Zur Genese der Marschböden. II. Kalksedimentation,Entkalkung

On the genesis of tidal marsh soils II. Carbonate sedimentation, decalcification A central problem of the tidal-marsh soils is the calcareous deposit of the parent material. On the basis of small-scale, systematic investigations it has been demonstrated in two “key areas” in the Weser tidal flats, that fluviatile and brackish soils are descended from calcareous or not-calcareous sediments. Soils buildet from calcareous sediments shows a low depth and a low rate of decalcification because of a high content of clay and bases as well a permanent high level of groundwater during the development of the soils.