Soil Micromorpohlogy: Studies in Management and Genesis

✍ Scribed by A.J. Ringrose-Voase and G.S. Humphreys (Eds.)

• Publisher: Academic Press, Elsevier
• Year: 1993
• Leaves: 855
• Series: Developments in Soil Science 22
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
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Copyright page
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IWMSM-92 Sponsors
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Preface
Pages vii-viii
Colin J. Chartres

Micromorphology of soils of the humid tropics Original Research Article
Pages 1-15
G. Stoops, V. Marcelino, S. Zauyah, A. Maas

Biogenic opal as an indicator of mixing in an Alfisol/Vertisol landscape Original Research Article
Pages 17-26
J.L. Boettinger

Morphology and origin of secondary calcite in soils from Beauce, France Original Research Article
Pages 27-36
S. Ould Mohamed, A. Bruand

Phases of calcrete (Nari) development as indicated by micromorphology Original Research Article
Pages 37-49
M. Wieder, M. Sharabani, A. Singer

Fabric features of laterite and plinthite layers of ultisols in northeast Thailand Original Research Article
Pages 51-64
A. Suddhiprakarn, I. Kheoruenromne

Darwinian zircons as provenance tracers of dust-size exotic components in laterites: mass balance and SHRIMP ion microprobe results Original Research Article
Pages 65-81
G.H Brimhall, C.J. Lewis, W. Compston, I.S. Williams, R.F. Reinfrank

Iron oxides in iron-rich nodules of sandy soils from Alberta (Canada) Original Research Article
Pages 83-97
J.M. Arocena, S. Pawluk, M.J. Dudas

Iron-rich peds near a volcanic mudpool, Mt. Makiling (Philippines) Original Research Article
Pages 99-105
J.M. Arocena, C. Landuydt, G.De Geyter, G. Stoops

Light and electron microscopy studies of uranium distribution in the regolith at Koongarra, N.T. Original Research Article
Pages 107-115
A.J. Koppi, D.A. Klessa

Aquic conditions for Soil Taxonomy: concepts, soil morphology and micromorphology Original Research Article
Pages 117-131
M.J. Vepraskas, L.P. Wilding, L.R. Drees

Saprolite influence on formation of well-drained and hydromorphic horizons in an acid soil system as determined by structural analysis Original Research Article
Pages 133-140
P. Curmi, Widiatmaka, J. Pellerin, A. Ruellan

Forms of iron oxides in acid hydromorphic soil environments. Morphology and characterization by selective dissolution. Original Research Article
Pages 141-148
P. Cumrmi, A. Soulier, F. Trolard

Signposts old and new; active and inactive redoximorphic features; and seasonal wetness in two Alfisols of the gulf coast region of Texas, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 149-159
R.J. Tucker, L.R. Drees, L.P. Wilding

Micromorphology of an aquic paleudult developed in clayey, kaolinitic, coastal plain sediments in Maryland, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 161-169
D.P. Wagner, M.C. Rabenhorst

Micromorphological interpretation of redox processes in soils derived from triassic redbed parent materials Original Research Article
Pages 171-178
M.P. Elless, M.C. Rabenhorst

Micromorphology of spodic horizons in a Psamment - Aquod toposequence on the Atlantic coastal plain of Maryland, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 179-186
M.A. Condron, M.C. Rabenhorst

Micromorphology of paleosols - genetic and paleoenvironmental deductions: Case studies from central China, south India, NW Morocco and the Great Plains of the USA Original Research Article
Pages 187-206
A. Bronger, N. Bruhn-Lobin, Th. Heinkele

Pedosedimentary fabrics of soils within loess and colluvium in southern England and southern Germany Original Research Article
Pages 207-219
R.A. Kemp, H. Jerz, W. Grottenthaler, R.C. Preece

Soil and landscape processes evident in a hydromorphic grey earth (Plinthusalf) in semiarid tropical Australia Original Research Article
Pages 221-231
H.J. Mücher, R.J. Coventry

An exploratory examination of some relict hardpans in the coastal lowlands of southern Queensland Original Research Article
Pages 233-245
C.H. Thompson, E.M. Bridges, D.A. Jenkins

Micromorphology of polygenetic soils in a small watershed, north central Kansas, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 247-255
W.A. Wehmueller, M.D. Ransom, W.D. Nettleton

Micromorphology of a Cambrian paleosol developed on granite: Llano Uplift region, Central Texas, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 257-264
R.C. Capo

