Global pedodiversity, taxonomic distance, and the World Reference Base

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 155; no. 3; pp. 132 - 139
• Main Authors: Minasny, Budiman, McBratney, Alex. B., Hartemink, Alfred E.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.03.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Areal geology; Areal geology. Maps; Biological and medical sciences; Climate; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Geologic maps, cartography; Soil classification; Soil diversity; Soil mapping; Soils; Surficial geology; World Reference Base; World soil map; Soil diversity; Climate; Soil classification; World Reference Base; World soil map; Soil mapping; atmospheric precipitation; global; cartography; climate; classification; Soil investigation; temperature; soils maps; soil group; soils

This paper discusses the study of taxonomic distance and pedodiversity by (1) deriving taxonomic distances for the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB), (2) calculating pedodiversity indices at the global scale using the soil map of the world at a scale 1:25M, and (3) comparing traditional...