Soil Museum in National Taiwan University, Taiwan Please contact Dr. Zueng-Sang Chen Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean Department of Agricultural Chemistry National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taiwan soilchen@ntu.edu.tw for details http://lab.ac.ntu.edu.tw/soilsc/ Soil museum in National Taiwan 1
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Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by Prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisols in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 3 Interior configuration of the soil museum in NTU
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Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 5
Posters showing basic soil knowledge 6
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Soil orders in Taiwan 9
How did soils come? Soil pedons and soil profiles Soil museum in National Taiwan 10
Five major factors influencing soil formation 11
Five major functions of soils in ecosystem 12
Soils with various land uses in Taiwan Prepare for soil monolith Soil museum in National Taiwan 13
Distribution of Soil orders from west to east part of Taiwan 14
Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 15
Large-scale soil profiles 16
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Spodosols and Entisols 18
Entisols and Ultisols 19
Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 20
Soil maps of Taiwan 21
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Soil maps of Taiwan made by Japanese in 1920s 23
Parent materials and soil orders of farmland in Taiwan 24
The levels of rice yields in Taiwan 25
Soil maps of Taiwan Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Posters Posters Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 26
Tropical red soils 27
Ultisols (with plinthite) and Oxisols 28
Ultisols and Oxisols (with uplifted coral) 29
Entisols and Ultisols in outlying islands of Taiwan 30
Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 31
Different alluvial soils in western Taiwan 32
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Entisols, Inceptisols, and Alfisols 34
Entisols, Inceptisols, and Alfisols 35
Inceptisols and Alfisols 36
Entisols and Inceptisols 37
Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 38
Andisols, Ultisols, and Alfisols 39
Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 40
Histosols, Ultisols, and Inceptisols 41
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Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 43
Soil structures 44
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Slikensides, Plinthites, and Pore-lining residues 47
Termite mound, Biopores, and Plinthites 48
Ferromanganese pan and Ferromanganese concretion 49
Clay coatings, Clay column, and Ferromanganese concretion 50
Sand rose (gypsum) and Spodic materials 51
Pumice, Clay coatings, and Biopores 52
Slickensides and Limestone 53
Limestone, Clay coatings, Mn coatings, pore-lining residue, and Plinthite 54
Fe and Mn nodules, Plinthites, E horizon 55
Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 56
Mollisols, Ultisols, Histosols, and Vertisols 57
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Soil maps of Taiwan Posters Posters Tropical soils Tropical soils Soil monoliths made by prof. Chang Large-scale soil profiles Black soils in east Taiwan Andisoils in Yangmingshan Alluvial soils Temperate soils Soil structures Soil museum in National Taiwan 59
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Welcome to the Soil Museum in National Taiwan University Soil museum in National Taiwan 61