Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils

Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils

M.J. Vepraskas and S.W. Sprecher

Softcover,
156 pages
1997
ISBN: 0-89118-828-2

DESCRIPTION

Delineating wetland soils is crucial in current environmental management practice, and this publication hones in on the problem soils for which hydric soil identification is difficult. Topics covered include hydric soil indicators in numerous specific soil groups, with strategies and examples of assessment.

CONTENTS

1 Overview of Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils, M.J. Vepraskas and S.W. Sprecher
2 Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soil Indicators for Aquolls and Albolls, J.C. Bell and J.L. Richardson
3 Aquods and Psammaquents: Problems in Hydric Soil Identification, R.J. Kuehl, N.B. Comerford, and R.B.
Brown
4 Aquerts and Aquertic Soils: A Querulous Proposition, J.S. Jacob, R.W. Griffin, W.L. Miller, and L.P.
Wilding
5 Aquisalids (Salorthids) and Other Wet Saline and Alkaline Soils: Problems Identifying Aquic Conditions
and Hydric Soils, Janis L. Boettinger
6 Aquic Conditions in Andisols of the Northwest USA, P.A. McDaniel, J.H. Huddleston, C.L. Ping, and S.L.
McGeehan
7 Hydrology, Morphology, and Redox Potentials in Four Soils of South Central Alaska, Mark H. Clark and
Chien-Lu Ping
8 Entisols-Fluvents and Fluvaquents: Problems Associated with Young, Flood Plain Soils, D.L. Lindbo
9 Summary, M.J. Vepraskas and S.W. Sprecher