Soils of Canada are generally characterized by recently deposited glacial materials. Soil temperatures are colder than mesic. Vegetation ranges from short grass prairie to forests to tundra. Only 5% of Canada's vast terrain is suited to agriculture. Read Foth & Schafer pp. 263 to 299.
Soils of Canada Home Page (http://web.unbc.ca/~quarles/nres/soc/soc.htm)
Soils of Canada Home Page is a collection of selected soil profiles representing the Great Groups within the Canadian System of Soil Classification. The properties for each Great Group are briefly described including pictures of a soil profile with horizon designations. This web page is primarily for the use of students enrolled in FSTY 205 - Forest Soils and FSTY 425 - Soil Formation and Classification at University of Northern British Columbia .
Canadian Soil Information System Home Page (http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis//intro.html)
This is a program that will map soil types for each Canadian Province. (http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/slc/webmap.html
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Go to Central Provinces Map
Soils and Landscapes of Canada (from CSIS) (http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis//nsdb/slc/intro.html) The SLCs are based on existing soil survey maps which have been recompiled at 1:1 million scale. Each area (or polygon) on the map is described by a standard set of attributes. The full array of attributes that describe a distinct type of soil and its associated landscape, such as surface form, slope, water table depth, permafrost and lakes, is called a soil landscape. Scroll down on this web page to - Soil Landscapes Illustrations - click on the links to the provinces and see the major soil groups for each province along with-* Soil Parent material modes of deposition* - * Surface Forms of Mineral Soils * - *Surface Forms of Organic Soils*.
Health of Canadian Soils (http://res2.agr.gc.ca/publications/hs/exsum-somex_e.htm) Soil health, also called soil quality, is defined in agricultural terms as the soil's fitness to support crop growth without becoming degraded or otherwise harming the environment.
Agricultural Areas of Canada - (http://res2.agr.gc.ca/publications/hs/chap02_e.htm) Development and the Effects of Farming. Canada is the second largest country in the world, but only 5% (about 46 million hectares) of its land can be used for crop production. Only one-half of this area is considered prime agricultural land.
Soil Orders of Canada west.... Soil Orders of Canada East
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