Soil

Soil

1. Taxonomy

   • Order
     • Suborder
       • Subgroup
         • Family
           • Series
     • Histosols
     • Aridisols
     • Gelisols
     • Entisols
     • Spodosols
     • Ultisols
     • Andisols
     • Alfisols
     • Inceptisols
     • Mollisols
     • Oxisols
     • Vertisols

2. Landscapes

   • Polypedons
     • Pedon

3. Horizons diagnostics

   • Epipedons
     • Mollic
     • Melanic
     • Ochric
     • Umbric
     • Histic
     • Anthropic
     • Folistic
     • Plaggen
   • Subsurface horizons
     • Agric
     • Argillic
     • Albic
     • Anhydritic
     • Calcic
     • Cambic
     • Duripan
     • Fragipan
     • Glossic
     • Gypsic
     • Kandic
     • Natric
     • Oxic
     • Petrocalcic
     • Petrogypsic
     • Placic
     • Sombric
     • Spodic
     • Salic
     • Sulfuric

4. Properties

   • Biological
   • Physical
     • moisture and temperature status throughout the year, as well as color, texture, and structure
   • Chemical
     • contents of organic matter, clay, iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al) oxides, silicate clays, salts, the pH, the percentage base saturation

5. Natural bodies

   • Distinguishing Characteristics
     • Specific Properties

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