Applied soil sciences [ LBIRE2104 ]
5.0 crédits ECTS
30.0 h + 22.5 h
2q
| Teacher(s) |
Titeux Hugues ;
Delvaux Bruno ;
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| Language |
French
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Place
of the course |
Louvain-la-Neuve
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| Main themes |
Three topics will be discussed:
1 soil forming processes and current pedological processes: alteration, formation of secondary minerals, organo-mineral interactions, transfer of materials and types of major processes of weathering and pedogenesis, diagnosis of the current processes, acidification and net alcanilisation, soil evoluation.
2 Geography of major soil types: recognition of land in the international WRB system, study the functioning of major soil types in their natural ecosystems and in ecosystems modified by man.
3 R"Lateral" relations: functioning of the soil cover throughout a toposequence and catchment, dynamic evolution of a toposequence; skills station.
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| Aims |
The aim of this course is to understand the principles of soil functioning, based on the relationships between factors processes and properties.
Knowledge:
- Integrated knowledge of soil formation processes and current pedological processes, (1) considering the soil as natural object (2) framing the processes within the broad bio-climatic ensembles, (3) situating the soil at the local, toposequence and catchment scales, (4) by apprehending the human impact on the process.
Know-how:
- Ability to integrate the basic disciplines (1) to analyze and diagnose soil processes and the functioning of soils, (2) understand the impact of man on them.
- Ability to integrate the principles of soil functioning to understand the soil in the landscape and ecosystem.
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| Content |
Part I: The process of soil formation and current pedological processes. Constitution of the weathering complex, construction and use of phase diagrams (stability, solubility); estimating proton balance; application to current processes.
Part II: The Geography of sols. Identification of soils in the international WRB system, study the functioning of major soil types in their natural ecosystems and in ecosystems modified by man; interpretation of morphological data and analytical profiles.
Part III: Lateral relations and toposéquences : Compréhension of "lateral" phenomena in the soil toposequence; interpretation of morphological data and analytical profiles, field work, excursions.
Part IV: Regional pedology. Application of the concepts developed in the previous three parts: reading of the Belgian soil map, interpretation of morphological data and analytical profiles, making of a detailed soil map.
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| Other information |
Prerequisites : Soil Sciences
Evaluation : Exam; assessment of the reports of the practical work
Support Book : "Major Soils of the World", lecture notes
Supervision : 1 teacher, 1 assistant
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Cycle et année
d'étude |
> Master [120] in Agricultural Bioengineering
> Master [120] in Environmental Bioengineering
> Master [120] in Forests and Natural Areas Engineering
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Faculty or entity
in charge |
> AGRO
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