The Soils of Japan
Herausgeber: Hatano, Ryusuke, Shinjo, Hitoshi, Takata, Yusuke (Eds.)
Vorschau- Gives a complete overview of the soils of Japan, for the first time
- Presents both already established knowledge and new research on soils
- Explores the nature as well as the functions of soils of Japan
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- Über dieses Buch
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This book provides an overview of the distribution, properties, and function of soils in Japan. First, it offers general descriptions of the country’s climate, geology, geomorphology, and land use, the history of the Japanese soil classification system and characteristics and genesis of major soil types follow. For each region – a geographic/administrative region of the country – there is a chapter with details of current land use as well as properties and management challenges of major soils. Maps of soil distribution, pedon descriptions, profile images, and tables of properties are included throughout the text and appendices.
- Über die Autor*innen
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Ryusuke Hatano is a professor in the Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan. He is a past president of the Japanese Society of Soil Physics (2010–2012), a president of the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2019–present), and the chair of Division 2 of the IUSS (2018–present).
Hitoshi Shinjo is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies/ Agriculture of Kyoto University, Japan. He was the secretary general of the Japanese Society of Pedology from 2012 to 2016, when he devoted himself to coordinating the Committee of Soil Classification and Nomenclature to release the Soil Classification System of Japan in 2017. He is a board member and councilor of the Japanese Society of Pedology.
Yusuke Takata is a senior researcher in the Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, National Agricultural and Food Research Organization, Japan. He is a board member of the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, and a Board Member of the Japanese Society of Pedology. His research interests are digital soil mapping, soil conservation, agro-environmental indicators, and developing information and communication technology tools for soil education.
- Inhaltsverzeichnis (10 Kapitel)
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Overview
Seiten 3-9
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Soil-Forming Factors
Seiten 13-51
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Soil Classification and Distribution
Seiten 53-68
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Major Soil Types
Seiten 69-132
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Hokkaido Region
Seiten 135-184
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (10 Kapitel)
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- Buchtitel
- The Soils of Japan
- Herausgeber
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- Ryusuke Hatano
- Hitoshi Shinjo
- Yusuke Takata
- Titel der Buchreihe
- World Soils Book Series
- Copyright
- 2021
- Verlag
- Springer Singapore
- Copyright Inhaber
- Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-8229-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-8229-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-8228-8
- Buchreihen ISSN
- 2211-1255
- Auflage
- 1
- Seitenzahl
- XXIII, 372
- Anzahl der Bilder
- 108 schwarz-weiß Abbildungen, 140 Abbildungen in Farbe
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