Soil science

Soil science

That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.

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Xenobiotic

Earth science; Soil science

A compound foreign to biological systems. Often refers to human-made compounds that are resistant or recalcitrant to biodegradation and/or decomposition.

Biotite

Earth science; Soil science

A brown, trioctahedral layer silicate of the mica group with Fe(II) and Mg in the octahedral layer and Si and Al in a ratio of 3:1 in the tetrahedral layer.

Primary mineral

Earth science; Soil science

A mineral that has not been altered chemically since deposition and crystallisation from molten lava.

Intrazonal soils

Earth science; Soil science

(i) One of the three orders in soil classification. (ii) A soil with more or less well developed soil characteristics that reflect the dominating influence of some local factor of relief, parent ...

Constructional surface

Earth science; Soil science

A land surface owing its origin and form to depositional processes, with little or no modification by erosion.

Soil structure shapes

Earth science; Soil science

A classification of soil structure based on the shape of the aggregates or peds in the profile.

Patterned ground

Earth science; Soil science

A general term for any ground surface exhibiting a discernibly ordered, more-or-less symmetrical, morphological pattern of ground and, where present, vegetation. Patterned ground is characteristic ...