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Soil Geography of the USA

A Diagnostic-Horizon Approach

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Authors:
  1. James G. Bockheim

    1. Soil Science Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

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  • First comprehensive understanding of factors controlling the distribution of diagnostic soil horizons
  • First USA soil geography book in 33 years
  • Contains photographs of all diagnostic horizons and maps of their distribution in USA

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-10

  3. Approach

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    Pages 11-12

  4. Anthropic and Plaggen Epipedons: Products of Human Disturbance

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    Pages 13-19

  5. Melanic Epipedon

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    Pages 21-27

  6. Mollic Epipedon

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    Pages 29-46

  7. Umbric Epipedon

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    Pages 47-54

  8. Ochric Epipedon

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    Pages 55-62

  9. Histic and Folistic Epipedons

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    Pages 63-74

  10. Agric Horizon

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    Pages 75-78

  11. Albic Horizon

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    Pages 79-87

  12. Argillic, Kandic, and Natric Horizons

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    Pages 89-107

  13. Calcic and Petrocalcic Horizons

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    Pages 109-122

  14. Cambic Horizon

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    Pages 123-132

  15. Duripan Horizon and Durinodes

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    Pages 133-151

  16. Fragipan Horizon

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    Pages 153-168

  17. Glossic Horizon

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    Pages 169-178

  18. Gypsic and Petrogypsic Horizons

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    Pages 179-188

  19. Ortstein and Placic Horizons

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    Pages 189-210

  20. Oxic Horizon

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    Pages 211-219
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About this book

Since 1980, our understanding of the factors and processes governing the distribution of soils on the Earth’s surface has increased dramatically, as have the techniques for studying soil patterns. The approach used in this book relies on the National Resources Conservation Service databases to delineate the distribution of each of the eight diagnostic epipedons and 19 subsurface horizons, to identify the taxonomic level at which each of these horizons is used, to develop an understanding of the role of the factors and processes in their formation and to summarize our latest understanding of their genesis. A chapter is devoted to each diagnostic horizon (or combined horizons). This book is intended to serve as a textbook in soil geography, a reference book for geographers, ecologists and geologists and a tool for soil instructors, landlookers, mappers, classifiers and information technologists.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Soil Science Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

    James G. Bockheim

About the author

Prof. James Bockheim is an international renown Professor in Soil Sciences at the University of Wisconsin in Madison (USA). He is specialized in pedology, biogeochemistry, forest soils, polar and alpine soils. His research interests include soils in Antarctica, paleoenvironments in Patagonia, soil properties studies to detect fault ages in southern California etc. He has been supervising 14 PhDs and in 2009, he received the Soil Science Society of America-New Zealand Soil Science Society Award.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soil Geography of the USA

  • Book Subtitle: A Diagnostic-Horizon Approach

  • Authors: James G. Bockheim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06668-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06667-7Published: 29 July 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35514-6Published: 17 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06668-4Published: 10 July 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 320

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Physical Geography, Soil Science & Conservation, Geomorphology

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