Description of soil MBWUS1~~~~N (Wuskwatim 1)
| Classification | ME.OC |
|---|---|
| Profile | Native soil profile The soil is in native condition (undisturbed by agriculture). |
| Kind of material | Organic The soil material is primarily composed of organic particles. |
| Water table | Unspecified period The water table is present in the soil during an unspecified period. |
| Root restrictions | Third layer The growth of plant roots is restricted by the third layer. |
| Type of root restricting layer | Cryic Cryic (frozen) horizon |
| Drainage | Imperfectly drained Water is removed from the soil sufficiently slowly in relation to supply, to keep the soil wet for a significant part of the growing season. Excess water moves slowly downward if precipitation is the major supply. If subsurface water or groundwater, or both, is the main source, the flow rate may vary but the soil remains wet for a significant part of the growing season. Precipitation is the main source if available water storage capacity is high; contribution by subsurface flow or groundwater flow, or both, increases as available water storage capacity decreases. Soils have a wide range in available water supply, texture, and depth, and are gleyed phases of well drained subgroups. |
| Mode of Deposition | Texture | Chemical properties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uppermost | Sphagnum Peat These deposits consist of sphagnum or forest peat formed in an ombrotrophic environment caused by the slightly elevated nature of the bog. They tend to be disassociated from nutrient-rich ground water or surrounding mineral soils. |
Fibric Fibric |
Extremely / Strongly Acidic pH < 5.6 |
| Middle | Undifferentiated organic A layered sequence of more than three undifferentiated types of organic material (>30% organic matter by weight). |
Mesic Mesic |
Medium Acid to Neutral pH 5.6 - 7.4 |
| Lowest | Undifferentiated organic A layered sequence of more than three undifferentiated types of organic material (>30% organic matter by weight). |
Undifferentiated Undifferentiated |
Undifferentiated Undifferentiated acidity and/or calcareousness |
Soil Layer Characteristics
| Classification | Physical | Chemical | Water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Layer Number | Upper depth |
Lower depth |
hzn_lit | hzn_mas | hzn_suf | hzn_mod | bd | cofrag | tsand | tsilt | tclay | domsand | vfsand | orgcarb | vonpost | wood | phca | ph2 | bases | caco3 | cec | ec | ksat | kp0 | kp10 | kp33 | kp1500 |
| 1 | 0 | 40 | O | f | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 55.2 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 19 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 30.0 | 95 | 40 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2 | 40 | 60 | O | f | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 52.2 | 2 | 10 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 40 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 30.0 | 95 | 40 | 30 | 5 | |
| 3 | 60 | 90 | O | fz | 0.08 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 50.7 | 3 | 15 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 45 | 0 | 117 | 0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | ||
| 4 | 90 | 130 | O | mz | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 46.3 | 5 | 10 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 49 | 0 | 144 | 0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | |
| 5 | 130 | 195 | O | mz | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 41.6 | 6 | 10 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 52 | 0 | 185 | 0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | |
| 6 | 195 | 210 | O | hz | 0.34 | 0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | - | -9 | 36.2 | 8 | 3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 52 | 0 | 170 | 0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | ||
| 7 | 210 | 240 | C | kgz | 1.35 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 90 | - | 1 | 0.7 | -9 | -9 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 100 | 5 | 25 | 0 | -9.0 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | ||