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- Based on the standard textbook on Soil Science for over 30 years in Europe now available in English and improved and adjusted for the North American and International Market.
- Contents enriched by more than 250 (100 color) illustrations and dozens of tables and useful charts
- Constitutes and unparalleled breadth of authoritative and class-tested material to serve as a primary textbook, supplementary reader and source of enrichment topics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition.
• The precursors and the processes of soil development
• The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils
• Nutrients and Pollutants
• The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB)
• The most important soils and soil landscapes of the world
• Soil Evaluation Techniques
• Basic Principles of Soil Conservation
Whoever works with soils needs this book.
Reviews
“Each chapter is well organized with numerous subsections discussing specific topics. The text is also well illustrated to clarify relationships for the soil functions discussed. … The textbook is suitable for teaching advanced students in soil science or allied curricula. It is also an excellent resource for professionals with backgrounds in engineering, biology, ecology, and agriculture. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (S. G. Shetron, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)
Authors and Affiliations
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Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Hans-Peter Blume
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University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Gerhard W. Brümmer
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Christian-Albrechts-University zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Heiner Fleige, Rainer Horn
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Standortslehre, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
Ellen Kandeler
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Technische Universität München, Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
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Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics ETH Zürich, Zuerich, Switzerland
Ruben Kretzschmar
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Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
Karl Stahr
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Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
B.-Michael Wilke
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science
Authors: Hans-Peter Blume, Gerhard W. Brümmer, Heiner Fleige, Rainer Horn, Ellen Kandeler, Ingrid Kögel-Knabner, Ruben Kretzschmar, Karl Stahr, … B.-Michael Wilke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30942-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-30941-0Published: 07 December 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-56855-2Published: 29 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-30942-7Published: 24 November 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 618
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 218 illustrations in colour
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Geochemistry, Physical Geography