| 单词 |
terra rossa |
| 释义 |
terra rossa|ˈtɛrə ˈrɒsə|
[a. It., = red earth.]
A reddish soil occurring on limestone in Mediterranean climates (see also quot. 1938).
1882A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. 458 Fuchs believes that the ‘terra rossa’ is only present in dry climates where the amount of humus is small. 1938U.S. Dept. Agric. Yearbk. 991 Many writers have preferred to limit Terra Rossa to soils developed on limestones, while some would have it include any red soil in a Mediterranean climate... At present its only distinction lies in its color. 1956Proc. Prehist. Soc. XXI. 53 Most brown-earths are characteristic of deciduous forests, chernozems of steppe, and terra rossas of Mediterranean forests on limestone. 1975Nature 14 Aug. 566/1 Further evidence for the role of climate is provided by the fact that the limestone soils from Apulia, the Orbetello region and the southern Apennines, which are mainly of the red Mediterranean type (that is, terra rossa) exhibit higher percentage conversions than those from the Central Apennines which are mainly rendzinas. |
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