desert soil — noun a type of soil that develops in arid climates • Syn: ↑desertic soil • Hypernyms: ↑soil, ↑dirt * * * noun : any of a group of zonal soils that develop under sparse shrub vegetation in warm to cool arid climates and have a light colored… … Useful english dictionary
desert soil — noun Date: circa 1938 a soil that develops under sparse shrub vegetation in warm to cool arid climates with a light colored surface soil usually underlain by calcareous material and a hardpan layer … New Collegiate Dictionary
red desert soil — noun : any of a group of zonal soils of warm temperate and tropical deserts that have light reddish brown friable soil over a reddish brown or dull red heavy horizon which grades into an accumulation of calcium carbonate and that supports more or … Useful english dictionary
desert sand verbena — noun soft haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico • Syn: ↑Abronia villosa •… … Useful english dictionary
desert crust — A crust formed by microbial binding of sand grains in the surface zone of desert soil; crust formation primarily involves cyanobacteria … Dictionary of microbiology
Desert Lake, Utah — Desert Lake Ghost town … Wikipedia
Desert tortoise — Desert tortoise, G. agassizii Conservation status … Wikipedia
Desert horned lizard — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Soil carbon — is the generic name for carbon held within the soil, primarily in association with its organic content. This discussion begins with a brief introduction to soil carbon, its function within the soil, influences on soil carbon, and finally the… … Wikipedia
Desert Center, California — Desert Center census designated place … Wikipedia