Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agro-Pedological Atlas of SE Montreal Plain

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Quebec, atlas, agro-pedological, soil
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (unverified)

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The Agro-Pedological Atlas is a set of layers which show the characteristics, the fertility, the quality of the water regime, the vulnerability to degradation and the potential of the agricultural soils and land in the Monteregian region of the province of Quebec. Une version en français est disponible à http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/cgi-bin/ogc/apaq-aapq_wms_f?service=wms&request=getcapabilities

Available map layers (54)

Agro-Pedological Atlas of SE Montreal Plain (apaq-aapq)

Ancillary Layers (Ancillary_Layers)

Ancillary_Layers

Orthophoto (ortho)

Roads (routes)

Counties (comtes)

Bounds (limit)

Bounding edge of the mapping area.

Cities (villes-text)

Agricultural Land Capability Rating (Agricultural_Land_Capability_Rating)

Agricultural_Land_Capability_Rating

Soil capability for agriculture (itc)

Soil capability for agriculture. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T32ITC_e.pdf

General Characteristics (General_Characteristics)

General_Characteristics

Depth to bedrock (proc)

Depth to bedrock. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T08Proc_e.pdf

Organic matter content of the surface layer (0-25 cm) (mo)

Organic matter content of the surface layer (0 - 25 cm). More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T04MO_e.pdf

Particle size distribution of materials (25-100 cm) (granulo)

Slope (pente)

Slope. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T06Pente_e.pdf

Stoniness (pierro)

Stoniness. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T07Pierro_e.pdf

Substratum (C horizon) carbonate content (CaCO3) (carbonates)

Substratum (C horizon) carbonate content. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T05Carbonates_e.pdf

Surface layer (0-25 cm) texture (texsurface)

Taxonomy (great groups) (taxo2)

Soil Fertility Indicators (Soil_Fertility_Indicators)

Soil_Fertility_Indicators

Calcium content of the A horizon (kg/ha) (ca_a)

Calcium content of the A horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T17Ca_e.pdf

Calcium content of the B horizon (kg/ha) (ca_b)

Calcium content of the B horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T17Ca_e.pdf

Calcium content of the C horizon (kg/ha) (ca_c)

Calcium content of the C horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T17Ca_e.pdf

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the A horizon (m-eq./100g) (cec_a)

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the A horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T16CEC_e.pdf

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the B horizon (m-eq./100g) (cec_b)

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the B horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T16CEC_e.pdf

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the C horizon (m-eq./100g) (cec_c)

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the C horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T16CEC_e.pdf

Magnesium content of the A horizon (kg/ha) (mg_a)

Magnesium content of the A horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T18Mg_e.pdf

Magnesium content of the B horizon (kg/ha) (mg_b)

Magnesium content of the B horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T18Mg_e.pdf

Magnesium content of the C horizon (kg/ha) (mg_c)

Magnesium content of the C horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T18Mg_e.pdf

Phosphorus content of the surface layer (kg/ha) (p_a)

Phosphorus content of the surface layer. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T20P_e.pdf

Potassium content of the A horizon (kg/ha) (k_a)

Potassium content of the A horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T19K_e.pdf

Potassium content of the B horizon (kg/ha) (k_b)

Potassium content of the B horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T19K_e.pdf

Potassium content of the C horizon (kg/ha) (k_c)

Potassium content of the C horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T19K_e.pdf

Reaction of the A Horizon (water pH) (ph_a)

Reaction (water pH) of the A Horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T15pH_e.pdf

Reaction of the B Horizon (water pH) (ph_b)

Reaction (water pH) of the B Horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T15pH_e.pdf

Reaction of the C Horizon (water pH) (ph_c)

Reaction (water pH) of the C Horizon. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T15pH_e.pdf

Soil Vulnerability to Degradation (Soil_Vulnerability_to_Degradation)

Soil_Vulnerability_to_Degradation

Smearing vulnerability (battance)

Smearing vulnerability. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T26Battance_e.pdf

Soil acidification vulnerability (acid)

Soil acidification vulnerability. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T25Acidif_e.pdf

Soil compaction vulnerability (compactage)

Soil vulnerability to ditch and watercourse bank instability (berges)

Soil vulnerability to ditch and watercourse bank instability. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T24Berges_e.pdf

Soil vulnerability to ferric clogging of subsurface drains (ColmatChim)

Soil vulnerability to losses from leaching into groundwater (lessivage)

Soil vulnerability to losses from leaching into groundwater. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T31Lessivage_e.pdf

Soil vulnerability to physical clogging of subsurface drains (ColmatPhys)

Soil vulnerability to upward migration of coarse fragments to the surface (remontfrag)

Soil vulnerability to upward migration of coarse fragments to the surface as a result of human action aimed at drainage improvement. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T21RemontFrag_e.pdf

Soil water erosion vulnerability (surface water pollution) (erohydr)

Soil wind erosion vulnerability (eroeol)

Surface layer erodibility (K factor) (erodib)

Soil Water Regime Indicators (Soil_Water_Regime_Indicators)

Soil_Water_Regime_Indicators

Available water (cm/100 cm soil) (reu100)

Available water (100-cm soil depth). More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T13REU100_e.pdf

Available water (cm/50 cm soil) (reu50)

Available water (50 cm soil depth). More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T12REU50_e.pdf

Improved drainage (subsurface drainage) (drainamel)

Natural drainage (drain)

Permeability (cm/hr) (permea)

Permeability. More details about this layer can be found in the following PDF document: http://nlwis-snite1.agr.gc.ca/apaq-aapq/doc/T11Permea_e.pdf

Water stress risk (stresshyd)

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