical deciduous broadleaf forests and evergreen broadleaf mixed forests through weak aluminization and clayification. It is yellowish brown to brown and is a transitional soil between yellow earth, red earth and brown earth. Yellow-brown soil can generally be found in the low-lying and hilly areas along both sides of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsEditor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this entry
Cite this entry
(2020). Yellow-Brown Earth. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2872
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_2872
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-13-2537-3
Online ISBN: 978-981-13-2538-0
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceReference Module Physical and Materials ScienceReference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences