Soil in the environment : crucible of terrestrial life /

"Soil in the Environment provides fundamental knowledge regarding the role of the soil as a central link in the chain of domains and processes comprising the terrestrial environment, a topic that must be an essential component of every curriculum in the environmental sciences. In this book, Dr....

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hillel, Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, �2008.
Temas:
Soils > Environmental aspects.
Sols > Aspect de l'environnement.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Soil Science.
Soils > Environmental aspects
Boden�okologie
Bodenkunde
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Soil as a living body : its dynamic role in the environment
  • 2. Soil in the history of civilization
  • 3. Soil formation
  • 4. Soil classification
  • 5. Soil physical attributes
  • 6. Soil-water statics
  • 7. Soil-water dynamics
  • 8. Soil-water cycle
  • 9. Soil-water and soil-energy balances in the field
  • 10. Soil chemical attributes and processes
  • 11. Soil fertility and plant nutrition
  • 12. Soil biodiversity
  • 13. Soil and water management
  • 14. Soil erosion and conservation
  • 15. Soil pollution and remediation
  • 16. Concluding overview
  • Appendix A : The role of soil in the mitigation of global warming
  • Appendix B : The role of soil in the global food supply
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Figure sources and credits.

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