Footprints in the soil : people and ideas in soil history /

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Fills the need for information about the development of ideas and the accumulation of soil knowledge.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: International Union of Soil Sciences, Soil Science Society of America, World Congress of Soil Science
Otros Autores: Warkentin, Benno P.
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Soil science > History.
Soils.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Soil Science.
Soil science.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Special Acknowledgment and Appreciation to Dan Yaalon
  • Section I Early Understanding of Soils
  • 1. Soil Scientists in Ancient Rome
  • 2. Aztec Soil Knowledge: Classes, Management, and Ecology
  • 3. The Heritage of Soil Knowledge Among the World's Cultures
  • 4. Some Major Scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) Have Described Soil Profiles and Developed Soil Survey Techniques Before 1883
  • 5. Souls and Soils: A Survey of Worldviews
  • Section II Soil as a Natural Body
  • 6. The Roots of Dokuchaev's Scientific Contributions: Cadastral Soil Mapping and Agro-Environmental Issues
  • 7. Philosophical Developments in Pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton Whitney
  • 8. Development of the Soil Cover Pattern and Soil Catena Concepts
  • 9. A History of Soil Geomorphology in the United States
  • Section III Soil Properties and Processes
  • 10. Soils In Ecology and Ecology In Soils
  • 11. History of Soil Biology
  • 12. Historical Aspects of Soil Chemistry
  • 13. The Changing Understanding of Physical Properties of Soils: Water Flow, Soil Architecture
  • Section IV Soil Utilization and Conservation
  • 14. Soil Erosion and Conservation: An International History and a Cautionary Tale
  • 15. Stewardship and Soil Health
  • 16. Soil Nutrient Management for Plant Growth
  • 17. Soils and Environmental Issues
  • 18. Ancient Agricultural Terraces and Soils
  • Indices
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index
  • Colour Plate Section
  • Last Page.

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