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J.S. Aber, T. Eddy, F. Pavri, and R. Sleezer, Earth Science Department, Emporia State University, Kansas: Wetland Environments. An interdisciplinary overview of physical, biological and cultural aspects of wetlands. Definitions, classifications, origins, and natural processes of wetland environments. Wetlands in boreal, temperate, and tropical climatic settings. See also: Wetland Soils in the U.S.
! Lorna Ash & Brett Poulin, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta: Instructional Multimedia, Multimedia Topics, Introductory Biology. Go to: The Carbon Cycle, The Nitrogen Cycle. Online and downloadable flash movies. Excellent!
Bailly, F. (Kassel), Felix-Hennigsen, P. (Giessen), Klassen, H. (Osnabrück) & Stephan, S. (Bonn): Synsedimentary Paleo-Vertisols in Upper Jurassic sequences of Northwestern Germany (Wiehengebirge).
Geological & Geophysical Services, Technical Service Center, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior: Engineering Geology Field Manual. The manual is a ready reference for anyone engaged in field-oriented engineering geology or geotechnical engineering. It provides guidance for classification and description of rocks and soils, geologic mapping and sampling, exploratory drilling and soil and rock logging, acquisition of groundwater data and investigation of hazardous waste sites, etc. Go to: Chapter 3 - Engineering Classification and Description of Soil. Classifications of soils, abbreviated soil classification symbols, description of the physical properties of soil, use of soil classification as secondary identification method for materials other than natural soils, etc.
Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS): SOIL TERMS GLOSSARY.
Harold G. Coffin, Geoscience Research Institute, Loma Linda, CA (This institute serves the Seventh-day Adventist church): THE YELLOWSTONE PETRIFIED "FORESTS". All about the petrified forests of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and Montana.
Deutsche Bodenkundliche Gesellschaft (in German).
John C. Dixon, Department of Geography, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (hosted by Foundation for Agrarian Development Research, Russia): An International Consensus on Calcareous Paleosol Classification.
Richard Drees, Dept. Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: SOIL MICROMORPHOLOGY HOME PAGE.
! Paul Driessen, Wageningen Agricultural University, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), Jozef Deckers, Catholic University of Leuven Otto Spaargaren, International Soil Reference and Information Centre Freddy Nachtergaele, FAO: Lecture notes on the major soils of the world. This document presents lecture notes on the major soils of the world based on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB). These lecture notes will be progressively improved.
L.A. Dyer and D.K. Letourneau (2003): Top-down and bottom-up diversity cascades in detrital versus living food webs. PDF file, Ecology Letters 6:60-68.
Mark Francek (Central Michigan University), The Science Education Resource Center (SERC), Carleton College: Teaching Geoscience with Visualizations: Using Images, Animations, and Models Effectively, Soil Horizons. Find animations illustrating the development of soil horizons and their characteristics. See also: Physical Properties of Soil, and Soil Orders.
Geological Society of America: GSA Annual Meeting, October 27-30, 2002, Denver, CO: Abstracts. Go to: T75. Paleosols and Phanerozoic Climate: Geochemistry to Trace Fossils.
GEsource (the geography and environment hub of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), the UK’s free national gateway to Internet resources for the learning, teaching and research community). Browse and navigate from here. Go to: Soil science (pedology).
The Geotechnical Micromorphology and Microanalysis Centre GMMC), School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, England: Soil Micromorphology Home Page.
M. Hanif and K.B. Siva, Department of Land Management, Putra Malaysia University: Dr. Soil Surfs. Links to various web sites all over the world regarding information about soils and agriculture.
Robert Harter, Department of Natural Resources, University of New Hampshire, Durham: Chemistry of Soils.
Stephen T. Hasiotis, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Russell F. Dubiel,U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, and Timothy M. Demko, Department of Earth Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO: A Holistic Approach to Reconstructing Triassic Paleoecosystems: Using Ichnofossils and Paleosols as a Basic Framework.
Thomas Hintze, HintzeOnline and Springer: Sciences of Soils. Sciences of Soils provides an international peer-reviewed online forum on a broad range of topics of interest to soil scientists. go to: Soils Online. Links to Soil Science resources and related topics in the World Wide Web and Teaching Online.
The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS):
Science Themes & Downloads.
Earth Sciences for Society - an International Year of Planet Earth. Go to:
Soil - Earth's living skin (PDF file, 2.3 MB).
This brochure is a prospectus for one of the main scientific themes of the International Year of Planet Earth.
The International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS). IUSS is the global union of soil scientists.
A. Hope Jahren, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore: Factors of soil formation: Biota. PDF file, 2004, In D. Hillel, C. Rosenzweig, D. Powlson, K. Scow, M. Singer and D. Sparks. (Editors), Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Academic Press, New York, pages 507-512.
Noorallah G. Juma, University of Alberta (Canada), and Salman Productions: The Pedosphere and its Dynamics. A dozen sections provide illustrated information on the basics of soil; ecological functions of soil; soil texture, color, and structure; soil formation; soil classification systems in Canada; mineralogy; soil reactions and chemistry; soil water; soil air; soil ecology; soil organic matter; and soil survey.
George MacLeod, Dept. of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, Scotland: Micromorphology, Images.
Space Physics Research Laboratory, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: GLOBAL CHANGE I. The University of Michigan's Global Change Curriculum offers an innovative approach in undergraduate science and social science education as part of the Program in the Environment. In three interdisciplinary, team-taught courses the topic of Global Change from physical and human perspectives are examined. The courses are aimed at first and second year students who want to understand the historical and modern aspects of Global Change. Go to: Soils, Weathering, and Nutrients.
The Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists (MAPSS): Introduction to Soils. A guided tour outlining the features that make soil a unique physical material, e.g. the soil components, soil-forming factors, and the chemical and physical properties of soil.
! Dennis C. Murphy, ("Devonian Times", a paleontology web site featuring Red Hill): Who's Who at Red Hill, Soil Development.
! Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture:
Soils.
"Helping people understand soils".
Soils is part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, an effort of Federal and State agencies, universities, and professional
societies to deliver scientifically based soil information. See also:
Soil Taxonomy.
The second edition of soil taxonomy, a basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil
surveys is now available here in PDF format for printing or viewing.
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center: Soil Science Education Homepage. Don´t miss the Links, with content explaining a variety of soil related terms relating to classification, formation, and characteristics.
Anneliese Nuske-Schüler: Abkürzungsverzeichnis für Begriffe aus der Bodenkunde und ihrem Umfeld (in German).
Mickey Ransom, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University: Soil Genesis and Classification. Go to Course Materials.
G.J.Retallack, University of Oregon, Eugene: Soils and Global Change in the Carbon Cycle over Geological Time (PDF file).
Greg Retallack, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene: Soilscapes of the Past. This set of published reconstructions of ancient landscapes and their soils provide an overview of the evolution of soils and landscapes through geological time. See also: Scientific Diagrams. Classification of paleosols into the U.S. soil taxonomy using field and petrographic characteristics.
Gregory J. Retallack, Evelyn S. Krull, and Scott E. Robinson, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene: Permian and Triassic paleosols and paleoenvironments of the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica. Abstract, Antarctic Journal of the United States Review 1996.
Gregory J. Retallack, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Oregon, Eugene, OR, SMITH, Roger M.H., Department of Earth Sciences, South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, and WARD, Peter D., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA: PALEOSOL AND VERTEBRATE EXTINCTION ACROSS THE PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY IN THE KAROO BASIN, SOUTH AFRICA. Abstract, Geological Society of America: GSA Annual Meeting, October 27-30, 2002, Denver, CO.
D G Rossiter, Soil Science Division, International Institute for Aerospace Survey & Earth Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands: A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information.
D. G. Rossiter, International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences (ITC), Enschede, The Netherlands: A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information. An index of learning resources.
I. Salins and A. J. Ringrose-Voase, CSIRO Division of Soils, Canberra, Australia: Impregnation Techniques for Soils and Clay Materials. PDF file. The problems and overcoming them.
Seafriends Marine Conservation and Education Centre, New Zealand: Soil: use, sustainability and conservation. Go to: Classification of common rocks and soils and more. An overview of common minerals, rocks, soils and their properties, and how they relate.
Philip Small, National Society of Consulting Soil: NSCSS Soil Science Links.
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), Madison, WI. The primary purpose of the Society is to advance the discipline and practice of soil science by acquiring and disseminating information about soils in relation to crop production, environmental quality, ecosystem sustainability, bioremediation, waste management and recycling, and wise land use.
The Soil Science Society of America: Glossary of Soil Science Terms. Hundreds of terms can be viewed alphabetically, searched, or downloaded.
The Soils Group, Inc.: NSCSS Soil Science Links.
Christy Spector, Izolda Trakhtenberg, Elissa & Levine, Soil Science Education Home Page. Go to: What Is A Thin Section? Kaolinite micrographs. Information regarding thin section preparation was extracted from "The Science of Soil" article in The Science Teacher magazine, May 1990 and was authored by Hari Eswaran, Ted Kupelian, Tom Levermann, and David Yost.
John Stear, The Evolution Education Site Ring, Australia (SiteRing by Bravenet.com): A Paleosol Bibliography.
Vincent St.Louis, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton: Boreal Ecology. Go to: Soil Development in Boreal Forests.
G. Stoops, Laboratorium voor Mineralogie, Petrologie en Micropedologie, Geologisch Instituut, Universiteit Gent, Belgium: Key to the ISSS "Handbook for Soil Thin Section Description". Keys are given for following items : voids, microstructures, c/f-related distributions, pedofeatures, morphological types of pedofeatures, coatings (including hypo-coatings and quasi-coatings), infillings, intercallations, nodules, b-fabrics and organic matter.
Alan Strahler, Boston University, and Arthur Strahler: Introducing Physical Geography, Table of Contents. This Student's Companion was written to help you develop a well-organized and systematic approach to learning the material presented in Physical Geography: Science and Systems of the Human Environment. Go to: Soil Systems.
John Thomas in Gainsville, Florida SoilWeb. SoilWeb is a site devoted to providing information and web links covering all aspects of soil and water sciences.
Ian West, Southampton Oceanography Centre, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Southampton University: The Fossil Forest, west of Lulworth Cove, Dorset, southern England. This is a classic geological locality with the remains and moulds of late Jurassic or early Cretaceous coniferous trees rooted in a palaeosol, the Great Dirt Bed. Above the trees is stromatolitic limestone and over this the unusual Broken Beds, a limestone breccia that was originally evaporitic.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Soil Science.
www.kieseltorf.de. Permineralized plant fossils from Germany (in German).
Michael Zech (2006):
The Use of Biomarker and Stable Isotope Analyses
in Palaeopedology.
Reconstruction of Middle and Late Quaternary
Environmental and Climate History,
with Examples from Mt. Kilimanjaro, NE Siberia and
NE Argentina. PDF file, Dissertation, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
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