Soils
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“The Soil is God’s Gift to the Living”- Thomas Jefferson
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Soil Formation Factors and Management
Natural FactorsClORPTClimateOrganic MaterialReliefParent MaterialTime
The Human Factor
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Soil Sampling and Mapping Units
Figure 15.1
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A nearly mature profile….10,000 years in the making
Figure 15.2
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A
E
B
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Soil PropertiesColor
An indication of material in the soil Texture
An indication of the amount of weatheringStructure
An indication of its chemical and physical properties of the parent material
Consistence An indication of its structural integrity
Porosity Related to texture – an indication of grain size
MoistureAn indication of the environment it is in
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Soil Texture Triangle
Figure 15.3
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Types of Soil Structure
Figure 15.4
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Soil Colloids and Cation Exchange Capacity
Figure 15.5
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Soil Moisture and Cation Exchange Capacity
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pH Scale and Soils
Figure 15.6
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Soil ClassificationSoil Taxonomy
Classification of soils based on observed properties
Diagnostic Soil Horizons
Usually the O, A, E, B horizons
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The 12 Major Soil Orders of the Soil Taxonomy
Zonal Soils
Oxisols
Ultisols
Alfisols
Mollisols
Aridisols
Azonal Soils
Entisols
Inceptisols
Andisols
Vertisols
Histosols
Gelisols(Page 500 in your text)
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Soil Taxonomy
Figure 15.8
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The Factors Forming the Koeppen System
Figure 6.5
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Pedogenic RegimesLaterization
Movement of water freely through soilsSalinization
Arid environments, water evaporates leaving salts to build up in soils
CalcificationMovement of calcium through the soil through capillary water
PodzolizationSlower movement of water through soils allowing for build-up of strongly zonal soils with water-logged lower horizons
GleizationIn cold environments, slow decomposition of organic material allowing it to build up over time.
Temperature
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Laterization
Salinization
Calcification
Gleization
Podzolization
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Laterization
A – very little minerals left
Hot temperatures allow decomposers and plant roots to remove organic material quickly
B – only clay (sesquioxides) remainOrange to red color comes from rusting of iron
Nearly all minerals are leached out – even sands and silts are washed away leaving only thick clay layer
Heavy Rainfall
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Oxisols “Terra Rosa”
Figures 15.9, 15.11
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Ultisols
Figure 15.19
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Podzolization Process
Figure 15.20
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Alfisols
Figure 15.18
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Spodosols
Figure 15.20
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Calcification in soil
Figure 15.17
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Mollisols
Figures 15.14, 15.15
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Mollisols
Figure 15.16
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Aridisols
Figures 15.12, 15.13
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Vertisols – an azonal soil
Figures 15.24, 15.25
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Histosols – another azonal soil
Figure 15.26
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Gelisols
Figure 15.22
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Soil Degradation
Figure 15.7