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地理學報 第八十一期： 43-69 (2016) 43 JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE (81) : 43-69 (2016) DOI: 10.6161/jgs.2016.81.03 臺灣紅土之分類與成因 一個綜觀性回顧 Classification and Evolution of Red Soils in Taiwan A Review 黃文樹* 蔡 衡** Wen-Shu Huang Heng Tsai Abstract Red soil (earth) is a folk term meaning soils with red color. Red soil is a vital issue in Quaternary research. This work reviews recent research of the red soil in Taiwan, emphasizing the classifications, origins and evolution of the red soil. The study suggests that researchers in Taiwan employ several classification systems based on the purposes of the research. However, no correlation between those classification systems has been proposed yet. Second, the provenances of the red soils were ploygenic, intead of monogenic; this is attributed to geomorphic processes, climatic fluctuation and environmental changes. Furthermore, hypotheses about evolutionary processes and developmental time of the red soils are still controversial. Additional dating information and contructed chronosequences for the red soils are necessary. Keywords: Quaternary, red soils, red earth, laterite. * 國立彰化師範大學地理學系博士，國立中正大學通識教育中心兼任助理教授 Ph.D., Department of Geography, National Changhua University of Education. Adjunct Assistant Professor, The Center of General Education, National Chung Cheng University. **