Guidelines For Soil Description

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251055211

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Guidelines for Soil Description by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Soils are affected by human activities, such as industrial, municipal and agriculture, that often result in soil degradation and loss. In order to prevent soil degradation and to rehabilitate the potentials of degraded soils, reliable soil data are the most important prerequisites for the design of appropriate land-use systems and soil management practices as well as for a better understanding of the environment. The availability of reliable information on soil morphology and other characteristics obtained through examination and description of the soil in the field is essential, and the use of a common language is of prime importance. These guidelines, based on the latest internationally accepted systems and classifications, provide a complete procedure for soil description and for collecting field data. To help beginners, some explanatory notes are included as well as keys based on simple test and observations.--Publisher's description.

Author : Georges Stoops
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780891189923

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Guidelines for Analysis and Description of Soil and Regolith Thin Sections by Georges Stoops Pdf

A revised guide to the study and of soil and regolith thin sections A specialized system of terms and concepts must be used to accurately and effectively distinguish and name the microscopic features of soils and regoliths. With a comprehensive, consistent terminology at their disposal, researchers may compare, store and discuss new data easily and with less risk of error. The second edition of Guidelines for Analysis and Description of Soil and Regolith Thin Sections has been assembled to address this need, offering a practical system of analysis and description to those working with soil and regolith materials. This essential resource includes: An introduction to micromorphology and its practice Guidelines for the study of thin sections Sections covering the various microscopic features of soils and regoliths Illustrative graphics and colour micrographs Suggested description schemes and data presentation tips By providing an economical, navigable system for the study and documentation of soils and regoliths, Guidelines for Analysis and Description of Soil and Regolith Thin Sections, second edition, offers invaluable guidance for soil scientists, geologists, ecologists, archaeologists and all those concerned with micromorphology.

Author : Canadian Agricultural Services Coordinating Committee. Soil Classification Working Group,National Research Council Canada,Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Research Branch
Publisher : NRC Research Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0660174049

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The Canadian System of Soil Classification by Canadian Agricultural Services Coordinating Committee. Soil Classification Working Group,National Research Council Canada,Canada. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Research Branch Pdf

This treatise begins with an introduction on the history of soil classification in Canada and discussion of the rationale for soil taxonomy. It then defines such terms as soil, pedon, and soil horizons before outlining the classification system along with identification keys. Chapters 4 through 13 describe the characteristics of the various soil orders and include information on distinguishing soils of one order from soils of other orders. Chapter 14 outlines criteria & guidelines used in differentiating classes in soil families and soil series categories. Chapter 15 provides information on distinguishing soil phases. Chapter 16 correlates Canadian soil taxonomy with other classification systems. Chapter 17 summarizes the main terminology used to describe soils at the landscape and pedon scales. The final chapter provides a system of landform classification for soil mapping.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil Resources, Development and Conservation Service
Publisher : Bernan Press(PA)
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Soil physics
ISBN : UIUC:30112056312082

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Guidelines for Soil Profile Description by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Soil Resources, Development and Conservation Service Pdf

Author : NJ McKenzie,MJ Grundy,R Webster,AJ Ringrose-Voase
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643099050

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Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources by NJ McKenzie,MJ Grundy,R Webster,AJ Ringrose-Voase Pdf

Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources promotes the development and implementation of consistent methods and standards for conducting soil and land resource surveys in Australia. These surveys are primarily field operations that aim to identify, describe, map and evaluate the various kinds of soil or land resources in specific areas. The advent of geographic information systems, global positioning systems, airborne gamma radiometric remote sensing, digital terrain analysis, simulation modelling, efficient statistical analysis and internet-based delivery of information has dramatically changed the scene in the past two decades. As successor to the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook: Guidelines for Conducting Surveys, this authoritative guide incorporates these new methods and techniques for supporting natural resource management. Soil and land resource surveyors, engineering and environmental consultants, commissioners of surveys and funding agencies will benefit from the practical information provided on how best to use the new technologies that have been developed, as will professionals in the spatial sciences such as geomorphology, ecology and hydrology.

