Which horizon gradient occurs when forest soils experience leaching?

💡 Explanation

Leaching preferentially removes cations from upper soil horizons, resulting in Podzolization; plant respiration enhances downward acidity because this mineral dissolution process dominates, therefore acidity increases in the A and E horizons rather than showing decreased base saturation.

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