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World Reference Base for Soil Resources

international standard taxonomic soil classification system endorsed by the International Union of Soil Sciences
Thing specialised_classification_scheme Q2167138

Facts

7 properties
Instance of
specialised classification scheme, soil classification[2]
Short name
WRB[11]
Based on
USDA soil taxonomy, FAO soil classification, French soil classification, soil morphology[3][4][5][6]
Developer
International Soil Reference and Information Centre[7]
Items classified
soil[12]
Replaces
FAO soil classification[10]
Sponsor
International Union of Soil Sciences, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations[8][9]
🏷️ Also known as
en WRBSR en WRBFSR en WRB en World Reference Base for Soil Resources ar ت.ت.د ar تصنيف التربة الدولي ar نظام تصنيف التربة الدولي ar نظام تصنيف التربة العالمي cs Světová referenční báze pro půdní zdroje de WRB de World Reference Base for Soil Resources de World Reference Base es WRB fr Base de référence mondiale pour les ressources en sols ja 世界土壌資源照合基準 pl Klasyfikacja gleb WRB pl Klasyfikacja Zasobów Glebowych Świata pl World Reference Base for Soil Resources pl WRB pt Base de Referência Mundial para Recursos de Solos
🔖 Identifiers · 3
BARTOC ID
838
Freebase ID
/m/05px17
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
160212601

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🔗 Connections
Based on 3
USDA soil taxonomy, soil morphology, FAO soil classification
Sponsor 2
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Union of Soil Sciences
Developer 1
International Soil Reference and Information Centre
Instance of 1
soil classification
Items classified 1
soil
Replaces 1
FAO soil classification
← Derivative work 1
USDA soil taxonomy
← Replaced by 1
FAO soil classification
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Summary

World Reference Base for Soil Resources is a specialised classification scheme[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Basic Register of Thesauri, Ontologies & Classifications. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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