Pedological and some other soil-related activities within the Earth sciences discipline at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand − the first 50 years (1969-2018)

• Main Authors: Lowe, David J., Balks, Megan R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Society of Soil Science 2018
• Subjects: pedology; soil science; history of soil science; soil survey; geomechanics; Antarctic soil survey; tephrochronology; peatlands; volcanic ash; tephra; Hamilton Ash; Kauroa Ash; University of Waikato; Earth sciences at Waikato University; John D McCraw; Michael J Selby; HS Gibbs; Department of Earth Sciences; new discipline of Earth sciences; tephra-derived soils; Andisols; New Zealand Soil Classification; slope stability; pedometrics; GIS; peat lakes; Ross Dependency; Britannia Range; teaching pedology; soil stratigraphy; NZ Society of Soil Science; palaeopedology; clay mineral; allophane; halloysite; sensitive soil; cryptotephra; pyroclastic; history of science; Antarctic; Britannia; New Zealand; Selby; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/12342

We outline teaching and research activities relating to pedology and soil survey, and some other soil-related work involving geomechanics, both in New Zealand and Antarctica, carried out by staff and students in the Earth Sciences discipline at the University of Waikato for the 50-year period from 1...