The Australian Soil Classification [OP] (Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbooks Series, 4) - Softcover

Isbell, R. F.; The National Committee On Soils And Terrain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 148630463X ISBN 13: 9781486304639

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

The Australian Soil Classification provides both a framework for organizing knowledge about Australian soils and a means of communication among scientists and land managers. It is a general-purpose scheme that allocates soils to classes via a key. Classification is a basic requirement of all science and needs to be periodically revised as knowledge increases.

This second edition includes updates from a working group of the National Committee on Soils 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.

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Book Description

The Australian Soil Classification provides both a framework for organizing knowledge about Australian soils and a means of communication among scientists and land managers. This second edition includes updates from a working group of the National Committee on Soils and Terrain. 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.

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R. F. Isbell

Edition details

• Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 148630463X
• ISBN 13: 9781486304639
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160