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dc.contributor.authorSegal, D. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSprecher, S. W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWatts, Frank C.en_US
dc.creatorWetlands Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.creatorKBN Engineering and Applied Sciences, Inc.en_US
dc.creatorUnited States. Soil Conservation Serviceen_US
dc.creatorU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-23T20:10:37Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-23T20:10:37Zen_US
dc.date.issued1995-02en_US
dc.identifier.govdocTechnical Report WRP-DE-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/6518en_US
dc.descriptionTechnical Reporten_US
dc.description.abstractSeveral alternative lists of hydric soil indicators have been proposed for use in delineating jurisdictional wetlands in the sandy landscapes of the southeast coastal plain. Because the issue is so recent, very little quantitative research has been conducted to test the validity of these alternative lists. Presence of various hydric soil indicators from four different hydric soil lists was compared with 3 to 5 years of shallow water well data along 14 wetland transects in peninsular Florida. Lists of indicators recently proposed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service were an improvement to the list of hydric soil indicators currently mandated in the Corps of Engineers 1987 and 1989 Wetlands Delineation Manuals. Wetland hydrology and morphological indicators of sandy hydric soils were compared at 58 sites along 14 transects in Florida. The best correspondence between hydrology and soil morphology was found for accumulation of muck on the soil surface and sulfur smell. Poorest correspondence was found for subsoil mineral horizon features such as organic accretions, thick dark A horizon, wet spodosol, and vertical streaking.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VII 1-Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2- Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hydrologic Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Evaluation of Hydric Soil Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Water Table Exceedance Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Evaluation of Hydric Soil Field Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Statistical Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3-Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hydrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hydric Soil Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 4-Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Regional and Florida Indicator Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1987 and 1989 Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5- Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Appendix A: Hydrographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al Appendix B: Soil Profile Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1 SF 298en_US
dc.format.extent122 pagesen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1040843en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report (Wetlands Research Program (U.S.)) ; no. Technical Report WRP-DE-7en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.en_US
dc.sourceThe ERDC Library created this digital resource using one or more of the following: Zeta TS-0995, Zeutcehl OS 12000, HP HD Pro 42-in. map scanner, Epson flatbeden_US
dc.subjectHydric soilsen_US
dc.subjectSandy soilsen_US
dc.subjectSoil morphologyen_US
dc.subjectWater tablesen_US
dc.subjectWetlandsen_US
dc.subjectSoil structureen_US
dc.subjectSoil propertiesen_US
dc.subjectRiparian areasen_US
dc.subjectWetland hydrologyen_US
dc.subjectFloridaen_US
dc.subjectWetland delineationen_US
dc.titleRelationships between hydric soil indicators and wetland hydrology for sandy soils in Floridaen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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