Circumneutral
Circumneutral is a descriptor for soils which have a pH that is close to neutral. Circumneutral soils have a pH between 6.5 and 7.5.[1] Certain species prefer or only grow in circumneutral soils.[2] Whether and how quickly minerals dissolve in soil is also affected by pH and circumneutral soils have particular qualities in terms of their chemistry because of this.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Circumneutral". Merriam Webster.
- ^ "Rare Species Guide: Verbena simplex: Narrow-leaved Vervain". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ Wu, Ping; Cui, Peixin; Du, Huan; Alves, Marcelo Eduardo; Zhou, Dongmei; Wang, Yujun (5 August 2021). "Long-term dissolution and transformation of ZnO in soils: The roles of soil pH and ZnO particle size". Journal of Hazardous Materials. 415. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125604. PMID 33725555.