3. Soil-Forming Factors: Soil as a Component of Ecosystems

  1. S. W. Buol B.S., M.S., Ph.D.1,
  2. R. J. Southard B.S, M.S., Ph.D.2,
  3. R. C. Graham3,
  4. P. A. McDaniel B.S., M.S., Ph.D.4

Published Online: 5 AUG 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9780470960622.ch3

Book Title

Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition

Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition

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How to Cite

Buol, S. W., Southard, R. J., Graham, R. C. and McDaniel, P. A. (2011) Soil-Forming Factors: Soil as a Component of Ecosystems, in Soil Genesis and Classification, Sixth Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470960622.ch3

Author Information

  1. 1

    North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA

  2. 2

    University of California, Davis, USA

  3. 3

    University of California, Riverside, USA

  4. 4

    University of Idaho, Moscow, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 5 AUG 2011
  2. Published Print: 2 SEP 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780813807690

Online ISBN: 9780470960622

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Keywords:

  • soil-forming factors - soil, as a component of ecosystems;
  • soils, inorganic and organic components - influenced by composition of geologic material;
  • soil-forming factors, of parent material - climate, relief, organisms and time, affecting soil formation;
  • soil genesis, dealing with phenomena - specific sites on land surfaces;
  • sediments, in reducing coastal plain environment - sediments transported in oxidized environment;
  • glacial deposits, unique among many parent materials;
  • Mollisol–Alfisol–Spodosol (Brown Forest–Podzol)lithosequence - in New York State;
  • climate, two of the most significant components - affecting processes of soil formation, water and temperature (energy);
  • climosequences, soil properties - in relation to moisture and temperature regimes;
  • time as a factor in soil formation - additions and losses of material, altering vertical location of soil

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The Place of Soils in Ecosystems

  • Parent Material

  • Climate

  • Relief (Topography)

  • Organisms

  • Time as a Factor in Soil Formation

  • Perspective

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