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The Soils of Georgia

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Lia Matchavariani

    1. Faculty of Exact & Natural Sciences, Department of Soil Geography, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

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  • Offers a comprehensive overview, richly illustrated with a wealth of pictures and soil maps
  • Includes a systematization of national soil classification based on the FAO-WBR system
  • Especially addresses anthropogenic soil degradation
  • Offers an essential field guide for soil scientists and students alike

Part of the book series: World Soils Book Series (WSBS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Lia Matchavariani
    Pages 1-6

  3. History of Soil Survey

    • Lia Matchavariani, Besik Kalandadze
    Pages 7-18

  4. Soil-Forming Factors

    • Lia Matchavariani
    Pages 19-50

  5. Soil Processes

    • Lia Matchavariani
    Pages 51-66

  6. Soil Distribution and Properties

    • Lia Matchavariani, Besik Kalandadze
    Pages 67-124

  7. Land Use

    • Gizo Gogichaishvili
    Pages 125-134

  8. Soil Erosion

    • Gizo Gogichaishvili
    Pages 135-151

  9. Soil Pollution

    • Besik Kalandadze, Lia Matchavariani
    Pages 153-166

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 167-179
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About this book

This book provides an extensive overview of the diversity of soils in Georgia. It highlights the soil-forming environment (climate, geology, geomorphology), the characterization of the physical, chemical and morphological (macro-, micro-) properties of soils, the history of soil research in Georgia, and the geographic distribution of different soil types. In addition to describing the soil cover, the book also zones and classifies the soils. Past and current land use issues, ecological properties and implications of soils, and many other aspects are elaborated on; special attention is paid to anthropogenic soil degradation due to the contamination and erosion of soils in Georgia. This comprehensive and richly illustrated book, which includes a wealth of pictures and soil maps, offers an essential field guide for soil scientists, geographers and researchers in related areas.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Exact & Natural Sciences, Department of Soil Geography, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

    Lia Matchavariani

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Soils of Georgia

  • Editors: Lia Matchavariani

  • Series Title: World Soils Book Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18509-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18508-4Published: 06 July 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-18511-4Published: 14 July 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-18509-1Published: 20 June 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2211-1255

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-1263

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 179

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 145 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Physical Geography

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