Soil Processes and the Carbon Cycle
Soil Processes and the Carbon Cycle

Author: Rattan Lal

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 1351415751

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World soils contain about 1500 gigatons of organic carbon. This large carbon reserve can increase atmospheric concentrations of CO2 by soil misuse or mismanagement, or it can reverse the 'greenhouse' effect by judicious land use and proper soil management. Soil Processes and the Carbon Cycle describes soil processes and their effects on the global carbon cycle while relating soil properties to soil quality and potential and actual carbon reserves in the soil. In addition, this book deals with modeling the carbon cycle in soil, and with methods of soil carbon determinations.

Soil Micromorphology: Studies in Management and Genesis
Soil Micromorphology: Studies in Management and Genesis

Author: A.J. Ringrose-Voase

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1994-08-01

Total Pages: 901

ISBN-13: 0080869904

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The papers in this volume cover micromorphological studies of a wide variety of topics, at various scales from ultramicro- to mesoscopic. Topics included are:soil management; soil structure; surface crusts; hardpans and cemented layers; soil biota; soil genesis; hydromorphic soils; paleosols; archeology; and general pedology. The range of papers reflects the growing use of soil micromorphology in understanding soil problems in land-use and the increasing use of quantitative techniques, together with more traditional applications in pedology. The book is well illustrated with micrographs and contains both author and keyword indices.