1 a person who acquires goods and services for his or her own personal needs. Compare â producer â 6. 2 a person or thing that consumes. 3 usually pl (Ecology) an organism, esp. an animal, within a community that feeds upon plants or other animals.
Characterization of a Sandy Soil by Three Sampling Methods 365. The challenge in defining the variability in the soil is not only how to define these. natural bodies, but also how to quantify the constituents within the soil.
Soil Taxonomy is based on the properties of soils as they are found in the landscape. One objective of the system is to group soils similar in genesis, but the specific criteria used to place soils in these groups are those of soil properties. Because Soil Taxonomy is a hierarchical system each soil is grouped first in the broadest category first. When more details are added lower categories are defined.