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Xerosols and Yermosols, and then Kastanozems, Solonetz, and Lithosols with
rock outcrops, occupy the largest area in Central Asia (Fig. 2.3). Sand dunes prevail
in the Kyzyl-Kum and Kara-Kum deserts in the south (Sommer and de Pauw 2011).
Fig. 2.3 Soil map of Central Asia (FAO DSMW)
2.2 Description of Central Asian Soils
Xerosols and Yermosols, and then Kastanozems, Solonetz, and Lithosols with
rock outcrops, occupy the largest area in Central Asia (Fig. 2.3). Sand dunes prevail
in the Kyzyl-Kum and Kara-Kum deserts in the south (Sommer and de Pauw 2011).
Fig. 2.3 Soil map of Central Asia (FAO DSMW)
2.2 Description of Central Asian Soils