Soil Taxonomy and Mapping∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8375940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip J Gersmehl (University of Minnesota, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 419-428 |
| Publication date | 1977-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1977.tb01151.x |
| OpenAlex | W2044568903 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The United States Department of Agriculture has developed and formally adopted a new Soil Taxonomy (still popularly known as the Seventh Approximation). Existing maps of soils according to the Seventh Approximation are confusing and inadequate because the data base was weak at the time of compilation and the cartographic technique of regionalization is a relic of an obsolete conception of soil. Dot maps are more appropriate depictions of soils because the new taxonomy treats soil as a mosaic of individuals
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Mosaic · Soil classification · Soil map · Soil water · Taxonomy (biology) · USDA soil taxonomy · Ecology · Environmental Science · Forestry · Soil Geostatistics and Mapping · Soil Science
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 1993 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |