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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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Oil wasteland
Earth science; Soil science
Areas on which liquid oily wastes, principally saltwater and oil, have accumulated. Includes slush pits and adjacent areas affected by oil waste. A miscellaneous area.
Adsorption complex
Earth science; Soil science
Collection of various organic and inorganic substances in soil that are capable of adsorbing ions and molecules.
Lime concretion
Earth science; Soil science
An aggregate of precipitated calcium carbonate, or of other material cemented by precipitated calcium carbonate.
Community
Earth science; Soil science
All of the organisms that occupy a common habitat and that interact with one another.
Aquepts
Earth science; Soil science
Inceptisols that are saturated with water for periods long enough to limit their use for most crops other than pasture or woodland unless they are artificially drained. Aquepts have either a histic ...
Chernozem
Earth science; Soil science
A zonal great soil group consisting of soils with a thick, nearly black or black, organic matter-rich A horizon high in exchangeable calcium, underlain by a lighter coloured transitional horizon ...
Microhabitat
Earth science; Soil science
Clusters of microaggregates with associated water within which microorganisms function; may be composed of several microsites (i.e., aerobic and anaerobic).
