Table 4.1 Taxonomic structure
of soils along the shoreline of the
US Great Lakes
Order
Suborder
Great groups
No. soil series
%
Alfisols
Aqualfs
Endoaqualfs
31
4.5
Epiaqualfs
17
2.5
Fragiaqualfs
1
0.1
Glossaqualfs
5
0.7
Udalfs
Fragiudalfs
1
0.1
Fraglossudalfs
1
0.1
Glossudalfs
49
7.1
Hapludalfs
86
12.4
Subtotal
191
27.6
Entisols
Aquents
Endoaquents
5
0.7
Epiaquents
4
0.6
Fluvaquents
5
0.7
Psammaquents
17
2.5
Fluvents
Udifluvents
3
0.4
Orthents
Udorthents
14
2.0
Psamments
Quartzipsamments
3
0.4
Udipsamments
29
4.2
Subtotal
80
11.6
Histosols
Folists
Udifolists
1
0.1
Hemists
Haplohemists
5
0.7
Saprists
Haplosaprists
24
3.5
Subtotal
30
4.3
Inceptisols
Aquepts
Endoaquepts
36
5.2
Epiaquepts
24
3.5
Fragiaquepts
3
0.4
Humaquepts
20
2.9
Udepts
Dystrudepts
16
2.3
Eutrudepts
27
3.9
Fragiudepts
4
0.6
Subtotal
130
18.8
Mollisols
Aquolls
Argiaquolls
10
1.4
Endoaquolls
32
4.6
Epiaquolls
7
1.0
Rendolls
Haprendolls
4
0.6
Udolls
Argiudolls
11
1.6
Hapludolls
13
1.9
Subtotal
77
11.1
Spodosols
Aquods
Duraquods
6
0.9
Endoaquods
23
3.3
Epiaquods
13
1.9
Fragiaquods
6
0.9
Orthods
Durorthods
6
0.9
Fragiorthods
16
2.3
Haplorthods
113
16.4
Subtotal
183
26.5
Total
691
100.0
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