Deck 1 Flashcards
What are some ecosystem services soils do?
Soul filters our water, provides essential nutrients to the forests and crops, and regulates the Earth’s temperature.
What is Land Capability Classification?
a system of grouping soils primarily on the basis of their capability to produce common cultivated crops and pasture plants without deteriorating over a long period of time
How many classes are there in capability classification?
8 classes and 4 subclasses
Class 1
soils have slight limitations that restrict their use
Class 2
soils have moderate limitations that reduce the choice of plants or require moderate conservation practices
Class 3
soils have sever limitations that reduce the choice of plants or require special conservation practices, or both
Class 4
soils have very severe limitations that restrict the choice of plants or require very careful management, or both
Class 5
soils have little or no hazard of erosion but have other limitations, impractical to remove, that limit their use mainly to pasture, range, forestland, or wildlife food and cover
Class 6
soils have severe limitations that make them generally unsuited to cultivation and that limit their use mainly to pasture, range, forestland or wildlife, food and cover
Class 7
soils have very severe limitations that make them unsuited to cultivation and that restrict their use mainly to grazing, forestland, or wildlife.
Class 8
soils and miscellaneous areas have limitations that preclude their use for commercial plant production and limit their use to recreation, wildlife, or water supply or for aesthetic purposes
Subclass e
made up of soils for which the susceptibility to erosion is the dominant problem or hazard affecting their use
Subclass w
made up of soils for which excess water is the dominant hazard or limitation affecting their use
Subclass s
made up of soils that have soil limitations within the rooting zone
Subclass c
made up of soils for which the climate is the major hazard or limitation affecting their use.
