Introduction to the Biogeochemistry of Soils

ISBN-13: 9781108932752 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 230 str.

Ronald Amundson (University of Californi

Opis

The first process-based textbook on how soils form and function in biogeochemical cycles, offering a self-contained and integrated overview of the field as it now stands for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in soil science, environmental science, and the wider Earth sciences. The jargon-free approach quickly familiarises students with the field's theoretical foundations before moving on to analyse chemical and other numerical data, building the necessary skills to develop questions and strategies for original research by the end of a single semester course. The field-based framework equips students with the essential tools for accessing and interpreting the vast USDA soil dataset, allowing them to establish a working knowledge of the most important modern developments in soil research. Complete with numerous end-of-chapter questions, figures and examples, students will find this textbook a multidisciplinary toolkit invaluable to their future careers.

Recenzje

'Amundson's introduction to soil biogeochemistry provides an exciting path for future students with a wide range of interests, especially ecological and Earth science students. This introduction to the topic is as important as it is long overdue.' Daniel D. Richter, Duke University

Spis treści

1. Introduction to soils; 2. An overview of the biogeochemistry of soils; 3. The biology in soil biogeochemistry; 4. Field based properties of soils; 5. Soil biogeochemical measurements and data; 6. Time and soil processes; 7. The soil carbon cycle; 8. Chemical and physical processes in soils; 9. Soil processes on sloping landscapes; 10. Humans and soil biogeochemistry.

O autorze

Amundson, Ronald Ronald Amundson has spent his career at Berkeley working to integrate and expand an appreciation of soils within the earth sciences. By utilizing principles of isotope geochemistry, he has developed isotopic tools for environmental and paleoclimate studies, and helped develop new methods of dating soils and landscapes. He has nearly two decades of research experience in the Atacama Desert of Chile exploring the climate threshold between the biotic and abiotic regions on Earth, and how this can ultimately inform us about the history of our planetary neighbour, Mars. Amundson is an elected Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and the American Geophysical Union.