Screen LibrarySoils : genesis and geomorphology /
"In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style. Suitable as a textbook and a research-grade reference, the book's int...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2015 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Summary: |
"In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style. Suitable as a textbook and a research-grade reference, the book's introductory chapters in soil morphology, mineralogy, chemistry, physics, and organisms prepare the reader for the more advanced treatment that follows. Unlike its competitors, this textbook devotes considerable space to discussions of soil parent materials and soil mixing, along with dating and paleoenvironme |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 778 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-734) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107016934 1107016932 |
| Index Number: | S591 |
| CLC: | S15 |
| Call Number: | S15/S295/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | 5050 I. The Building Blocks of Soils -- Introduction -- Basic concepts: soil morphology -- Basic concepts: soil horizonation ... the alphabet of soils -- Basic concepts: soil mineralogy -- Basic concepts: soil chemistry -- Basic concepts: soil physics -- Basic concepts: soil organisms -- II. Soil Genesis: From Patent Material to Soil -- Soil classification and mapping -- Weathering -- Soil parent materials -- Pedoturbation -- Models and concepts of soil formation -- Soil genesis and profile differentiation -- III. Soil Geomorphology -- Soil geomorphology and hydrology -- Soil development and |