polar-desert soil
polar-desert soil A mineral soil that lacks identifiable soil horizons, and has almost no surface humus. It is associated with arid, polar-desert environments where precipitation is less than 130 mm annually, plant cover less than 25 per cent, and thawed, active soil is 20–70 mm deep.
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