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Soils in Natural Landscapes.

In any complete investigation of terrestrial ecosystems, rocks and soils must be considered. Soils are essential resources, providing water and nutrients for vascular plants, and mitigating the flow of water from the land. In addition, soil diversity is critical for biotic diversity. While there are...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alexander, Earl B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: Soils, Landscapes, and Ecosystems; Chapter 2: Soil Parent Material, Weathering, and Primary Particles; Chapter 3: Soil Architecture-Structural Units and Horizons; Chapter 4: Heat and Soil Temperature; Chapter 5: Soil Water, Air, and Climate; Chapter 6: Soil Classification-Kinds of Soils; Chapter 7: Soils and Landscapes; Chapter 8: Primary Production and Plant Nutrition; Chapter 9: Soil Organisms: Life in Soils; Chapter 10: Soil Organic Matter; Chapter 11: Soils and Global Processes; Chapter 12: Land Management and Soil Quality.
  • GlossaryAppendix A: Extensive and Intensive Properties and Flow of Heat, Air, and Water in Soils; Appendix B: Forms of Life; Appendix C: Notes on the Elemental Nutrition of Living Organisms; Appendix D: Rock Classification for Nongeologists; Appendix E: Naming the Suborders, Great Groups, and Subgroups in Soil Taxonomy; Appendix F: Taxonomic Names of the Plants; References; Back Cover.