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- Criteria that rate soils for a particular use are important to land use planning and land management decisions. Guidelines based on these criteria facilitate uniform and consistent land evaluations. Soil-based criteria can be developed for nearly any land use. To prepare a soil rating scheme, the following are required:
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List the soil moisture regimes from dries to wettest, and note the criteria for each. Explain the difference between a soil phase and a soil consociation. What are the 12 soil orders? Describe the key properties or diagnostic features of each. What are the six formal categories of Soil Taxonomy?
- 2.3: SoilWeb Field Trip
Based on the “Status Map of Soil Surveys Available from the...
- 2.1: Soil Formation
As Figure 3.3 suggests, soil formation is a continuum. As...
- 2.3: SoilWeb Field Trip
- Le 4.2 Simplified Key to The 12 Soil Orders
- Le 4.4 Formative Elements For Names of Great Groups and Their Connotations
- Activity 1: Practice Key to Soil Orders
- Activity 2: Structure of Soil Taxonomy
- Activity 3: Interpreting Taxonomy
- E 4.6. Clarion-Nicollet-Webster-Glenco Topo-Sequence Taxonomy.
- Activity 4: Practicing Soil Taxonomy Interpretations with State Soils of The Us
- Activity 5: Soil Survey Reports
The formative elements are used in the names of suborders and lower taxonomic levels. Table courtesy of R. Weil. Many other formative elements can specify unique soil properties at each taxonomic level. Each formative element has a connotation for a given soil. These connotations of the formative elements used for suborders and great groups are lis...
Table adapted from King et al. (2003). A complete taxonomic name communicates a great deal of information about the soil if we understand each part of the name. As an example of the quantitative information revealed in a taxonomic name, the following classification name will be dissected by category. Consider, for example, the Harney soil, with a t...
Now that you have studied the characteristics of the 12 soil orders, enter the most appropriate soil order name in each rectangle.
To illustrate the structure of Soil Taxonomy, separate a complete taxonomic name into the six categories. Follow the example of the Harney silt loam in figure 4.2.
As a further exercise in understanding taxonomic names, complete the following questions. Use the list of taxonomic names of soils representative of Mollisols from the prairie pothole region of Iowa below to answer these questions. The Des Moines lobe of the Wisconsin glaciation covered north-central Iowa with a deep layer of glacial deposits, and ...
Table courtesy of C. J. Moorberg. Notice that the wetter the drainage class (that is, the shallower the depth to the seasonal high water table), the higher the “aqu” formative element becomes in the overall classification. That is because Soil Taxonomyprioritizes soil management considerations. The depth to the seasonal high water table would be a ...
State soils have been selected for all 50 states and three territories in the U.S. The group of soils represents a diverse sample of soil conditions and classifications. It serves as an interesting focus for a little practice at deciphering and understanding Soil Taxonomy. Use the attached list of state soils in Table 4.7 along with Table 4.2, Tabl...
As an introduction to soil reports, look through a typical printed county soil survey report; take note of the manual’s organization and the extensive content. The report begins with some background information on the county, along with an overview of how the survey was conducted. The county soil conditions are described, and the soil mapping units...
- Colby J. Moorberg, David A. Crouse
- 2017
In soil survey, as practiced in the United States, soil classification usually means criteria based on soil morphology in addition to characteristics developed during soil formation. Criteria are designed to guide choices in land use and soil management.
It is important that soil description be done thoroughly; it serves as the basis for soil classification and site evaluation as well as interpretations on the genesis and environmental functions of the soil. A good soil description and the derived knowledge on the genesis of the soil are also powerful tools to guide, help explain
The Forum encourages open discussion of topics related to soil classification, soil description, diagnostic soil properties and qualities of soil, taxonomic classes, and ideas to improve Soil Taxonomy.
Nature and purpose of soil classification. Misconceptions about soil taxonomy. Attributes of the Canadian system. Bases of criteria for defining taxa at various categorical levels. Relationship of taxonomic classes to environments. Relationship of the Canadian system to other systems of soil taxonomy. Summary.
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The soil forms a layer on the Earth’s surface whose properties vary continuously through space – the soil at any given location will be different (although often in very subtle ways) from the soil even a footstep away.
