Overview
- Reader-friendly presentation takes the reader from the basics to complex situations
- Special focus on current soil issues, such as soil degradation and climate change
- Emphasizes the ecological and agrological functions of soil in the context of food security and biodiversity
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Aimed at taking the mystery out of soil science, Soils: Principles, Properties and Management is a text for undergraduate/graduate students who study soil as a natural resource. Written in a reader-friendly style, with a host of examples, figures and tables, the book leads the reader from the basics of soil science through to complex situations, covering such topics as:
- the origin, development and classification of soil
- physical, chemical and biological properties of soil
- water and nutrient management
- management of problem soils, wetland soils and forest soils
- soil degradation
Further, the ecological and agrological functions of soil are emphasized in the context of food security, biodiversity and climate change. The interactions between the environment and soil management are highlighted. Soil is viewed as an ecosystem itself and as a part of larger terrestrial ecosystems.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book is an introductory course resource for soil science curricula. … This work is unique in that more emphasis is placed on soil management than in many introductory soils textbooks. The global context provided is also worth noting. The style is clear, and the text is generally easy to read … . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (J. R. Reeve, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Soils
Book Subtitle: Principles, Properties and Management
Authors: Khan Towhid Osman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5663-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-5662-5Published: 03 December 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9679-9Published: 29 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-5663-2Published: 04 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 274
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Agriculture, Earth Sciences, general, Forestry