Soils In Natural Landscapes

Author : Earl B. Alexander
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466594357
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils in Natural Landscapes written by Earl B. Alexander and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 many references on the agricultural perspective of soils, there is a need for a basic soils book for those concerned with natural landscapes and ecosystems. Soils in Natural Landscapes fills this niche, providing a thorough introduction to the physics, chemistry, and biology of soils and their roles in local to global systems. The book begins by describing the field of soils and the major roles of soils in natural landscapes. The chapters that follow cover a range of topics: Soil parent material Architecture of soils Temperature and soils Water, air, and climate Classification of soils Soil landscapes Plant nutrition Soil organisms Organic matter in soils The author also discusses global issues such as water and carbon cycles, global warming, and acid rain. He addresses land management for different uses, soil quality, and soil degradation. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book provides practical insights for the evaluation of soils in natural environments and their non-intensive management.

Author : Neil McKenzie
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643069585
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Australian Soils and Landscapes written by Neil McKenzie and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique compendium of the most important and widespread soils of Australia and their associated landscapes.

Author : M.R. Balks
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783319813479
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrating Soil written by M.R. Balks and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated book celebrates the diversity, importance, and intrinsic beauty of soils around the world and helps the reader to understand the ways that soils are related to the landscapes in which they form. The book unravels the complex bond between humans and soils and the importance of soils in our cultures and everyday lives. Soil is critical to terrestrial life on earth. It underpins human food supply and provides materials on which we build our lives. Soil is out of sight and often out of mind, thus easy to overlook. Yet soil has tremendous variety and intrinsic beauty for those who care to look. Soil contains a memory of the events that have shaped the landscape and the environment. With help you can look at a soil and understand the stories that it has to tell. Written in a reader-friendly way, Celebrating Soil is a wonderful resource for farmers, horticulturalists, naturalists, students and others who are concerned about how soils are formed, work and are used.

Author : Michael J. Vepraskas
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439898006
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wetland Soils written by Michael J. Vepraskas and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Major Revision of the Previous EditionWetland Soils: Genesis, Hydrology, Landscapes, and Classification, Second Edition contains 11 new chapters and additional updates written by new authors with a broad range of related field and academic experience. This revised work augments the previous material on wetland functions and restorations, while ma

Author : Sabine Grunwald
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420028189
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling written by Sabine Grunwald and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Soil-Landscape Modeling: Geographic Information Technologies and Pedometrics presents the latest methodological developments in soil-landscape modeling. It analyzes many recently developed measurement tools, and explains computer-related and pedometric techniques that are invaluable in the modeling process. This volume provi

Author : M. G. Cline
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils of New York Landscapes written by M. G. Cline and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Eugene Woldemar Hilgard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils, Their Formation, Properties, Composition, and Relations to Climate and Plant Growth in the Humid and Arid Regions written by Eugene Woldemar Hilgard and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Selim Kapur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642147828
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Land Management written by Selim Kapur and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil quality is threatened by many human-induced activities, but can also be improved by good land management. In the relatively short history of mankind on earth, the landscape and soils of the world have been drastically modified from their "natural " state. Landscapes altered by man's activities are termed "Anthroscapes" which are inextricably linked to culture and history. The challenges for today's scientists are to devise and implement sustainable land management strategies in order to preserve the land for the benefit of future generations. This book is a valuable compendium of the research experiences so far gained in studies of the context and concept of the "Anthroscape" and highlights the potential future contributions of such research to sustainable development.

Author : John A. Stanturf
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128131942
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils and Landscape Restoration written by John A. Stanturf and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-10-24 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soils and Landscape Restoration provides a multidisciplinary synthesis on the sustainable management and restoration of soils in various landscapes. The book presents applicable knowledge of above- and below-ground interactions and biome specific realizations along with in-depth investigations of particular soil degradation pathways. It focuses on severely degraded soils (e.g., eroded, salinized, mined) as well as the restoration of wetlands, grasslands and forests. The book addresses the need to bring together current perspectives on land degradation and restoration in soil science and restoration ecology to better incorporate soil-based information when restoration plans are formulated. Incudes a chapter on climate change and novel ecosystems, thus collating the perspective of soil scientists and ecologists on this consequential and controversial topic Connects science to international policy and practice Includes summaries at the end of each chapter to elucidate principles and key points

Author : Marlin George Cline
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soils of New York Landscapes written by Marlin George Cline and published by . This book was released on 1976* with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: