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the Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook specifies methods and terminology for soil and land surveys. it has been widely used throughout Australia, providing one reference set of definitions for the characterisation of landform, vegetation, land surface, soil and substrate. Australian Soil the book advocates that a comprehensive suite of land and soil attributes be recorded in a uniform manner. this approach is more useful than the allocation of land or soil to preconceived types or classes. and Land Survey the third edition includes revised chapters on location and vegetation as well as some new landform elements. these updates have been guided by the national Committee on Soil and terrain, a steering committee comprising representatives from key federal, state and territory land resource assessment agencies. Field Handbook essential reading for all professionals involved in land resource surveys, this book will also be of value to students and educators in soil science, geography, ecology, agriculture, forestry, resource management, planning, landscape architecture and engineering. third edition The NaTioNal CommiTTee oN Soil aNd TerraiN Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook is Volume 1 in the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook Series. Other volumes currently available in this series are: Volume 2: Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources Volume 4: The Australian Soil Classification Volume 5: Soil Physical Measurement and Interpretation for Land Evaluation Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook The National Committee on Soil and Terrain Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook THIRD EDITION 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 1 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 2 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook THIRD EDITION THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SOIL AND TERRAIN 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 3 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM © CSIRO 2009 All rights reserved. Except under the conditions described in the Australian Copyright Act 1968 and subsequent amendments, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, duplicating or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. Contact CSIRO PUBLISHING for all permission requests. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Australian soil and land survey field handbook. 3rd ed. Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2009. 9780643093959 (pbk.) Australian soil and land survey handbooks ; no. 1 Includes index. Bibliography. Landforms – Australia – Classification – Handbooks, manuals, etc. Soil surveys – Australia – Handbooks, manuals, etc. Land use surveys – Australia – Handbooks, manuals, etc. Vegetation classification – Australia – Handbooks, manuals, etc. 631.4794 First edition 1984; Second edition 1990 Published by CSIRO PUBLISHING 150 Oxford Street (PO Box 1139) Collingwood VIC 3066 Australia Telephone: +61 3 9662 7666 Local call: 1300 788 000 (Australia only) Fax: +61 3 9662 7555 Email: CONTENTS Preface to the first edition xi Preface to the second edition xiii Preface to the third edition xiv Acknowledgements xvi Purpose and use of handbook J.G. Speight and R.F. Isbell 1 Purpose 1 Use 3 The site concept J.G. Speight and R.C. McDonald 5 Location L.J. Gregory, R.C. McDonald and R.F. Isbell 7 Method 7 State or Territory 7 Cordinates 7 Topographic map sheet 9 Global Positioning System (GPS) Survey 10 Air photo reference 10 General R.C. McDonald and R.F. Isbell 13 Described by 13 Date 13 Annual rainfall 13 Type of site 13 v 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 5 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook Landform J.G. Speight 15 Landform description 15 Description of landform element 17 Landform element key and glossary 31 Description of landform pattern 44 Landform pattern glossary 55 Vegetation R.J. Hnatiuk, R. Thackway and J. Walker 73 Overview of the classification 75 Recognising strata 77 Formation (Level 1) 80 Structural formation (Level 2) 88 Broad floristic formation (Level 3) and subdivisions (Levels 4 to 6) 95 Examples of standard classification 102 Wetlands 103 Rainforest 109 Growth stage 120 Condition 120 Land surface R.C. McDonald, R.F. Isbell and J.G. Speight 127 Aspect 127 Elevation 127 Drainage height 128 Disturbance of site 128 Microrelief 129 Erosion 13 Agradation 138 Inundation 138 Coarse fragments 139 Rock outcrop 143 vi 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 6 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM Contents Depth to free water 144 Runof 14 Soil profile R.C. McDonald and R.F. Isbell 147 Type of soil observation 147 Horizons 148 Depth of horizons 156 Depth to R horizon or strongly cemented pan 156 Colour 159 Mottles and other colour patterns 159 Field texture 161 Coarse fragments 170 Structure 171 Fabric 181 Cutans 182 Voids 184 Soil water status 186 Consistence 186 Condition of surface soil when dry 189 Water repellence 191 Pans 192 Segregations of pedogenic origin 195 Effervescence of carbonate in fine earth 198 Field pH 198 Rots 19 Boundaries between horizons 199 Soil water regime 200 Substrate J.G. Speight and R.F. Isbell 205 Properties of substrate material 206 vii 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 7 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM Australian Soil and Land Survey Field Handbook Properties of substrate masses 210 Genetic type of substrate masses 216 Glossary of substrate mass genetic types 219 Appendix 1: Soil taxonomic units R.F. Isbell and R.C. McDonald 225 The Australian Soil Classification 225 Soil Taxonomy 227 World Reference Base for soil resources (WRB) 226 References 29 Index 240 viii 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 8 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM Correct citation: If reference is made to the Handbook as a whole, give reference as follows: s in text National Committee on Soil and Terrain (2009) s in references National Committee on Soil and Terrain (2009) ‘Australian soil and land survey field handbook (3rd edn).’ (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne). If reference is made to a specific section e.g. Landform, give reference as follows: s in text Speight (2009) s in references Speight JG (2009) Landform. In ‘Australian soil and land survey field handbook (3rd edn).’ (National Committee on Soil and Terrain) (CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne). The Handbook was prepared under the auspices of the National Committee on Soil and Terrain with funding and support from CSIRO, the Natural Heritage Trust and the Bureau of Rural Sciences. 030806•Aust Soil and Land Survey Final.indd 9 4/02/09 12:05:20 PM

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