Instructor: Jerry Davis
Email: jerry@sfsu.edu
Dept of Geography & Human Environmental Studies
San Francisco State University

Syllabus

Lectures

Exercises

Study Guide (entire semester, but current only for for first exam)

Field Trips

Soil Survey Term Project Description

iLearn

Links

SFSU links

• Dept of Geography & Human Environmental Studies

General soils links

• USDA NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service (used to be called Soil Conservation Service)
• University of Wisconsin Soil Science Department home page
• A long list of soil links from Carleton College

Soil Properties

• Water Budget Calculation Method

Parent Material

• The Mineral Gallery

Organisms

• Guide to Wheat Diseases & Pests
• gives you an idea of the range of organisms, including many fungi, that cause problems for agriculture

Field Book

Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils Order the hardcopy on waterproof paper for $24 (2006). Follow the directions at the web site to get to the order page.

Soil Classification

• USDA NRCS: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Official Soil Series Descriptions
  • Soil Taxonomy - principal reference to soil classification.
  • Keys to Soil Taxonomy - taxonomic keys for field classification.
  • Official Series Descriptions (OSD) - standard descriptions and characteristics of soil series. On the OSD index page, proceed to "View OSD by Series Name."
  • Soil Classification Database (SC) - soil classification and series names.
  • Distribution Maps of Dominant Soil Orders - images and a map.

• A compendium of online soil survey information
  • from the Netherlands -- includes a comparison of soil classification systems