ENVS 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Soil Survey, Soil Horizon, Bulk Density
31 Mar 2016
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Topography: maps for the site, visual description of the site. Simple one angle into the distance. Length of slopes water can be captured in a larger area, water will gain more energy when running down it and create more erosion. Slope angle slope in : make your own map aerial image draw on. References: bedrock and glacial history, stoniness and depth to bedrock. Soil descriptions http://www. mndmf. gov. on. ca/mines/ogs_earth_e. asp: podzols were any forested area replaced as luvisol (cite prof, detailed description. Texture, colour, structure, consistence, boundary type, bulk density by horizon (collect a soil sample from each horizon) Soil order; soil names from soil survey reports. Distribution of roots by depth (estimate proportion of roots in each horizon, maximum rooting depth, and note any peculiarities such as horizontal orientation of roots at given depth) Estimate the number and size of rocks. Depth to water table (highly dependent on time of year but relative depth interesting)
