Soil systematics

The terms soil systematics and soil classification are sometimes used vaguely and not sufficiently separated:

The soil systematics describes soils according to the pedogenetic (and subordinate geogenetic ) processes that have taken place and are still taking place. These processes are the causes of the characteristics and properties of soils. In a soil system, the soils are grouped according to the different processes and assigned to soil types . Soil classification, on the other hand, only considers the characteristics or properties of soils, while their genesis is not a distinguishing criterion.

Germany is one of the few countries in which a soil system is followed. The current version can be found in the Soil Science Mapping Guide , 5th edition. In contrast, the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) and the US Soil Taxonomy are soil classifications.

Individual evidence

↑ Albrecht, Christoph, Reinhold Jahn, and Bernd Huwe. 2005. Soil Systematics and Soil Classification Part I: Basic Terms. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 168, No. 1: 7-20. doi : 10.1002 / jpln.200421474 .
↑ Ad-hoc-AG Boden (2005): Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung, 5th edition. Ed. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials in cooperation with the State Geological Services. Hanover, 2005.

[1] Albrecht, Christoph, Reinhold Jahn, and Bernd Huwe. 2005. Soil Systematics and Soil Classification Part I: Basic Terms. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 168, No. 1: 7-20. doi : 10.1002 / jpln.200421474 .

[2] Ad-hoc-AG Boden (2005): Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung, 5th edition. Ed. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials in cooperation with the State Geological Services. Hanover, 2005.