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Ardeen soil and landscape IE

A representative soil profile of the Ardeen series in an area of improved grassland from Ireland. These soils formed in coarse loamy drift with siliceous stones.

 

For detailed information about this soil, visit;

gis.teagasc.ie/soils/rep_profile_sheet.php?series_code=10...

 

For information about the soil series of Ireland, visit;

gis.teagasc.ie/soils/soilguide.php

 

In the Irish soil classification system these soils are Humic-gleyic Luvisols (soils with clay enriched subsoil). These soils have humose topsoil and display gleyic features due to the presence of a shallow fluctuating groundwater table.

 

For more information about describing and classifying soils using the Irish Soils Classification System, visit:

gis.teagasc.ie/soils/downloads/SIS_Final_Technical_Report...

 

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Uploaded on November 17, 2021