Soil Systematics
Haplic Gleysol (Eutric) / ©M. Dworschak, Gd NRW
Haplic Gleysol (Eutric) / ©M. Dworschak, Gd NRW
Our next meeting is time phased on Dezember 2015, located in Göttingen.
If you have any questions on our classification – we will be happy to give advice.
Working Group on Soil Systematics - Chairman:Gerhard Milbert
Tel.: ++492151 897 586 - milbertgd [dot] nrw [dot] de (E-Mail)
Gleyic Fluvisol - Lower Rhine AreaThe Working Group on Soil Systematics was founded in 1952. The first focus was a systematic grouping of soil genetic processes. In the course of time this goal was added by grouping soil formed parent materials and structuring soil associations (pedocoenosis). See www.bodensystematik.de (Rueckblick).
background from left to right: Peter Schad, Reinhold Jahn, Dieter Kühn, Karl Stahr,
Daniel Zizek, Hans-Peter Blume, Wolfgang Fleck, Reinhard Jochum,
Alexander Gröngröft and Daniela Sauer,
foreground: Michael Englisch and Gerhard Milbert
The Working Group on Soil Systematics of the German Soil Science Society is commissioned with the further development of the German Soil Classification. The classification is based on two systems: - soil genetics - grouping of soil forming parent material An additional mission is to interact the results with soil scientists, geoscientific education, geoscientific authorities and the public. The Working Group on Soil Systematics determinates: - definitions and structuring of soil horizons - definitions and structuring of pedogenetic soil types - definitions and structuring of soil forming parent materials - definitions and structuring of soil associations We compare ther German classification with international classifications.
Outreach / public relations
We are publishing our results in several scientific journals, Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung, 5. Auflage 2005) (German Guidelines for Soil Description and Soil Mapping, fifth edition 2005) and via internet (www.bodensystematik.de).
A complete catalogue of soil types and subtypes (German classification) can be downloaded. Download in German – Download in English A special chart combines all subtypes with different qualifiers (classified varieties). Download (German)Members of the Working Group on Soil Sytematics
Name Mailing-Adress Dr. Gerhard Milbert
Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt
Referat
Landesaufnahme Geologie und Boden Süd
Lazarettstraße 67
D-80636 München
Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften un Rohstoffe
Wilhelmstraße 25 - 30
13593 Berlin
If you have any questions on our classification – we will be happy to give advice.
Working Group on Soil Systematics
Chairman
Gerhard Milbert
Geologischer Dienst NRW
Postfach 10 07 63
47707 Krefeld
Tel.: ++492151 897 586
milbertgd [dot] nrw [dot] de (E-Mail)