Chapter
Case 5: Gullied lands of south-east Australia
Case 6: Forested lands of the eastern scarp
Case 7: Basalt landscapes
Case 8: East-coast rivers
Case 9: Riverine plains of the Murray–Darling Basin
Case 10: Continental dunefields
Case 11: Dust mantles in south-east Australia
Case 12: Carbonate-rich landscapes in southern Australia
Case 13: Landscapes with acid sulfate soils
Case 14: Cooloola sand dunes
Case 15: Wet coastal rainforests
Alpine and subalpine landscapes
Case 16: Tall alpine herbfields and subalpine woodlands
Contrasts with other continents
4 Soli function within ecosystems
Cycles of matter and energy
Changes to the soil–water balance
Adaptations to past and current conditions
Lessons from natural landscapes
5 Land use, soli change and future management
Understanding the significance of soil change
Managing Australian landscapes
Future directions in land use
Information on soli and land resources
Other sources of information
Compendium of Australian Soils
Soil name and general description
Environment and location of the example profile
Chemical and physical properties
General qualities of the soil
Anthroposols – soils formed by humans
Calcarosols – soils dominated by carbonate
Chromosols – neutral to alkaline soils with sharp increases in texture
Dermosols – structured B horizons and minor changes in texture
Ferrosols – high iron levels and minor changes in texture
Kandosols – strongly weathered earths with minor changes in texture
Kurosols – acid soils with sharp increases in texture
Organosols – organic soils
Podosols – soils with accumulations of organic matter, iron and aluminium
Rudosols – minimally developed soils
Sododols – alkaline and sodic soils with sharp increases in texture
Tenosols – slightly developed soils
Vertosols – cracking clays
Australian Soils and Landscapes
：An Illustrated Compendium
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