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Forest Soils : Properties and Processes
This is a comprehensive study of forest soils for foresters, wildlife and park managers, ecologists, and others interested in forest soils. It provides a valuable text for introductory and more advanced courses.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
1977.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Forest soil: what it is and how to describe it
- A look at soil
- The description of a soil
- 2 The architecture of soil: texture, structure, and porosity
- Soil texture
- Determination of soil texture
- Stones
- Soil structure
- Origin of soil structure
- Soil consistence
- Soil porosity
- Measurement of soil porosity
- 3 Colour, temperature, and aeration
- Soil colour
- Measurement of soil colour
- Soil temperature
- Soil temperature regimes
- Snow and frost
- Soil aeration
- Measurement of soil aeration
- Soil aeration regimes
- 4 Soil water: the lifeblood of soil
- Energy relationships of water
- Movement of water in soil
- Movement in layered soils
- Soil water measurement
- Soil moisture regimes
- 5 Soil organic matter
- The type and amount of organic matter
- The form and composition of litter
- Energy transformations and decomposition of litter
- The forest floor
- 6 Soil biology: organisms and processes
- Soil fauna
- The measurement of soil animals
- Kinds of animals
- Soil microflora
- The estimation of microflora populations and their activities
- Bacteria
- Actinomycetes
- Fungi
- Algae
- The rhizospere
- 7 Soil chemistry
- Weathering of soil materials
- Physical
- Chemical
- Clay minerals
- products of weathering
- Cation exchange capacity
- Measurement of cation exchange capacity
- Anion exchange
- Soil reaction
- pH
- Measurement of soil reaction
- Soil elements
- Carbon
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- Calcium and magnesium
- Sulphur
- Iron and aluminium
- Manganese
- Trace elements
- Oxidation-reduction
- 8 Soil fertility
- Essential elements
- Measurement of soil fertility
- Elements in plants
- Elements in the soil
- Plant growth
- Plant-soil relationships
- Diagnostic and predictive techniques.
- Visual symptoms
- Comparative chemical analyses
- Mathematical relationships
- General fertility considerations
- Fertilizer materials and their use
- 9 Soil classification
- History
- Units of soil and classification
- The 7th approximation and soil taxonomy
- a world system
- The basis
- Diagnostic horizons
- Categories
- The Canadian soil classification system
- Categories
- Family and series
- 10 Soil surveys
- Soil surveys and the landscape
- Examples of soil surveys
- Comprehensive land surveys
- General soil survey
- USDA
- General soil survey
- Canada
- Forest soil survey
- Japan
- Boreal forest soil survey
- The Netherlands
- a large-scale survey
- Interpretation and use of soil surveys
- 11 Roots and soil
- Form and abundance of roots
- Methods of study
- Forms of roots
- Rooting volume of the soil
- Amounts and development of roots
- Root growth and soil properties
- Ecological and silvicultural aspects of roots
- 12 Fire and soil
- Effects of fire on forest soil properties
- Physical properties
- Chemical properties
- Soil organisms
- Ecological effects
- 13 The hydrolic cycle
- The water cycle
- General considerations
- Measurements
- Effects of soil properties
- Effects of vegetation
- Forest management effects
- 14 Nutrient cycling
- General considerations
- Nutrient inputs and outputs
- Atmospheric
- Geologic
- Biologic
- Internal cycling in the forest and soil
- The forest
- The soil
- Nutrient cycling in relation to certain ecological and silvicultural considerations
- 15 Forest soil development
- Factors of soil development
- Processes of soil development
- Additions
- Losses
- Translocation
- Transformation
- Conclusions
- 16 Soils and changing landscapes and use
- Soils and landscapes
- Geologic
- Vegetation
- Cultural
- The New Forest
- a case history.
- Location, area, and geology
- Settlement, culture, vegetation, and soils
- L'envoi
- Appendix 1 Procedures for soil profile description and sampling
- Soil profile description
- Soil sampling procedures
- Methods of sampling
- Numbers of samples
- Appendix 2 Common and scientific names of trees and shrubs
- References
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y.