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close this book Revised classification of the soils of Belize
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SUMMARY

The soil classification of Belize is revised and updated, starting from the system devised for 'Land in British Honduras' by A. C. S. Wright and his colleagues in the 1950s, the only previous country-wide survey of soils and land resources. The revised classification is a three-tiered system consisting of soil suites, subsuites and series. The suites are based on rock type, and the subsuites on soil profile characteristics. The main groups of soils, the soil suites, and the soil subsuites are described separately at progressively increasing levels of detail. There are insufficient data to describe soil series as yet, but guidelines for the definition and naming of new series are indicated. The classes of the revised system are correlated with all of the soil classifications previously used in Belize, and with the two main international systems of soil classification. Important chemical features of the main soil groups are summarized and compared. The comparisons vindicate the revised classification.

RESUMEN

La clasificación de suelos de Belice es revisada y actualizada aparte del diseñado sistema por el trabajo hecho por A.C.S. Wright y sus colegas y llamado 'Land in British Honduras' en el año de los 1950s, el único estudio previo de suelos y recursos terrenales en todo el pai. La clasificación revisada es un sistema de tres nivels consistiendo de serie de suelos, subseries, y nivels. Las series son basadas en el tipo de roca, y los subseries segun las características del perfil de los suelos. Los grupos principales de suelos, las series, y los subseries de sierra se describen separadamente, aumentando progresivamente niveles de detalle. Aún existe información insuficiente pare describir las series de suelos, pero el guia pare la definición y nombramiento de nuevas series se indican. Las clases del sistema revisadas se correlaciona con toda las clasificación de suelos previamente usadas en Belice, y con dos sistemas internacionales principales de clasificación de suelos. Las características químicas importantes de los grupos principales del suelo se sumarisan y se comparan. Las comparaciones vindican la clasificación revisada.