Micromorphological evaluation of loess deposits and paleosols on Crowley's Ridge, Arkansas, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 265-276
L.T. West, E.M. Rutledge

Micromorphological characteristics and paleoclimatic implications of lower cretaceous paleosols in southern Israel Original Research Article
Pages 277-284
M. Wieder, G. Gvirtzman, T. Weissbrod

Micromorphology and submicroscopy of isotropic and anisotropic Al/Si coatings in a Quaternary Allier terrace, (France) Original Research Article
Pages 285-291
A.G. Jongmans, P. Buurman, F.van Oort, A.M. Jaunet

Interpretation of interglacial cave sediments from a hominid site in North Wales: translocation of Ca-Fe-phosphates Original Research Article
Pages 293-305
D.A. Jenkins

Source materials, micromorphology, and the provenance of the storage jars from Roman Galilee Original Research Article
Pages 307-316
M. Wieder, D. Adan-Bayewitz, F. Asaro

Soil thin section description: higher levels of classification of microfabrics as a tool for interpretation Original Research Article
Pages 317-325
G. Stoops

Micromorphological classification of gypsiferous soil materials Original Research Article
Pages 327-332
G. Stoops, R.M. Poch

Proposals for classifying and describing secondary micro-structures observed within completely weathered minerals Original Research Article
Pages 333-342
J.E. Delvigne

The normal related distribution pattern of soils developed in volcanic ash in the humid tropics Original Research Article
Pages 343-351
K.H. Tan, D.H. Goenadi

Quantitative relationships between net volume change and fabric properties during soil evolution Original Research Article
Pages 353-359
O.A. Chadwick, W.D. Nettleton

Silt flow in soils Original Research Article
Pages 361-371
W.D. Nettleton, B.R. Brasher, O.W. Baumer, R.G. Darmody

Clay coating formation on impermeable materials: deposition by suspension retention Original Research Article
Pages 373-380
L.A. Sullivan

The ultramicromorphology of soil biota in situ in natural soils: a review Original Research Article
Pages 381-393
R.C. Foster

Morphological aspects of microorganism habitats in a vertisol Original Research Article
Pages 395-403
J.L. Chotte, G. Villemin, P. Guilloré, L. Jocteur Monrozier

The influence of fungus-cultivating ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Attini) on the morphology of andosols in Martinique Original Research Article
Pages 405-410
V. Eschenbrenner

Variability in the growth of Faidherbia albida near Niamey, Niger, Africa: micromorphological aspects of termite activity Original Research Article
Pages 411-419
R. Miedema, J. Brouwer, S.C. Geiger, R.J. Vandenbeldt

Bioturbatlion, biofabrics and the biomantle: an example from the Sydney Basin Original Research Article
Pages 421-436
G.S. Humphreys

Investigations on distribution patterns in soil: basic and relative distributions of roots, channels and cracks Original Research Article
Pages 437-449
M. Krebs, A. kretzschmar, J. Chadoeuf, M. Goulard

Micromorphological observations of casts and burrow walls of the Gippsland giant earthworm (Megascolides australis, McCoy, 1878) Original Research Article
Pages 451-457
U. Babel, A. Kretzschmar

Image processing and soil micromorphology Original Research Article
Pages 459-482
C.J. Moran

Some principles to be observed in the quantitative analysis of sections of soil Original Research Article
Pages 483-493
A.J. Ringrose-Voase

Soil pore structure modelling using fuzzy random pseudofractal sets Original Research Article
Pages 495-506
A.B. McBratney, C.J. Moran

Measurement of root distribution from sections through undisturbed soil specimens Original Research Article
Pages 507-514
C.J. Moran, J.B. Stewart, A.B. McBratney

On direct digital image acquisition from thin sections Original Research Article
Pages 515-520
L.-M. Bresson, P. Guilloré

Description of the spatial interaction between earthworm burrows and cracks at the soil surface Original Research Article
Pages 521-530
J. Chadœuf, M. Goulard, A. Kretzschmar, K.R.J. Smettem

Quantitative methods to determine microporosity in soils and sediments Original Research Article
Pages 531-539
M.W. Hounslow, N.K. Tovey, P. Smart

Quantitative micro-mineralogy and micro-fabric of soils and sediments Original Research Article
Pages 541-547
N.K. Tovey, D.L. Dent, W.M. Corbett, D.H. Krinsley

