Guide Guide pour la description des sols | Bernard Jabiol, Denis Baize

This practical guide reviews all the steps involved in soil description, from choosing the locations to observe and the equipment to use, to storing, processing, and transmitting the information collected in the field. Selecting the sites to study, preparing for prospecting and scoring, describing the natural and human environment are the points considered in a first part. Describing the soil profiles, horizon by horizon, forms the core of the book. For each item (texture, structure, color, spots, coarse elements, etc.), a conceptual and practical reflection is proposed. The last part emphasizes interpreting observations in terms of pedogenesis, rooting, excess water, water reservoirs, soil designation, connection to a general framework, etc. This book, both practical and scientific, unique in French, has been completely revised and updated. Intended for all those who need to consider the diversity of soils, whether students or professionals, it is an essential complement to the Guide of soil analyses and the Pedological reference framework.