Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.
Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area. Detailed Soil Survey of the Mount Revelstoke Summit Area.
DETAILED SOIL SURVEYOF THEMOUNT REVELSTOKE SUMMIT AREAL . Knapik and G .M . Coenwith an Environmental Fragility Rating Systemby L . Knapik and M . Landals1974Alberta Institute of Pedology Publication No . M-74-3andSoil Research Institute Publication No . 504
TABLE OF CONTENTSPageINTRODUCTION 1Nature and Scope of Study 1Specific Objectives of Study 1Use of Report 2STUDY AREA 3Geographic Location 3Physiography 3Climate 5Vegetation 7History and Development 7METHODS OF INVESTIGATION 9Field Techniques 9Chemical and Physical Analyses 10THE .SOILS 12Soil Genesis 12Soils of the Summit Area 15Key to the Soils 16Map Unit Descriptions 18INTERPRETATIONS 37Soil Properties and Land Use 37Limitations of the Summit Soils for Recreational Uses 46SOIL SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EROSION 50SOIL DRAINAGE 52
- Page 4 and 5: PageSOIL PRODUCTIVITY 53BIBLIOGRAPH
- Page 6 and 7: LIST OF PLATESPagePLATE 1 . Humo-Fe
- Page 8 and 9: INTRODUCTIONIn recent years Parks C
- Page 10 and 11: THE STUDY AREAGeographic LocationTh
- Page 12 and 13: calcareous rocks in the study area
- Page 14 and 15: Mount Copeland (6,060 feet ASL) .At
- Page 16 and 17: METHODS OF INVESTIGATIONField Techn
- Page 18 and 19: 116 . Pyrophosphate-Extractable Alu
- Page 20 and 21: 13FIGURE 2 .DIAGRAM OF A SOIL PROFI
- Page 22 and 23: 15Soils of the Summit AreaThe soils
- Page 24 and 25: MISCELLANEOUS MAPPING UNITSRBedrock
- Page 26 and 27: AhBhf20 cm-Plate l .The Humo-Ferric
- Page 28 and 29: 21extremely sloping land surfaces o
- Page 30 and 31: Soil Map Unit 3(Orthic and Cumulic
- Page 32 and 33: 25These soils have severe limitatio
- Page 34 and 35: 27Horizon Depth (cm) Color Texture
- Page 36 and 37: 295-a20 cm-5 -bPlate 5 .The hummock
- Page 38 and 39: 31stands are made up of Abies lasio
- Page 40 and 41: 6-aAeBfR20 cm-6 -bPlate 6 .The Lith
- Page 42 and 43: 37INTERPRETATIONSSoil Properties an
- Page 44 and 45: 39TABLE 4,GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOIL
- Page 46 and 47: 41TABLE 6 .GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOI
- Page 48 and 49: 43TABLE 8 .GUIDES FOR ASSESSING SOI
- Page 50 and 51: 45especially where bedrock is close
DETAILED SOIL SURVEYOF THEMOUNT REVELSTOKE SUMMIT AREAL . Knapik and G .M . Coenwith an Environmental Fragility Rating Systemby L . Knapik and M . Landals1974Alberta Institute <strong>of</strong> Pedology Publication No . M-74-3and<strong>Soil</strong> Research Institute Publication No . 504
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