- 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
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- About this book
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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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- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-6
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History of Soil Survey
Pages 7-18
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Soil-Forming Factors
Pages 19-50
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Soil Processes
Pages 51-66
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Soil Distribution and Properties
Pages 67-124
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Soils of Georgia
- Editors
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- Lia Matchavariani
- Series Title
- World Soils Book Series
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-030-18509-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-18509-1
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-18508-4
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-18511-4
- Series ISSN
- 2211-1255
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 179
- Number of Illustrations
- 8 b/w illustrations, 145 illustrations in colour
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