Description

This map displays the percentage of organic matter in the surface layer of cultivated soils in the agricultural region of Alberta. Soil organic matter (SOM) is derived primarily from the decomposition of plant biomass. SOM improves both the physical and chemical properties of soil and has beneficial effects on agricultural soil quality. SOM is reported on the map as a percentage using the following classes: less than 2 (very low), 2 to 4 (low), 4 to 6 (medium), 6 to 8 (high) and greater than 8 (very high).This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Organic Matter Content of Cultivated Soils - (HTML)	HTML		https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/7b3cb5f2444a498e912df6c75689bf99/html
Organic Matter Content of Cultivated Soils - (ESRI REST)	Ersi REST		https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServer
Organic Matter Content of Cultivated Soils - (ESRI REST)	Ersi REST		https://geospatial.alberta.ca/titan/rest/services/agriculture/Agricultural_Land_Resource_Atlas/MapServer
Organic Matter Content of Cultivated 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/4921c409-eb2c-4953-8755-af6652323e2c
Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)	HTML		https://open.alberta.ca/publications/agricultural-land-resource-atlas-of-alberta-2nd-edition

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