Description of microcrack orientation in a clayey soil using image analysis Original Research Article
Pages 549-557
V. Hallaire

Image analysis of pore space morphology in soil sections, in relation to water movement Original Research Article
Pages 559-567
V. Hallaire, P. Curmi

Degradation of structure and hydraulic properties in an Oxisol under cultivation (Brazil) Original Research Article
Pages 569-579
P. Curmi, F.F. Kertzman, J.P. Queiroz Neto

Study of soil porosity with mercury porosimetry and image analysis on backscattered electron scanning images (BESI). Application to tilled “crusting soils” in Zimbabwe Original Research Article
Pages 581-590
L.P. D'Acqui, A. Bruand, M. Pagliai

Experimental relationship between the morphological pore-size distribution and the soil water-retention characteristic Original Research Article
Pages 591-600
H.J. Vogel, U. Babel

The analysis of soil macropores and the flow of solutes Original Research Article
Pages 601-612
S. Nortcliff, P. Nelson, V.L. Quisenberry, R.E. Phillips

Structural pore pedofeatures: influence on some soil processes Original Research Article
Pages 613-622
L.A. Sullivan

Micromorphology and soils management Original Research Article
Pages 623-640
M. Pagliai

Structural degradation of a prairie soil from long-term management Original Research Article
Pages 641-649
R.G. Darmody, L.D. Norton

Micromorphological characteristics of soils of different fertility in north eastern China Original Research Article
Pages 651-658
Zi-qin Gao, Xi-ming Guan

Soil structure transformations over the growing season - A micromorphological approach Original Research Article
Pages 659-667
N.W. Hall

A pragmatic role for image analysis when assessing compaction in Vertisols Original Research Article
Pages 669-675
D.C. McKenzie, A.J. Koppi, A.B. McBratney, C.J. Moran

Pore space degradation in Zimbabwean crusting soils Original Research Article
Pages 677-686
S. Carnicelli, G.A. Ferrari, M. Pagliai

Changes in sandy Oxisols microfabric after mechanical up-rooting of an oil palm plantation Original Research Article
Pages 687-695
C. Hartmann, D. Tessier, G. Pédro

Biological and physical amelioration of poached soils Original Research Article
Pages 697-706
R.A. Kemp, J.A. Lee, D.A. Thompson, A. Prince

Micromorphological study of compacted mine soil in east Texas Original Research Article
Pages 707-718
L. Yao, L.P. Wilding

Effects of simulated seismic acceleration on silty clay soil horizons: a submicroscopic, micromorphological and geotechnical approach Original Research Article
Pages 719-728
D. Magaldi, G. Totani, P. Rissone

Microstructure of desert soils related to swelling behaviour Original Research Article
Pages 729-736
J.M. Marcoen, D. Tessier, Y. Zaczek

Soil surface crust formation: contribution of micromorphology Original Research Article
Pages 737-762
L.-M. Bresson, C. Valentin

Micromorphological and hydraulic properties of surface crusts formed on a red earth soil in the semi-arid rangelands of eastern Australia Original Research Article
Pages 763-776
R.S.B. Greene, A.J. Ringrose-Voase

Fabric changes during reclamation of a scalded, red duplex soil by waterponding Original Research Article
Pages 777-786
A.J. Ringrose-Voase, S.G. McClure

Bowl-structures: a composite depositional soil crust Original Research Article
Pages 787-798
G.S. Humphreys

Mineralogy and micromorphology of salt crusts from the Punjab Pakistan Original Research Article
Pages 799-810
S.A. Shahid, D.A. Jenkins

Micromorphology of silica cementation in soils Original Research Article
Pages 811-824
L.D. Norton

Micromorphological and chemical properties of Australian soils with hardsetting and duric horizons Original Research Article
Pages 825-834
C.J. Chartres, L.D. Norton

Nature and origin of a duripan in a Durixeralf-Duraqualf toposequence: micromorphological aspects Original Research Article
Pages 835-844
I.D. Hollingsworth, R.W. Fitzpatrick

Micromorphology and composition of silica accumulations in a hardpan Original Research Article
Pages 845-853
L.A. Sullivan

Strength characteristics of spodic horizons in soils of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, U.S.A. Original Research Article
Pages 855-863
M.C. Rabenhorst, R.L. Hill

Auther Index
Pages 865-866

Subject Index
Pages 867-886