Weathering of rock to regolith: The activity of deep roots in bedrock fractures

Agriculture & Biology

• regolith 100%
• bedrock 80%
• weathering 68%
• shale 60%
• rocks 54%
• soil horizons 13%
• soil 11%
• fine roots 10%
• soil mineralogy 8%
• soil morphology 8%
• chlorite (mineral) 7%
• catenas 7%
• illite 7%
• soil formation 6%
• kaolinite 6%
• soil air 6%
• soil respiration 5%
• water table 5%
• elemental composition 5%
• mineralization 4%
• particulates 4%
• clay 4%
• valleys 4%
• coatings 3%
• physical properties 3%
• physicochemical properties 3%
• tissues 2%
• testing 1%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• regolith 63%
• bedrock 49%
• weathering 46%
• rock 27%
• shale 26%
• fill 16%
• respiration 16%
• fine root 9%
• soil 9%
• soil horizon 8%
• element mobility 5%
• catena 5%
• shallow soil 4%
• soil gas 4%
• translocation 3%
• illite 3%
• chlorite 3%
• kaolinite 3%
• water table 3%
• observatory 3%
• chemical property 3%
• land surface 3%
• mineralogy 3%
• shallow water 3%
• coating 3%
• physical property 2%
• catchment 2%
• mineralization 2%
• tissue 2%
• valley 2%
• clay 2%
• world 2%
• laboratory 1%
• particle 1%
• chemical 1%
• material 1%
• test 1%
• distribution 1%
• rate 1%