What is meant by mountain soil ?
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Mountain soils are generally defined as poorly developed, skeletal, shallow, acidic and relatively infertile. They are also highly diverse and can vary significantly within limited areas due to different exposure and steepness. In general, they become less fertile and less developed as elevation increases.
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soils that are found in the mountains and that belong to almost all the soil types known on earth. ... Mountain soils are characterized by an extensively developed slope (lateral) flow of soil moisture owing to the considerable steepness of the slopes and the high water permeability of the gravel-like rock masses.
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