The Geography of Soils
The Geography of Soils

Author: Donald Steila

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780847675920

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This updated second edition builds upon the strengths of its predecessor. It clarifies concepts that students have had difficulty in mastering and contains new sections, including a discussion of clay mineral structures and a more thorough treatment of soilscapes and suborders within a regional context.

Soil Geography of the USA
Soil Geography of the USA

Author: James G. Bockheim

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-07-10

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 3319066684

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Since 1980, our understanding of the factors and processes governing the distribution of soils on the Earth’s surface has increased dramatically, as have the techniques for studying soil patterns. The approach used in this book relies on the National Resources Conservation Service databases to delineate the distribution of each of the eight diagnostic epipedons and 19 subsurface horizons, to identify the taxonomic level at which each of these horizons is used, to develop an understanding of the role of the factors and processes in their formation and to summarize our latest understanding of their genesis. A chapter is devoted to each diagnostic horizon (or combined horizons). This book is intended to serve as a textbook in soil geography, a reference book for geographers, ecologists and geologists and a tool for soil instructors, landlookers, mappers, classifiers and information technologists.

Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling
Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling

Author: Sabine Grunwald

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1420028189

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Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling: Geographic Information Technologies and Pedometrics presents the latest methodological developments in soil-landscape modeling. It analyzes many recently developed measurement tools, and explains computer-related and pedometric techniques that are invaluable in the modeling process. This volume provi

The Geography of Soil
The Geography of Soil

Author: Brian T. Bunting

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-11

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 0429558074

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This book, first published in 1965, was the first by a British soil expert in which he wrote a study of his subject from a geographical, not an agricultural or biological, viewpoint. Chapters 1-8 deal with the factors and processes in soil formation. Chapters 9-17 describe the soil groups of the different regions of the world – for example, desert and tundra, the boreal zone, the Mediterranean, and intertropical areas.

Geography and Soil Properties
Geography and Soil Properties

Author: A.F. Pitty

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-11

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1000046125

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This book, first published in 1978, provides a comprehensive guide to soil properties in any major world region. It emphasizes the significance of the spatial changes in soil patterns, the environmental influence on soils, and their temporal changes, but focuses attention on the systematic examination of soil properties and their reciprocal effects. It covers such important topics as the mineral composition of different soils, their organic matter, structure and porosity, chemical make-up and mechanical properties.

Fundamentals of Soils
Fundamentals of Soils

Author: John Gerrard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1134688385

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Fundamentals of Soil provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to soils and the workings of soil systems. This text is the only one of its kind to provide an attractive, lively and accessible introduction to this topic. Featuring learning tools within each chapter, such as summaries, essay questions and guides for further reading, the text is also highly illustrated with useful tables, boxes and figures. Covering all key areas of study at an introductory level, subjects covered include: · Soil properties · Soil processes · Controls on soil formation · Soil classification · World soils · Soil patterns · Soil degradation.