Author : National Committee on Soil and Terrain,
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643098619

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Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook by National Committee on Soil and Terrain, Pdf

The Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook specifies methods and terminology for soil and land surveys. It has been widely used throughout Australia, providing one reference set of definitions for the characterisation of landform, vegetation, land surface, soil and substrate. The book advocates that a comprehensive suite of land and soil attributes be recorded in a uniform manner. This approach is more useful than the allocation of land or soil to preconceived types or classes. The third edition includes revised chapters on location and vegetation as well as some new landform elements. These updates have been guided by the National Committee on Soil and Terrain, a steering committee comprising representatives from key federal, state and territory land resource assessment agencies. Essential reading for all professionals involved in land resource surveys, this book will also be of value to students and educators in soil science, geography, ecology, agriculture, forestry, resource management, planning, landscape architecture and engineering.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land and Water Development Division
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 925103429X

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Global and National Soils and Terrain Digital Databases (SOTER) by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land and Water Development Division Pdf

Author : Kevin Stewart Keys,Peter D. Neily,Eugene Quigley,Nova Scotia. Department of Natural Resources,Nova Scotia. Renewable Resources Branch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Forest ecology
ISBN : 1554574242

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Forest Ecosystem Classification for Nova Scotia by Kevin Stewart Keys,Peter D. Neily,Eugene Quigley,Nova Scotia. Department of Natural Resources,Nova Scotia. Renewable Resources Branch Pdf

This guide is part of the Nova Scotia forest ecosystem classification (FEC) system. It describes all currently recognized FEC Soil Types (STs) in the province along with related management interpretations. Although presented as a separate document, this guide is designed to be used in conjunction with provincial vegetation type and ecosite guides to support ecosystem based, stand-level forest management in Nova Scotia. Soil types were derived from 1,456 provincial FEC field plots sampled between 2000 and 2010. Data from an additional 102 non-FEC plots assessed by the Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre and NSDNR Wildlife Division were also used.--Document.

Author : K. I. Peverill,L. A. Sparrow,D. J. Reuter
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780643063761

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Soil Analysis by K. I. Peverill,L. A. Sparrow,D. J. Reuter Pdf

A practical guide to soil tests for Australian soils and conditions.

Author : Felix Y. Yokel,Richard L. Tucker,Lymon C. Reese
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Excavation
ISBN : UOM:39015086577999

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Soil Classification for Construction Practice in Shallow Trenching by Felix Y. Yokel,Richard L. Tucker,Lymon C. Reese Pdf

Author : Trevor Graham Shepherd,Manawatu-Wanganui (N.Z.). Horizons Regional Council,BioAgriNomics (Firm),Hawke's Bay (N.Z.). Regional Council,Wellington (N.Z. : Region). Greater Wellington Regional Council
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Soil management
ISBN : 1877468754

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Visual Soil Assessment by Trevor Graham Shepherd,Manawatu-Wanganui (N.Z.). Horizons Regional Council,BioAgriNomics (Firm),Hawke's Bay (N.Z.). Regional Council,Wellington (N.Z. : Region). Greater Wellington Regional Council Pdf

Author : Sally D. Logsdon
Publisher : ASA-CSSA-SSSA
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 0891188495

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Soil Science by Sally D. Logsdon Pdf

Author : , National Committee on Soil and Terrain,R Isbell
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486304653

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The Australian Soil Classification by , National Committee on Soil and Terrain,R Isbell Pdf

The Australian Soil Classification provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils by allocating soils to classes via a key. Since its publication in 1996, this book has been widely adopted and formally endorsed as the official national system. It has provided a means of communication among scientists and land managers and has proven to be of particular value in land resource survey and research programs, environmental studies and education. Classification is a basic requirement of all science and needs to be periodically revised as knowledge increases. This Second Edition of The Australian Soil Classification includes updates from a working group of the National Committee on Soil and Terrain (NCST), especially in regards to new knowledge about acid sulfate soils (sulfidic materials). Modifications include expanding the classification to incorporate different kinds of sulfidic materials, the introduction of subaqueous soils as well as new Vertosol subgroups, new Hydrosol family criteria and the consistent use of the term reticulate. All soil orders except for Ferrosols and Sodosols are affected by the changes.

Author : Blaž Repe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8393409667

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Guidelines for Soil Description and Classification by Blaž Repe Pdf

Author : Maxine Sharon Kingston,E. W. Presant,Ontario Institute of Pedology,Land Resource Research Centre (Canada),Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food,Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Land capability for agriculture
ISBN : 0772959501

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The Soils of the Regional Municipality of Niagara: Soils of Grimsby-Lincoln by Maxine Sharon Kingston,E. W. Presant,Ontario Institute of Pedology,Land Resource Research Centre (Canada),Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food,Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch Pdf