Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook
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Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9780643093959
eBook ISBN
9780643098619
Edition
3
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
Technology & Engineering

APPENDIX 1: SOIL
TAXONOMIC UNITS

R.F. Isbell and R.C. McDonald
This appendix gives coding of soil taxonomic units in soil classification schemes most likely to be used in Australian soil and land surveys. Classification schemes appropriate to the particular survey purpose will be chosen by each survey organisation or individual.

THEAUSTRALIAN SOIL CLASSIFICATION

The Australian Soil Classification (Isbell 1996) is recommended for use in Australian soil and land surveys. A complete class list and codes are given in this publication. Concepts and rationale of the Australian soil classification (Isbell et al. 1997) is designed to be read in conjunction with the classification and gives the rationale for the ...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Purpose and Use of Handbook
  8. The Site Concept
  9. Location
  10. General
  11. Landform
  12. Vegetation
  13. Land Surface
  14. Soil Profile
  15. Substrate
  16. Appendix 1: Soil Taxonomic Units
  17. References
  18. Index