S05 Pedology Session: Arid and Semi-Arid Soil Pedogenesis: Unraveling the Linkages Among Soil Genesis, Soil Mineralogy, and Quaternary Landscape Evolution: In Honor of B. L. Allen: I (ASA, CSSA and SSSA Annual Meetings (San Antonio, TX - Oct. 16-19, 2011))

130 Arid and Semi-Arid Soil Pedogenesis: Unraveling the Linkages Among Soil Genesis, Soil Mineralogy, and Quaternary Landscape Evolution: In Honor of B. L. Allen: I

Oral Session

This session will discuss the relationships among soil formation and profile morphology, soil mineralogy, and Quaternary climatic variability as reflected in soil morphology in arid and semi-arid systems. Relationships between native vegetation and soils in these environments will also be of interest.

S05 Pedology

Monday, October 17, 2011: 8:00 AM-4:05 PM

Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 206A, Concourse Level

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Organizers:

Wayne Hudnall and Susan Casby-Horton

Presiders:

Susan Casby-Horton , Wayne Hudnall and C. Tom Hallmark

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

8:15 AM

The B.L. Allen-L.H. Gile Era of Soil Geomorphology and Environmental Earth Science In the West Texas-New Mexico Region (1948-Present).
John W. Hawley, HAWLEY GEOMATTERS

Recorded Presentation Audio File

8:45 AM

Unique Soil and Landform Features On the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas.
Lawrence P. Wilding, Texas A&M University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

9:15 AM

Pedology, Geomorphology, and the Early Peopling of the Southwest U.S. and Northwest Mexico.
Vance Holliday, University of Arizona

Recorded Presentation Audio File

9:30 AM

Silicate Clay and Argillic Horizon Formation and Destruction In Soils of the Desert Project, New Mexico.
H. Curtis Monger, New Mexico State University; Robert Grossman, USDA-NRCS (retired); John W. Hawley, HAWLEY GEOMATTERS

Recorded Presentation Audio File

9:45 AM

Contrasting Soils and Processes of Shrub Island – Interspace Landscapes In Southeastern California.
Robert C. Graham, University of California; Nicole Pietrasiak, University of California

10:00 AM

Break

10:20 AM

Progress In Understanding Weathering and Soil-Forming Processes In Arid and Semiarid Landscapes.
Leslie McFadden, University of New Mexico

Recorded Presentation Audio File

10:35 AM

Soil-Plant-Landscape Relationships In Arid Ecosystems: Factors, Functions, and Feedbacks.
Janis L. Boettinger, Utah State University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

10:50 AM

Mapping the Llano Estacado.
John E. Stout, USDA-Agricultural Research Service

Recorded Presentation Audio File

11:05 AM

Pleistocene Lake Lomax: A Mystery On the Texas High Plains.
Carolyn Olson, Climate Change Program Office of the Chief Economist; Susan Casby-Horton, Texas Tech University; Miguel Cano-Garcia, Unknown

11:20 AM

Regional Perspectives of Quaternary Soils and Sediments On the Kansas High Plains.
Michel D. Ransom, Kansas State University; Carolyn Olson, Climate Change Program Office of the Chief Economist; Donna A. Porter, US EPA Region 7; Susan H. Fraser, None

Recorded Presentation Audio File

11:35 AM

Characteristics of Buried Alluvial Paleosols Dating to the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Semi-Arid Western Kansas.
Rolfe Mandel, University of Kansas

Recorded Presentation Audio File

11:50 AM

Lunch Break

1:10 PM

Impact of Wind Erosion On Soils In Arid and Semi-Arid Landscapes.
Ted Zobeck, USDA-ARS

Recorded Presentation Audio File

1:25 PM

Transformations of Soil Materials Under Semi-Arid Conditions In Valley Floors In S.W Australia.
Georgina E. Holbeche, University of Western Australia; Robert J. Gilkes, University of Western Australia

Recorded Presentation Audio File

1:40 PM

Chemical Weathering of Granitic Soils In the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona: Effects of Climate and Landscape Position.
Rebecca Lybrand, University of Arizona; Craig Rasmussen, University of Arizona

Recorded Presentation Audio File

1:55 PM

Acid Sulfate Soil Processes In the Origin of Arid Environment Ferricretes, Silcretes and Red-Brown Hardpans In Australia.
Robert W. Fitzpatrick, CSIRO; Paul Shand, CSIRO

2:10 PM

Gypsum-Rich Horizons In Saline Playa-Lakes of Monegros, Spain.
Carmen Castañeda, EEAD-CSIC; Florias Mees, Royal Museum for Central Africa; Juan Herrero-Isern, EEAD-CSIC

2:25 PM

Sepiolite and Palygorskite Occurrence In Arid and Semi-Arid Environments and Their Use In Nanotechnology.
April Ulery, New Mexico State University; Brenda Buck, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Deborah Soukup, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Colin Robins, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Amy Brock-Hon, University of Tenn, Chattanooga

2:40 PM

Break

2:55 PM

Morphology and Taxonomy of Gypseous Soils In San Luis Potosí State, Mexico.
Juan Felipe Martinez-Montoya, Colegio de Postgraduados; Juan Herrero-Isern, EEAD-CSIC; Víctor Manuel Ruiz-Vera, Colegio de Postgraduados

Recorded Presentation Audio File

3:10 PM

The Cartography of Gypseous Soils In San Luis Potosi State, Mexico.
Víctor Manuel Ruiz-Vera, Colegio de Postgraduados; Juan Felipe Martinez-Montoya, Colegio de Postgraduados; Juan Herrero-Isern, EEAD-CSIC

Recorded Presentation Audio File

3:25 PM

Saline Soil Formation within a Lacustrine Environment In Mid-Anatolia of Turkey.
Hikmet Gunal, Gaziosmanpasa University; Mesut BUDAK, Hakkari University; Nurullah ACIR, Gaziosmanpasa University; Murat BIROL, Gaziosmanpasa University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

3:40 PM

Carbonate Pedofeatures In Arid and Semiarid Soils of Southern Russia: Stable Isotopic Composition, Morphology and 14C-Age.
Irina Kovda, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences; Evgeny Morgun, Moscow State University; Sergey Oleynik, Princeton University

Recorded Presentation Audio File

3:55 PM

Discussion

4:05 PM

Adjourn

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