UID:
almahu_9948025466802882
Format:
1 online resource (465 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-05806-8
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9786611058067
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0-08-054140-2
Series Statement:
Developments in soil science ; 25
Content:
Soil is a complex body that exists as many types, each with diverse properties that may vary widely across time and space as a function of many factors. This complexity makes the evaluation of soil quality much more challenging than that of water or air quality. Evaluation of soil quality now considers environmental implications as well as economic productivity, seeking to be more holistic in its approach. Thus, soil quality research draws from a wide range of disciplines, blending the approaches of biologists, physicists, chemists, ecologists, economists and agronomists, among others.〈br
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Foreword; List of Contributors; PART I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. Concepts of Soil Quality and Their Significance; PART II: SOIL QUALITY ATTRIBUTES; Chapter 2. Physical Attributes of Soil Quality; Chapter 3. Chemical Attributes and Processes Affecting Soil Quality; Chapter 4. Biological Attributes of Soil Quality; Chapter 5. An Ecosystem Perspective of Soil Quality; Chapter 6. Soil Quality Indicators: Pedological Aspects; Chapter 7. Effects of Soil Redistribution on Soil Quality: Pedon, Landscape, and Regional Scales; PART III: EVALUATING SOIL QUALITY
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Chapter 8. Standardisation for Soil Quality AttributesChapter 9. Soil Quality Control; Chapter 10. Pedotransfer Functions to Evaluate Soil Quality; Chapter 11. Statistical Approaches to the Analysis of Soil Quality Data; Chapter 12. Soil Organic Matter Dynamics and Their Relationship to Soil Quality; PAR IV: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR SOIL QUALITY ASSESSMENT; Chapter 13. Socioeconomics in Soil-Conserving Agricultural Systems: Implications for Soil Quality; Chapter 14. Toward a Framework for Soil Quality Assessment and Prediction
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-81661-5
Language:
English
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