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- Provides a unique key for classifying soils of the United Arab Emirates
- Goes beyond USDA soil classification keys to include specialized criteria for UAE soils
- Includes a mechanism for updating current surveys and correlating information from new surveys
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Research and Innovations Division, Soil Management Program, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, Utd.Arab.Emir.
Shabbir A. Shahid
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Soil Quality Department, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Utd.Arab.Emir.
Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah
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National Soil Survey Center, Research Soil Scientist, USDA-NRCS, Soil Survey Research and Laboratory, North Lincoln, USA
Michael A. Wilson
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Regional Soil Scientist, retired, USDA-NRCS, Raleigh, USA
John A. Kelley
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Soil Survey Standards Branch, USDA-NRCS, National Soil Survey Center Soil Survey Standards Branch, Lincoln, USA
Joseph V. Chiaretti
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: United Arab Emirates Keys to Soil Taxonomy
Authors: Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, Michael A. Wilson, John A. Kelley, Joseph V. Chiaretti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7420-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht (Outside the USA) 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7419-3Published: 22 January 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0238-4Published: 20 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7420-9Published: 07 January 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXIV, 108
Number of Illustrations: 81 illustrations in colour
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Environmental Science and Engineering, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Geography, general