Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
SOIL
• Soil – 30% of Earth surface. 60% hostile,
40% habitable
• Rock substratum, Soil substratum
• Soil formation: Chemical, Mechanical,
Biological
• Soil Types: loam – 40% sand; 40% silt; 20%
clay
• Soil Profile: Horizons O,A,E,B,C,R
• Soil Water: Infiltration, Capillary, Gravity,
Evapo-transpiration, Climate
• Soil Organisms: Bacteria, Algae, Fungi,
Protozoan, Worms
Soil Types
Soil Profile
Soil Water
Soil Organisms
Soil Erosion
• Natural factors
Water –Sheet wash–shifting topsoil uniformly
Rilling – small erosion channels
Gullying – large erosion channels