(from the article `soil`) Soils are natural elements of weathered landscapes whose properties may vary spatially. For scientific study, however, it is useful to think of soils ...
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A basic soil sampling unit. Often viewed as a soil profile that goes from the surface to a depth where soil meets bedrock.
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pedon 1. Those organisms that live on or in the substratum of an aquatic habitat. 2. The smallest vertical column of soil containing all the soil horizons at a given location. 3. The smallest unit or volume of soil that represents or exemplifies all the horizons of a soil profile; it is usually a horizontal, hexagonal area of about one square met...
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