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REN R 341 - Soil Formation and Landscape Processes

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-3
Fee index 6
Faculty Agric, Life & Environ Sciences
Department Renewable Resources
Typically Offered first term

Description
Soil formation, with emphasis on landscape processes as factors in soil development; pedogenic processes and their relation to environmental issues; soils; vegetation, and geological associations; kinds and distribution of soils in Canada; soil classification; field examination and computer-assisted learning of soils and their landscape. Field trips. Prerequisite: REN R 210. Not to be taken if credit received for REN R 441.