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Re: predominant UK soil...
- To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: predominant UK soil...
- From: Towne-Martindale <tomar@cybersol.com>
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 21:48:40 -0400
- Newsgroups: permaculture
- References: <LYR101697-77888-2000.09.10-15.18.39--tomar#cybersol.com@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Sender: oak
Graham Burnett wrote:
>
> i'm slightly confused- according to 'soul Of soil' by Gershunny + Smillie, there are 10 zonal soil
> types in the world- Entisols, Vertisols, Inceptisols, Aridisols, Mollisols, Spodosols, Alfisols,
> Ultisols, oxisols & Histosols... so far so good, but according to JRW Cheattle's 'Guide To The
> British Landscape' (collins, 1980), in Britain only 2 zonal soil types are found, Podzols and Brown
> Earth Soils- yet neither of these are in the former books' classification listing- can somebody
> explain?
>
> Sorry to appear ignorant, thanks,
>
> Graham Burnett
>
If I remember correctly (20 years since undergraduate soil sciences)
podzols are from an older system of soil classification and are roughly
equivalent to alfisols which develop under a temperate forest climate.
Spodozols develop under northern coniferous forests. This is just a
quick answer so don't take it as gospel! Jon