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Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory Manual (Schwyter and Vaughan)

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Introduction to Soil Science Laboratory Manual (Schwyter and Vaughan)

This text explores the fundamental principles of soil science and soils as a natural resource. Students will be introduced to the physics, chemistry, microbiology, morphology, fertility and management of soils, and to the processes driving soil formation. The major soil types of the world and their classification will be discussed, and the relation of major soil characteristics to soil productivity, conservation and sustainability will be addressed.

Soil ScienceGeosciences
Author
Anna R. Schwyter and Karen L. Vaughan
Publisher
University of Wyoming
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 80 sections
  1. 01: Fundamentals
  2. 1.01: Introduction
  3. 1.02: Activity 1 - Soil Formation
  4. 1.03: Activity 2 - Soil Horizons
  5. 1.04: Activity 3 - Soil Color
  6. 1.05: Activity 4 - Soil Texture
  7. 1.06: Activity 5 - Soil Structure
  8. 02: Parent Materials and Mineralogy
  9. 2.01: Introduction
  10. 2.02: Activity 2- Minerals
  11. 2.03: Activity 2- Rocks
  12. 2.04: Activity 3- Weathering
  13. 2.05: Activity 4- Rocks to Parent Material
  14. 03: Taxonomy
  15. 3.01: Introduction
  16. 3.02: PRE-CLASS ACTIVITY- Classified Location Exercise
  17. 3.03: Activity 1- Horizons and Characteristics
  18. 3.04: Activity 2 - Taxonomic Class
  19. 04: Mapping Survey
  20. 4.01: Introduction- Soil Survey Reports
  21. 4.02: What is a soil survey
  22. 4.03: Challenges in soil surveying
  23. 4.04: Responsibility for soil surveys
  24. 4.05: Activity 1 - Using Web Soil Survey
  25. 05: Soil Physics and Water Relations
  26. 5.01: Introduction- Soil Texture Structure and Water Relations
  27. 5.02: Bulk Density Porosity Particle Density of Soil
  28. 5.03: Bulk Density
  29. 5.04: Particle Density
  30. 5.05: Porosity
  31. 5.06: Sampling
  32. 5.07: Soil-Water Relations
  33. 5.08: Soil Erosion
  34. 5.09: Activity 1 - Bulk Density and Porosity of Soil Cores
  35. 5.10: Activity 2 - Soil Moisture
  36. 5.11: Activity 3 - Soil Water Movement
  37. 5.12: Activity 4 - Infiltration Estimates and Available Water Calculations
  38. 5.13: Activity 5 - Effects of Soil Erosion
  39. 06: SCICOMM
  40. 6.01: Introduction
  41. 6.02: Activity
  42. 07: Soil Chemistry
  43. 7.01: Introduction
  44. 7.02: Activity 1 - Soil Colloids
  45. 7.03: Activity 2 - Soil Charge
  46. 7.04: Activity 3 - Soil Charge Calculations
  47. 7.05: Activity 4 - Soil pH and Electrical Conductivity
  48. 7.06: Activity 5 - Reduction and Oxidation Reactions
  49. 08: Soil Health
  50. 8.01: Introduction to Soil Health
  51. 8.02: Activity 1- Aggregate Stability
  52. 8.03: Activity 2- Nutrient Cycling and Availability
  53. 8.04: Activity 3 - Soil Nitrate
  54. 8.05: Activity 4 - Fertilizer Calculations
  55. 09: Field Lab
  56. 9.01: OVERVIEW
  57. 9.02: Climate
  58. 9.03: Relief
  59. 9.04: Time
  60. 9.05: Soil Classification
  61. 9.06: Soil Orders
  62. 9.07: Slope and Runoff
  63. 9.08: Permeability
  64. 9.09: LARAMIES LOCAL SOILS
  65. 9.10: Activity 1 - Soil Formation
  66. 10: Soil Ecology
  67. 10.01: Microbial Activity and the Carbon Cycle
  68. 10.02: Humus
  69. 10.03: Soil Microorganisms
  70. 10.04: Mineralization
  71. 10.05: Carbon Nitrogen Ratio
  72. 10.06: Nitrogen Cycle
  73. 10.07: Major components of the Nitrogen Cycle
  74. 10.08: Activity 1 - Soil Incubation
  75. 10.09: Activity 2 - Carbon Dioxide
  76. 10.10: Activity 3 - Soil Nitrate-Nitrogen Analysis
  77. 10.11: Activity 4 - Decomposition Questions
  78. 10.12: Activity 5 - Winogradsky Columns
  79. 11: Makeup Lab: Land Use
  80. 11.01: Information and Activity