Soil Geography of the USA

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The book provides a comprehensive examination of soil distribution, utilizing National Resources Conservation Service databases to explore eight diagnostic epipedons and 19 subsurface horizons. Each chapter focuses on a specific horizon, detailing its taxonomic significance and the factors influencing its formation. Aimed at students and professionals in soil geography, ecology, and geology, it serves as both a textbook and a reference guide, enhancing understanding of soil genesis and its applications in mapping and classification.