This book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the soils of Spain gathered by a variety of experts in the field.It presents soils in the region as particularly conditioned by the naturally diverse and drastic distribution of the Spanish landscape, characterized by mountainous regions in the North and arid areas in the South. The Introduction sets the agricultural scenario in Spain as influenced by the Arabic culture and American agricultural products; the second chapter provides a classification and distribution of Spanish soils; the third chapter approaches the topic of...
This book provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the soils of Spain gathered by a variety of experts in the field.It presents soils i...
This is the first book to comprehensively discuss Ecuadorian soils. Richly illustrated, it provides information on the unique characteristics and distribution of these soils. Due to the influence of the Andes, which vastly modified the climate and parental materials, a relative small country like Ecuador has a wide variety of soil orders, rarely found in other countries. The country is divided into three distinctive regions by the Andes: The Coastal Plain, the Andean Highlands, and the Amazonia Region each with different soil development, influenced by the varying conditions in that region.It...
This is the first book to comprehensively discuss Ecuadorian soils. Richly illustrated, it provides information on the unique characteristics and dist...
The final chapters address topics such as soils and humans, and the future challenges for soil science and soil surveys in the U.S. Maps of soil distribution, pedon descriptions, profile images, and tables of properties are included throughout the text.
The final chapters address topics such as soils and humans, and the future challenges for soil science and soil surveys in the U.S. Maps of soil distr...
Here is a comprehensive analysis of chemical and physical soil properties, soil evolution, old and modern processes, geographic distribution, climatic conditions, topography, parent materials, plant associations, morphology, classification systems and more.
Here is a comprehensive analysis of chemical and physical soil properties, soil evolution, old and modern processes, geographic distribution, climatic...
This book offers a lively history of pedology in Croatia, providing a detailed view of the different agricultural regions of the country. Also contains useful information on different factors of soil genesis as well as soil taxonomy and classification.
This book offers a lively history of pedology in Croatia, providing a detailed view of the different agricultural regions of the country. Also contain...
The Soils of Italy is the first comprehensive book on Italian pedology in seventy years. Taking advantage of the authors large experience and of the most up-to-date information and technology, this book treats the main soil types of Italy, their diffusion, their functions, ecological use, and the threats to which they are subjected during centuries of intensive management. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines, such as urban development, medicine, economics, sociology, and archaeology. The description of the soils is...
The Soils of Italy is the first comprehensive book on Italian pedology in seventy years. Taking advantage of the authors large experience an...
This book presents a thorough account of the soils of Bangladesh. It includes discussion of different agro-climatic regions, the effects of human induced soil degradation and climatic change on its soils, geology and geomorphology and major soil types.
This book presents a thorough account of the soils of Bangladesh. It includes discussion of different agro-climatic regions, the effects of human indu...
In this new volume in the World Soil series, the various types of Icelandic soils, their different characteristics, their formation, degradation and erosion are reviewed. Then it details the different types of soils, their formation and main features, comparing the Icelandic soils to other soils elsewhere in the world.
In this new volume in the World Soil series, the various types of Icelandic soils, their different characteristics, their formation, degradation and e...
This book features a master listing of all soil series in the Philippines. It shows soil thematic layers overlain on satellite images and contains an updated soil map to consolidate several decades of soil survey activities.
This book features a master listing of all soil series in the Philippines. It shows soil thematic layers overlain on satellite images and contains an ...
This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils of each region. Soils of Antarctica is richly illustrated with nearly 150 images and provisional maps are provided for several key ice-free areas.
This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils of each region. Soils of Antarctica is richly illustrat...
