Overview
- Includes 95 color illustrations and photos that depict the soils, landforms, and natural resources of the Great Lakes Coastal Zone
- Studies the soils of the Great Lakes in detail
- Argues that the Great Lakes are of considerable economic importance to the USA and Canada alike
- Reveals how the environmental integrity of the Great Lakes is threatened by pollution
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book introduces the reader to the Great Lakes and considers their soil-forming factors and processes, taxonomic structure of the soils, soil geography and pedodiversity, while also addressing the importance and protection of soils in the Great Lakes Coastal Zone. The Great Lakes are an important part of the USA and Canada. Home to 33 million people, including 90% of all Canadians, the Great Lakes account for 20% of the world’s surface freshwater and 90% of the USA’s freshwater. Key industries include shipping, steel and automobile production, energy generation, fishing, pulp and papermaking, agriculture, and recreation. To date, there has been no comprehensive inventory of the region’s soils, which are now subject to dramatic climate change and environmental degradation. This book was prepared using the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service databases, including the Web Soil Survey, Soil Series Extent Explorer, soil classification and characterization databases, and county soil surveys, supplemented by shoreline viewer software, the author’s independent research, consultation with colleagues, and survey trips around the Great Lakes.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Soils of the Laurentian Great Lakes, USA and Canada
Authors: James G. Bockheim
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52425-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52424-1Published: 11 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52427-2Published: 12 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52425-8Published: 10 August 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 227
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 101 illustrations in colour
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)