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Gray Wooded Soils in Parts of Alberta and Montana
Author(s) -
Williams B. H.,
Bowser W. Earl
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1952.03615995001600020004x
Subject(s) - soil water , podzol , gray (unit) , geology , vegetation (pathology) , hydrology (agriculture) , physical geography , environmental science , earth science , soil science , geography , medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology , radiology
Recent field correlations, laboratory study, and a review of the literature on forested soils of the Northern Great Plains and contiguous mountainous areas and areas east of the plains indicate a need for pointing up the relationships among the several groups of podzolic soils of this region. To attain this objective the attention of the authors was focused on the analyses of field observations, field notes, and laboratory data pertaining to selected samples of Gray Wooded soils and some associated soils in Alberta and Montana. Differences and similarities among Gray Wooded soils and how they differ from the associated soils and from Podzol soils in eastern United States and Canada are brought out graphically and in discussion. Particular stress is placed on the climatic environment, natural vegetation, and parent materials that seem to account for the unique properties of these soils. Representative profiles of three Gray Wooded soils are described in detail.