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Author: Richard I. Macphail
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 631
ISBN-13: 1107011388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book uniquely focuses on all aspects of archaeological soil micromorphology, based upon the authors' joint sixty years of worldwide studies.
Author: J. S. Rodwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-04-30
Total Pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780521627191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country.
Author: Edward Maltby
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-07-23
Total Pages: 800
ISBN-13: 9781444315820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range ofdisciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential toolfor those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. Adeparture from more traditional treatises, this text examinesfreshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals toissues of management and policy. Introductory chapters address the scope and significance ofwetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity.Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetlandfunctioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humansand nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they maybe restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples,emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetlandmanagement, including case studies on the wise use andrehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and otherdamaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits ofmultiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide aninvaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers andstudents of wetland sciences.
Author: Rothamsted Experimental Station
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 928
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKReports for 1908-1929 include Supplement to the "Guide to the experimental plots".
Author: International Society of Soil Science
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 876
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Steve Ellis
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-26
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 113491508X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoils represent the result of a complex set of interacting processes and are an integral component of the environment. Yet soils remain the most undervalued and misused of the Earth's resources. This work examines the fundamental importance of soils. Combining practical analysis and interpretation with a theoretical approach, the authors discuss the properties of soils, debate the environmental factors that influence their development, and address their resulting spatial characteristics on a global scale. Examining the impact of environmental controls on soil formation this book also analyzes the role of soils as components of natural environmental systems, and soil-human interactions. A glossary of terms aids the less scientific reader. Adopting macro and micro-scale, pure and applied, spatial and temporal, and natural and human related approaches, this book offers an understanding of soils within an environmental context. As environmental problems, such as pollution, acidification, erosion and climatic change become matters of greater concern, this work offers an understanding for readers across a spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 792
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Bullock
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-05-13
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1444310593
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUrban areas contain a wide variety of open spaces, yet much of this has evolved under the pressures of human population with minimal management. The last 40 years have seen problems of varying severity begin to appear, including contamination, erosion, acidification and compaction. These problems have brought attention to the importance of the soil cover, the need for better understanding it, and the need for its protection. This book is a review of state-of-the-art science for soil in urban areas. Based on a meeting organized by the Nature Conservancy Council and the British Society of Soil Science, the nine chapters cover soil classification, contamination by waste and metals, physical and biological properties, nutrient provision and cycling, vegetation, and soil storage. The book provides a basis from which to plan future research and development programs.
Author: Stephen Ellis
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 616
ISBN-13: 9780415068871
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalyses the properties, processes and classification of soils, their environmental history, soil-human interactions and the future. A broad and balanced book covering a wide spectrum of environmentally-related subjects.
Author: Tom Williamson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780719044915
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooks at the origins of the county and the early evolution of its landscape, and emphasises the surprising extent of continuity in structures of territorial organisation.
