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Author: Donald Steila
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780847675920
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Brian T. Bunting
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brian T. Bunting
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-05-11
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0429558074
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: A.F. Pitty
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-05-11
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1000046125
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: James George Cruickshank
Publisher: Halsted Press
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Gerrard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1134688458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFundamentals 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.
Author: Brian Talbot Bunting
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Randall J. Schaetzl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-05-05
Total Pages: 840
ISBN-13: 1139443461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoils: Genesis and Geomorphology is a comprehensive and accessible textbook on all aspects of soils. The book's introductory chapters on soil morphology, physics, mineralogy and organisms prepare the reader for the more advanced and thorough treatment that follows. Theory and processes of soil genesis and geomorphology form the backbone of the book, rather than the emphasis on soil classification that permeates other less imaginative soils textbooks. This refreshingly readable text takes a truly global perspective, with many examples from around the world sprinkled throughout. Replete with hundreds of high quality figures and a large glossary, this book will be invaluable for anyone studying soils, landforms and landscape change. Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology is an ideal textbook for mid- to upper-level undergraduate and graduate level courses in soils, pedology and geomorphology. It will also be an invaluable reference text for researchers.
Author: James G. Bockheim
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-07-10
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 3319066684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 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.
Author: Lia Matchavariani
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-06-20
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 3030185095
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides an extensive overview of the diversity of soils in Georgia. It highlights the soil-forming environment (climate, geology, geomorphology), the characterization of the physical, chemical and morphological (macro-, micro-) properties of soils, the history of soil research in Georgia, and the geographic distribution of different soil types. In addition to describing the soil cover, the book also zones and classifies the soils. Past and current land use issues, ecological properties and implications of soils, and many other aspects are elaborated on; special attention is paid to anthropogenic soil degradation due to the contamination and erosion of soils in Georgia. This comprehensive and richly illustrated book, which includes a wealth of pictures and soil maps, offers an essential field guide for soil scientists, geographers and researchers in related areas.
