Alexander Soils in Natural Landscapes

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4665-9436-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 319 Seiten

This book supplies ecologists, foresters, and land managers with a succinct reference to the basics of soil physics, chemistry, and biology with an emphasis on the structure, function, and classification of soils in natural landscapes. Environmental scientists increasingly acknowledge the central importance of soils in ecosystem health and productivity. The book provides a badly needed introduction that covers the basics of soils science including physics, chemistry, and biology of natural soil for scholars and professionals who are not soil scientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alexander, Earl B.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Soils and Landscapes. Soil Parent Material, Weathering, and Primary Particles. Soil Architecture - Structural Units and Horizons. Heat and Soil Temperature. Soil Water and Air. Soil Classification–Kinds of Soils. Soils in Landscapes. Plants and Primary Production. Soil Organisms: Life in Soils. Soil Organic Matter. Soils and Global Processes. Land Management and Soil Quality. Glosssary. Appendices.