Relating The South African Soil Taxonomy To The World Reference Base For Soil Resources
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| Author | : CW van Huyssteen |
| Publisher | : UJ Press |
| Total Pages | : 136 |
| Release | : 2020-12-20 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 192842466X |
The South African Taxonomic soil classification system (SAT) is well established and utilised in South Africa. However, it is not internationally well known and therefore the need arose to provide a tool by which South African soil taxonomists can convert South African soil classifications and profile descriptions to the international classifications of the World Reference Base (WRB) for soil resources. The diagnostics and tacit knowledge presented in this publication are therefore based on the SAT and the WRB. When necessary, further substantiation was derived from the Land Type Survey of South Africa. The adopted procedure is effective in providing a reasonable classification based on the South African soil forms and families, while excluding certain WRB soil groups and qualifiers, because these are irrelevant to South African taxonomy. Lastly, this publication also highlights some peculiarities, omissions and inconsistencies observed between the SAT and WRB.
| Author | : Cornelius Wilhelm Van Huyssteen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Soils |
| ISBN | : 9781928424673 |
| Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 203 |
| Release | : 2018-07-20 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 925108369X |
This publication is a revised and updated version of World Soil Resources Reports No. 84 and 103 and presents the international soil classification system. Every soil in the world can be allocated to one of the 32 Reference Soil Groups as defined in this document, and can further be characterized by a set of qualifiers. The resulting soil name provides information on soil genesis, soil ecological function and soil properties relevant for land use and management. The same system, refined slightly, may be used to name the units of soil map legends, thereby providing comprehensive spatial information. By accommodating national soil classification systems, the World Reference Base facilitates the worldwide correlation of soil information.
| Author | : Hari Eswaran |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2002-12-26 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1420040367 |
Developments in soil classification have accompanied parallel progress in our understanding of the soil system. However the theories behind the classifications and the purposes for which they were created have changed over time. The editors hope that this comprehensive synthesis will help to rally soil scientists around the world to develop an acce
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Food & Agriculture Org. |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9789251055113 |
This publication is a revised and updated version of World Soil Resources Reports No. 84, a technical manual for soil scientists and correlators, designed to facilitate the exchange of information and experience related to soil resources, their use and management. The document provides a framework for international soil classification and an agreed common scientific language to enhance communication across disciplines using soil information. It contains definitions and diagnostic criteria to recognize soil horizons, properties and materials and gives rules and guidelines for classifying and subdividing soil reference groups. Published also in Spanish and Arabic.
| Author | : Martin Fey |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2010-02-16 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1139495291 |
Soils of South Africa is the first book in seventy years that provides a comprehensive account of South African soils. The book arranges more than seventy soil forms into fourteen groups and then provides, for each group: • maps showing their distribution and abundance throughout South Africa • descriptions of morphological, chemical and physical properties • a detailed account of classification and its correlation with international systems • a discussion of soil genesis which includes a review of relevant research papers • appraisal of soil quality from a land use perspective as well as for its ecological significance • illustrative examples of soil profiles with analytical data and accompanying interpretations. There is also a fascinating account of the special relationship that exists between South African animals and soil environments. Soils of South Africa should interest students and researchers in the earth, environmental and biological sciences, as well as environmental practitioners, farmers, foresters and civil engineers.
| Author | : Pedro A. Sanchez |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 685 |
| Release | : 2019-01-10 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1107176050 |
Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.
| Author | : Jasper Knight |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 317 |
| Release | : 2018-10-03 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3319949748 |
This edited collection examines contemporary directions in geographical research on South Africa. It encompasses a cross section of selected themes of critical importance not only to the discipline of Geography in South Africa, but also of relevance to other areas of the Global South. All chapters are original contributions, providing a state of the art research baseline on key themes in physical, human and environmental geography, and in understanding the changing geographical landscapes of modern South Africa. These contributions set the scene for an understanding of the relationships between modern South Africa and the wider contemporary world, including issues of sustainable development and growth in the Global South.
| Author | : Pavel Krasilnikov |
| Publisher | : Earthscan |
| Total Pages | : 449 |
| Release | : 2009-12 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1849774358 |
Soil classification and terminology are fundamental issues for the clear understanding and communication of the subject. However, while there are many national soil classification systems, these do not directly correlate with each other. This leads to confusion and great difficulty in undertaking comparative scientific research that draws on more than one system and in making sense of international scientific papers using a system that is unfamiliar to the reader. This book aims to clarify this position by describing and comparing different systems and evaluating them in the context of the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources. The latter was set up to resolve these problems by creating an international 'umbrella' system for soil correlation. All soil scientists should then classify soils using the WRB as well as their national systems. The book is a definitive and essential reference work for all students studying soils as part of life, earth or environmental sciences, as well as professional soil scientists.Published with International Union of Soil Sciences
| Author | : Shabbir A. Shahid |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 875 |
| Release | : 2013-02-15 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9400753322 |
As the world’s population continues to expand, maintaining and indeed increasing agricultural productivity is more important than ever, though it is also more difficult than ever in the face of changing weather patterns that in some cases are leading to aridity and desertification. The absence of scientific soil inventories, especially in arid areas, leads to mistaken decisions about soil use that, in the end, reduce a region’s capacity to feed its population, or to guarantee a clean water supply. Greater efficiency in soil use is possible when these resources are properly classified using international standards. Focusing on arid regions, this volume details soil classification from many countries. It is only once this information is properly assimilated by policymakers it becomes a foundation for informed decisions in land use planning for rational and sustainable uses.
