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Soil Groups This map displays the distribution of the main soil types found within the province of Alberta. The distribution pattern of soils in Alberta is strongly linked to climate and parent materials. Climate affects the location of different soil groups. The driest area in southeastern Alberta is represented by the presence of Brown Chernozems. As one proceeds north and west, the soils and associated vegetation reflect the increase in available moisture.In Alberta, Organic soils generally occur in association with Luvisolic soils. These soils form under wet conditions where the organic layer (greater than 30% organic matter) accumulates faster than it decomposes. The organic layer varies in thickness from 40 to 160+ cm, and under natural conditions, the water table is at or near the surface. In some areas of the province, Organic soils may be artificially drained and used for agricultural production. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS. Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry 310FARM@gov.ab.ca undefined/1995-01-01 dataset; jeuDonnées ALBERTA BRUNISOLIC-SOILS CHERNOZEMIC-SOILS CRYOSOLIC-SOILS DOWNLOADABLE-DATA GEOSCIENTIFICINFORMATION LUVISOLIC-SOILS SOIL-CLASSIFICATION SOIL-MANAGEMENT Government information en,fr Soil Groups - (ESRI REST) Groupes de sols - (ESRI REST) https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServeren,fr Soil Groups - (ESRI REST) Groupes de sols - (ESRI REST) https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServeren,fr Soil Groups - (HTML) Groupes de sols - (HTML) https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/390bcdb4cbe24f9aa604f74d228e0165/htmlen,fr Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) Ensemble de données (à partir des métadonnées du portail Alberta Geodiscover) https://open.alberta.ca/publications/agricultural-land-resource-atlas-of-alberta-2nd-editionen,fr Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) Métadonnées originales (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/7f120a3d-ab9d-4731-b2f4-b1b8f1fea7afen,fr Soil Groups - (OGC WMS) Groupes de sols - (OGC WMS) https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/services/agriculture/agricultural_land_resource_atlas/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS

Government Of Canada Geo.ca Data Catalog. Dataset Boundary [ undefined This catalog contains open datasets available on the Geo.ca platform. en-CA Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry 310FARM@gov.ab.ca

Soil Groups

This map displays the distribution of the main soil types found within the province of Alberta. The distribution pattern of soils in Alberta is strongly linked to climate and parent materials. Climate affects the location of different soil groups. The driest area in southeastern Alberta is represented by the presence of Brown Chernozems. As one proceeds north and west, the soils and associated vegetation reflect the increase in available moisture.In Alberta, Organic soils generally occur in association with Luvisolic soils. These soils form under wet conditions where the organic layer (greater than 30% organic matter) accumulates faster than it decomposes. The organic layer varies in thickness from 40 to 160+ cm, and under natural conditions, the water table is at or near the surface. In some areas of the province, Organic soils may be artificially drained and used for agricultural production. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.