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Pedology

Pedogenesis and classification

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  • © 1982

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  1. P. Duchaufour
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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. The Physicochemical Processes of Pedogenesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction and definitions

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      Pages 3-4

    3. Weathering and clay formation

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      Pages 5-27

    4. The dynamics of organic matter

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      Pages 28-66

    5. The movement of material within soils

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      Pages 67-107

    6. General principles of the origin and development of soils

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      Pages 108-156

  3. Pedogenesis: The Basis of Soil Classification

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      Pages 157-157
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    2. Soil classification

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      Pages 159-181

    3. Immature soils and soils with little profile differentiation

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      Pages 182-210

    4. Calcimagnesian soils

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      Pages 211-235

    5. Soils with matured humus: isohumic soils and vertisols

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      Pages 236-269

    6. Brunified soils

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      Pages 270-305

    7. Podzolised soils

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      Pages 306-334

    8. Hydromorphic soils

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      Pages 335-372

    9. Sesquioxide-rich soils

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      Pages 373-425

    10. Salsodic soils

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      Pages 426-442

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 443-448
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About this book

This book is the first of two volumes intended to replace the old and now out of print Precis de pedologie, the previous three editions of which were pro­ duced by the same publisher in 1960, 1965 and 1970. It was apparent that the term 'precis', which means that the text was neces­ sarily condensed and summarised, no longer corresponded with the present day situation, for pedology has developed considerably in the past 10 years and it now makes use of the most modern and varied research techniques. It has become an entirely separate discipline and has assumed, at least in certain countries, considerable importance. In addition, different schools of thought have developed and their sometimes contradictory viewpoints are presented at many international conferences, which, if valid conclusions are to be reached from them, required considerable space for discussion. Thus, even by being very concise it was no longer possible to deal with the whole of soil science within the space of one volume, so that a two volume format became a necessity. As soil science is known to have two fundamentally distinct aspects, it has been easy to determine the contents of each volume and also to give each an identity and unity, as well as enabling a different kind of presentation to be made in each case.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pedology

  • Book Subtitle: Pedogenesis and classification

  • Authors: P. Duchaufour

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6003-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: George Allen & Unwin 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-011-6005-6Published: 12 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-6003-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 448

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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