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International Union of Soil Science (IUSS) |
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Commission 1.1: Soil Morphology & Micromorphology |
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Przemysław Mroczek Departament of Physical Geography and Paleogeography Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Al. Krasnicka 2cd, 20-718 Lublin POLAND 48-815376838 |
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Soil is a three-dimensional natural body that has spatial and temporal dimensions (soil cover or pedosphere). Primary organic and inorganic constituents are organized into secondary polyhedral structural units that in turn are assembled into vertical and lateral horizons that comprise soils unique to the environment under which they are formed. The morphogenetic properties that comprise soils are the essential elements of soil classification, interpretation, and land quality. They result from current and paleohistory of soil environments and in turn record many of the environmental signatures that result. Morphogenetic properties are dynamic and anisotrophic in response to other state factor perturbations. The study of the structures, mineralogy, fabrics found in soil profiles can be used to understand soil properties, processes, and dynamics; it permits the understanding of the genesis of soils. |
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Rosa M. Poch Departament de Medi Ambient i Ciències del Sòl, Universitat de Lleida Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, 25198 Lleida Catalunya, SPAIN
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Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland |
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