Forewordi
Foreword 1
Acknowledgement
Chapter 1 Introductory
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International Trends in Soil Classification
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Soil Taxonomy
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The Legend of the World Soil Map
FAG/UNESCO
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International Reference Base and the World
Reference BaseDraftfor Soil Classification
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Development of Modern Soil Classification in China
121
Early Marbut System
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Genetic Soil Classification
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Taxonomic Soil Classification
Chapter 2 Background of Natural Environment
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Environmental Factors
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Major Ecological Regions of China
Chapter 3 Diagnostic Horizons and Diagnostic Characteris
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Introduction
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Diagnostic Horizons and Diagnostic Characteris
tics
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Diagnostic Evidences
313 Some Rules Used in Chinese Soil Taxonomy
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Diagnostic Horizons
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Diagnostic Surface Horizons
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Organic Epipedons
Histic Epipedon
App Histic Evidence
Mattic Epipedon
App Mattic Evidence
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Humic Epipedons
1 Mollic Epipedon
2 Umbric Epipedon
3 Ochric Epipedon
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Anthropic Epipedons
1 Siltigic Epipedon Irragric Epipedon
App Siltigic Evidence Irragric Evidence
2 Cumulic Epipedon
App Cumulic Evidence
3 Firnic Epipedon
App Firnic Evidence
4 Anthrostagnic Epipedon Hydragric Epipedon
App Anthrostagnic Evidence
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Crustic Epipedons
1 Aridic Epipedon
2 Salic Crust
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Diagnostic Subsurface Horizons
1 Albic Horizon
2 Glossic Horizon
App Glossic Evidence
3 Cambic Horizon
4 Ferralic Horizon
5 LACferric Horizon
6 Plinthic Horizon
App Plinthic Evidence
7 Spodic Horizon
App Spodic Evidence
8 Agric Horizon
App Agric Evidence
9 Hydragric Horizon
App Hydragric Evidence
10 Argic Horizon
11 Claypan
12 Alkalic Horizon
App Alkalic Evidence
13 Hypersalic Horizon
14 Salipan
15 Gypsic Horizon
App Gypsic Evidence
16 Hypergypsic Horizon
17 Calcic Horizon
App Calcic Evidence
18 Hypercalcic Horizon
19 Calcipan
20 Phosphipan
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Other Diagnostic Horizons
1 Salic Horizon
App Salic Evidence
2 Suit uric Horizon
Diagnostic Characteristics
1 Organic Soil Materials
App Thickness of Organic Soil Materials ~
Control Section of Histosols
2 Lithologic Characters
1 LC of alluvial deposits
2 LC of sandy deposits
3 LCof loess and loesslike deposits
4 LCof purplish sandstones and shales
5 LCof red Sandstones, shales and
conglomerates, and northern red earths
6 LCof carbonate rocks
7 LCof coral sands
3 Lithic Contact
4 Paralithic Contact
5 Anthrosilting Materials
6 Vertic Features
App Vertic Evidence
7 Anthroturbic Layer
8 Soil Moisture Regimes
1 Aridic moisture regime
2 Ustic moisture regime
3 Udic moisture regime
4 Perudic moisture regime
5 Stagnic moisture regime
6 Anthrostagnic moisture regime
7 Aquic moisture regime
9 Gleyic Features
App Gleyic Evidence
10 Redoxic Features
11 Soil Temperature Regimes
1 Permagelic temperature regime
2 Gelic temperature regime
3 Cryic temperature regime
4 Frigid temperature regime
5 Mesic temperature regime
6 Thermic temperature regime
7 Hyperthermic temperature regime
12 Permafrost Layer
13 Frostthawic Features
14 n Value
15 Isohumic Property
16 Humic Property
17 Andic Property
18 Ferric Property
19 Allitic Property
20 Alic Property
App Alic Evidence
21 Phosphic Property
22 Sodic Property
23 Calcaric Property
24 Base Saturation
25 Sulfidic Materials
Chapter 4 Soil Classification and Nomenclature
Principles and Structure of the Key
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Soil Classification Principles
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Nomenclature
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Structure of the Key
Chapter 5 Identification of the Taxonomic Class of a Soil
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Key to Soil Orders
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Key to Suborders, Groups and Subgroups
A Histosols
B Anthrosols
C Spodosols
D Andosols
E Ferralosols
p Vertosols
G Andosols
H Halosols
I Gleyosols
J Isohumosols
i Ferrosols
L Argosols
M Cainbosols
N Primosols
Appendix I Names of Orders, Suborders, Groups and
Subgroups in CST
Appendix 2 Articles Written by the members of Chinese
Soil Taxonomy Research Group, ISSAS In
English