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Record 1 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A family of soils having similar profiles and usually similar origins.

OBS

A category in the Canadian system of soil classification. This is the basic unit of soil classification, and consists of soils that are essentially alike in all major profile characteristics except the texture of the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
OBS

Catégorie de la classification canadienne des sols. C'est l'unité de base de la classification : elle groupe des sols qui sont essentiellement semblables pour toutes les caractéristiques principales de leurs horizons, excepté la texture de la surface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
DEF

Conjunto de suelos con horizontes genéticos semejantes.

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