Relationships between topography and spatial variations in groundwater and soil morphology within the Taoyuan–Hukou Tableland, Northwestern Taiwan

Pedogenic properties of surface deposits used as evidence for the type of landform formation of the Tadu tableland in central Taiwan

“…For instance, Lin et al (2005) demonstrated spatial variations in soil properties within the lowest terrace surface on the Taoyuan tableland. Similar pedodiversity was observed on higher terrace surfaces of the same tableland (Lin et al, 2007). The soils of the Taoyuan tableland are highly affected by the topography and drainage condition.…”

“…The soils of the Tadu tableland are likely sufficiently old to have homogenous soil properties. The uniform degree of pedogenesis observed on the Tadu tableland therefore provides counter-evidence for the fluvial formation of terraces described above and the argument proposed by Lin et al (2005Lin et al ( , 2007, and it suggests considerable potential for regional terrace correlation in Taiwan.…”

Observations of Soils at the Hillslope Scale in the Clear Creek Watershed in Iowa, USA

“…Given that this watershed was surveyed at an Order 2 scale (1 :15,840), it is not surprising that available soil maps and the Iowa Soils Properties and Interpretations Database (ISPAID, 2004) show fairly homogenous soils over areas less than ~100 m 2 . Equally unsurprising, given the findings of Schoeneberger and Wysocki (2005), Lin (2003), Jarvis (2007), and Lin et al (2007), is that field measurements by the authors in the SA (Papanicolaou et aI., 2008) have shown that, even within this small area, the soil exhibits high spatial variability in its physical and biogeochemical properties. Papanicolaou et al (2008) also reported temporal variability in soil biogeochemical properties through seasonal measurements.…”

“…Even small differences in water behavior can significantly alter morphological properties such as redoximorphic features, thickness of epipedons, expression of subsurface horizons, etc. (Lin et al, 2007; Jarvis, 2007; Presley et al, 2004). Soil surveyors often map this variability using catena‐based soil series (Legros, 2006; Schoeneberger and Wysocki, 2005; Lin et al, 2005), although these same authors note that quantifying hillslope‐scale water behavior is central to improving soil maps.…”

Pedodiversity of three experimental stations in Estonia

“…Depending on local pedoecological conditions (topography, diversity of soil parent materials or geodiversity, and meteorological conditions) patterns of soil and plant cover are very diverse (Ibáñez et al, 1998;Guo et al, 2003;Lin et al, 2007;Panagos et al, 2010;Kasparinskis and Nikodemus, 2012). Natural ecosystems are largely formed due to synergistic mutual interactions between soil and plant systems.…”