130 Arid and Semi-Arid Soil Pedogenesis: Unraveling the Linkages Among Soil Genesis, Soil Mineralogy, and Quaternary Landscape Evolution: In Honor of B. L. Allen: I



S05 Pedology
Monday, October 17, 2011: 8:00 AM-4:05 PM
Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, Room 206A
Organizers:
Wayne Hudnall and Susan Casby-Horton
Presiders:
Susan Casby-Horton , Wayne Hudnall and C. Tom Hallmark
9:30 AM
Silicate Clay and Argillic Horizon Formation and Destruction In Soils of the Desert Project, New Mexico.
H. Curtis Monger, New Mexico State University; Robert Grossman, USDA-NRCS (retired); John W. Hawley, HAWLEY GEOMATTERS
9:45 AM
Contrasting Soils and Processes of Shrub Island – Interspace Landscapes In Southeastern California.
Robert C. Graham, University of California; Nicole Pietrasiak, University of California
10:00 AM
10:50 AM
Mapping the Llano Estacado.
John E. Stout, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
11:05 AM
Pleistocene Lake Lomax: A Mystery On the Texas High Plains.
Carolyn Olson, Climate Change Program Office of the Chief Economist; Susan Casby-Horton, Texas Tech University; Miguel Cano-Garcia, Unknown
11:20 AM
Regional Perspectives of Quaternary Soils and Sediments On the Kansas High Plains.
Michel D. Ransom, Kansas State University; Carolyn Olson, Climate Change Program Office of the Chief Economist; Donna A. Porter, US EPA Region 7; Susan H. Fraser, None
11:50 AM
1:25 PM
Transformations of Soil Materials Under Semi-Arid Conditions In Valley Floors In S.W Australia.
Georgina E. Holbeche, University of Western Australia; Robert J. Gilkes, University of Western Australia
2:10 PM
Gypsum-Rich Horizons In Saline Playa-Lakes of Monegros, Spain.
Carmen Castañeda, EEAD-CSIC; Florias Mees, Royal Museum for Central Africa; Juan Herrero, EEAD-CSIC
2:25 PM
Sepiolite and Palygorskite Occurrence In Arid and Semi-Arid Environments and Their Use In Nanotechnology.
April Ulery, New Mexico State University; Brenda Buck, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Deborah Soukup, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Colin Robins, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Amy Brock-Hon, University of Tenn, Chattanooga
2:40 PM
2:55 PM
Morphology and Taxonomy of Gypseous Soils In San Luis Potosí State, Mexico.
Juan Felipe Martínez-Montoya, Colegio de Postgraduados; Juan Herrero, EEAD-CSIC; Víctor Manuel Ruiz-Vera, Colegio de Postgraduados
3:10 PM
The Cartography of Gypseous Soils In San Luis Potosi State, Mexico.
Víctor Manuel Ruiz-Vera, Colegio de Postgraduados; Juan Felipe Martínez-Montoya, Colegio de Postgraduados; Juan Herrero, EEAD-CSIC
3:25 PM
Saline Soil Formation within a Lacustrine Environment In Mid-Anatolia of Turkey.
Hikmet Gunal, Gaziosmanpasa University; Mesut BUDAK, Hakkari University; Nurullah ACIR, Gaziosmanpasa University; Murat BIROL, Gaziosmanpasa University
3:40 PM
Carbonate Pedofeatures In Arid and Semiarid Soils of Southern Russia: Stable Isotopic Composition, Morphology and 14C-Age.
Irina Kovda, Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences; Evgeny Morgun, Moscow State University; Sergey Oleynik, Princeton University
3:55 PM
4:05 PM