The use of soil classification in journal papers between 1975 and 2014

Hartemink, Alfred E.

doi:10.1016/j.geodrs.2015.05.002

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“…According to Dalmolin and Ten Caten (2015), the potential for the application of new technologies to improve the quality of DSM-generated information is huge. Furthermore, along with morphometry, proximal soil sensing and others, this technique renewed the interest in soil science (Hartemink, 2015). In the region of the Planalto Médio, Rio Grande do Sul (RS), no detailed information on soils and little information from semidetailed surveys is available, covering less than 1 % of the area of this region.…”

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Magnetic Susceptibility of Soil to Differentiate Soil Environments in Southern Brazil

Ramos¹,

Dalmolin²,

Júnior³

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo

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ABSTRACT:The interest in new techniques to support digital soil mapping (DSM) is increasing. Numerous studies pointed out that the measure of magnetic susceptibility (MS) can be extremely useful in the identification of properties related with factors and processes of soil formation, applied to soil mapping. This study addressed the effectiveness of magnetic soil susceptibility to identify and facilitate the distinction of different pedogenic environments of a representative hillslope in the highland Planalto Médio in the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), Brazil. In a 350-ha area in the municipality of Santo Augusto, RS, a representative transect was selected, trenches opened for soil characterization and 29 grid points marked at regular distances of 50 m, where soil samples were collected (layers 0.00-0. 05, 0.05-0.15, 0.15-0.30, and 0.30-0.60 m) to analyze soil properties. Data from the transect samples were subjected to descriptive statistics. Limits of the pedogenetic environments along the slope were identified by the Split Moving Window (SMW) Boundary Analysis. The combined use of soil magnetic susceptibility and the SMW technique was effective in identifying different pedogenetic environments in the study area.

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Magnetic Susceptibility of Soil to Differentiate Soil Environments in Southern Brazil

Ramos¹,

Dalmolin²,

Júnior³

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Solo

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“…Man has been intervening for a long time in the Mediterranean region introducing sometimes changes that had fostered some sustainability problems to the existing ecosystem [1], in which the knowledge of the soil resource is increasingly important for every agricultural system [2][3][4]. Based on Sustainability 2016, 8, 368 2 of 15 this knowledge, we are able to analyze the presence of water and the possibility of practicing irrigation; on the contrary, if given the lack of fitness for a more intensive cultural system that is potentially more productive, one should opt to maintain a rain-fed agricultural system [5,6].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Based on Sustainability 2016, 8, 368 2 of 15 this knowledge, we are able to analyze the presence of water and the possibility of practicing irrigation; on the contrary, if given the lack of fitness for a more intensive cultural system that is potentially more productive, one should opt to maintain a rain-fed agricultural system [5,6]. Equally important is appropriate knowledge of the soil as a way to minimize the process of degradation of this unpaired resource and to increase the sustainability of these man-made ecosystems [3], thus contributing to a more consistent agricultural activity with the current requirements concerning environmental protection issues [6][7][8].…”

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Using GIS towards the Characterization and Soil Mapping of the Caia Irrigation Perimeter

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Abstract:The Caia Irrigation Perimeter is an irrigation infrastructure implemented in 1968. As is often the case, the original soil map of this region (dated from 1961) does not have the detail needed to characterize a relatively small-sized zone, where intensive agricultural practices take place. Using FAO methodology and with the main goal of establishing a larger-scale soil map, adequate for the demands of a modern and intensive agriculture, we gathered the geological characterization of the study area and information about the topography, climate, and vegetation of the region. Using ArcGIS software, we overlapped this information and established a pre-map of soil resources. Based on this pre-map, we defined a set of detailed itineraries in the field, evenly distributed, in which soil samples were collected. In those distinct soil units, we opened several soil profiles, from which we selected 26 to analyze in the present study, since they characterized the existing diversity in terms of soil type and soil properties. Based on the work of verification, correction, and reinterpretation of the preliminary soil map, we reached a final soil map for the Caia Irrigation Perimeter, which is characterized by enormous heterogeneity, typical of Mediterranean soils, containing 23 distinct cartographic units, the most representative being the Distric Fluvisols with inclusions of Luvisols Distric occupying 29.9% of the total study area, and Calcisols Luvic with inclusions of Luvisols endoleptic with 11.9% of the total area. Considering the obtained information on soil properties; ArcGIS was used to develop a map in which it was possible to ascertain the impact of the continuous practice of irrigation in this area. This allows us to put forward relevant conclusions on the need to access and monitor specific Mediterranean soils in order to mitigate the environmental impact of irrigation practices.

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“…As noted by Hartemink (2015) the use of Soil Taxonomy is more frequent in the USA than in Europe. In Spain, the map of Barbués was one of the first published soil maps based on Soil Taxonomy and drawn over an orthophotograph at a scale allowing identification of agricultural plots, with a typical size of ∼1 ha in the study area.…”

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Soils of Barbués and Torres de Barbués, Ebro Basin, NE Spain

Álamo

Herrero

Nogues³

2016

Journal of Maps

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Irrigation is needed for profitable agriculture in the central Ebro valley, one of the driest regions in Europe. In this region, aridity and outcrops of saliferous strata induce soil salinity in some irrigated districts. We present a soil map of two municipalities (about 32 km 2 ) coping with soil salinity and currently changing their irrigation from flood to pressurized systems. The 1:25,000 scale map displays 27 Soil Series following the Soil Taxonomy approach and records local pedodiversity for the first time. The scale of the map and its delineation on orthophotographs enables users to locate each agricultural plot (typical size ∼1 ha) and to assign the soil information relevant for irrigation, and then a Soil Phase for salinity. Saline soils occur in irrigated areas totaling 24% of the total surface of the two municipalities studied. The salinity mapping plus other soil features used for map unit definition (texture, stoniness, and available water holding capacity), allow recommendations about the design of irrigation system enhancements. ARTICLE HISTORY

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The use of soil classification in journal papers between 1975 and 2014

Cited by 49 publications

References 60 publications

Magnetic Susceptibility of Soil to Differentiate Soil Environments in Southern Brazil

Magnetic Susceptibility of Soil to Differentiate Soil Environments in Southern Brazil

Using GIS towards the Characterization and Soil Mapping of the Caia Irrigation Perimeter

Soils of Barbués and Torres de Barbués, Ebro Basin, NE Spain

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