The Soils of Chile

This book is intended for students and soil scientists who want to know about the state of the art in soil sciences in Chile. The book merges a comprehensive bibliographical review of the soil surveys carried out throughout the length and breadth of Chilean territory during the past 40 years and mor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Casanova, Manuel (Autor), Salazar, Osvaldo (Autor), Seguel, Oscar (Autor), Luzio, Walter (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:World Soils Book Series,
Temas:
Soil science.
Soil Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • General Chile overview
  • Territory formation: geology and geomorphology
  • Climate: from desert to glaciers
  • Vegetation.-Land use
  • Main features of Chilean soils
  • Soil formation in Chile
  • Major soil zones
  • A soil map of Chile
  • Management of soil properties in Chile
  • Chemical properties
  • Physical properties
  • Biological properties
  • Human induced soil degradation in Chile
  • Erosive soil degradation
  • Non erosive soil degradation
  • Desertification
  • Future of soil conservation in Chile
  • Annexe.

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