Development of Anthropogenic Soil Classification - Virginia Tech

Solutions Proposed – Taxa Levels
We follow the guidelines of adding taxa: made soil
descriptions, sampled and analyzed lab data, and
estimated extent. Bottom-up approach.
Adding a set of specified taxa at the subgroup and family
level allows easy formation of series, identifies properties
critical to producing interpretive maps, and can be used in
any existing subgroup or great group without adding taxa
above.
Adding taxa at a high level such as soil order means you
have to predict what you might find and proliferate empty
“placeholder “ higher taxa and subgroups to get to the
family level, then series. This was rejected as inefficient.