Mapping soil properties in the West Castle watershed, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorDeering, Trevor W.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorKienzle, Stefan W.
dc.contributor.supervisorVirk, Ravinder
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-09T22:17:00Z
dc.date.available2019-07-09T22:17:00Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractInformation on soil properties is limited in the West Castle watershed. Therefore, this research aimed to aid environmental research in the watershed. Data on soil restrictive depth, soil texture, soil organic matter (SOM), and solum depth were acquired from 131 sites in the watershed. Stepwise linear regression modelling was used to find relationships between soil and environmental variables. The results were used to create maps predicting the spatial distribution of the soil properties in the study area. Modelling results indicated soils were highly sandy and contain more organic matter than previously thought. Vegetation type, height and density, and land cover type were found to be important variables in predicting soil properties, and as such could be beneficial for mapping soils in the future. Additionally, the research showed deeper soil restrictive depth than previously thought in the watershed and solum depth met expectations.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAlberta Innovates – Energy and Environmental Solutions (AI-ESS)en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5453
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0481en_US
dc.proquest.subject0368en_US
dc.proquest.subject0768en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectsoil organic matteren_US
dc.subjectsoil propertiesen_US
dc.subjectsoil restrictive depthen_US
dc.subjectsoil textureen_US
dc.subjectsolum depthen_US
dc.subjectWest Castle watersheden_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleMapping soil properties in the West Castle watershed, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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