BOOKS AND BULLETINS

"Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification"
J.L. Richardson and
M.J. Vepraskas (eds.)

"Covering wetlands soils from Florida to Alaska, Wetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides information on all types of hydric soils. With contributions from soil scientists who have extensive field experience, the book focuses on the soil morphology of the wet soils that cover most wetlands from the subtropics northward. No previous book has been devoted solely to the subject of hydric soils and their landscapes.The book is well organized and divided into three parts. Part I examines the basic concepts, processes, and properties of aspects of hydric soils that pertain to virtually any hydric soil. It provides a general overview and important terms and concepts. Part II covers the soils in specific kinds of wetlands and the different functions they perform. Part III emphasizes special wetlands conditions such as soils composed of sand, organic soils in northern North America, prairie wetlands, wetlands in saline situations, dry climates, and wetlands with modified hydrology.Whether you are an expert in soil science, or just need a crash course, this reference prepares you to work with real wetlands-outdoors. Written for scientists without a background in soil science and comprehensive in scope, Wetlands Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification provides basic and advanced coverage, explaining the fundamentals of hydric soils in terms even a non-soil scientist can understand."

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"Redoximorphic Features
For Identifying Aquic Conditions"
Technical Bulletin 301. December, 1999

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"Aquic Conditions and Hydric Soils: The Problem Soils"
SSSA Special Publication No. 50

"Hydric soil identification is normally done by looking for indicators
that show the soils have been chemically reduced. Such indicators include
redoximorphic features, or, as formerly called, gray and red mottles.
When these colors occur near the soil surface, hydric soils are easily
identified. Not all hydric soils develop redoximorphic features. These
are the problem soils for which wetland delineation is difficult. This
publication highlights the importance that soil science plays in
solving environmental problems. Soil scientists can and must play an essential
role in resolving complex environmental issues such as wetland delineation.
Although not all of the questions regarding these soils will be
answered in this publication, the areas where questions remain point to where
additional research is needed." Excerpts from Foreward and Preface.