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This map displays the distribution of Solonetzic soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Solonetzic soils have developed on saline parent material that is high in sodium and have a characteristic hardpan layer that has formed in the subsoil. This hardpan is very hard when dry and has low permeability when wet. This results in restricted root and water penetration that may limit the productivity of these soils. Solonetzic soils occur in association with Chernozemic soils and, to a lesser extent, with Luvisolic soils.The Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database (AGRASID) soil landscape polygons that contained soils belonging to the Solonetzic Order were identified, and the areal extent of these soils was represented as a percentage of the total area using the following classes: greater than 30, 10 to 30 and less than 10. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Solonetzic Soils - (HTML)	HTML		https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/752512866c1d45bfbd2d196e907ffe2c/html
Solonetzic Soils - (ESRI REST)	Ersi REST		https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServer
Solonetzic Soils - (ESRI REST)	Ersi REST		https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServer
Solonetzic Soils - (OGC WMS)	WMS		https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/services/agriculture/agricultural_land_resource_atlas/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata)	HTML		https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/4742c35c-34e9-4855-a5a5-756f479bdfee
Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)	HTML		https://open.alberta.ca/publications/agricultural-land-resource-atlas-of-alberta-2nd-edition

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