UID:
almahu_9949697813302882
Format:
1 online resource (319 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-77824-9
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9786611778248
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0-08-086978-5
Series Statement:
Developments in soil science ; 11
Content:
Pedogenesis and Soil Taxonomy : Concepts and Interactions
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Pedogenesis and Soil Taxonomy: Concepts and Interactions; Copyright Page; Dedication; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents; CHAPTER 1. CONCEPTS OF SOILS AND PEDOLOGY; Introduction; The U.S. National Cooperative Soil Survey definition of soil; Some non-pedologic concepts of soil; Pedological concepts of soils; Soil concepts in relation to classification; Concepts of soil in soil survey; References; CHAPTER 2. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SOIL TAXONOMY - BACKGROUND; The earlier classifications; Development of definitions for Soil Taxonomy; Genetic implications of Soil Taxonomy
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Use of Soil TaxonomyReferences; CHAPTER 3. DYNAMICS AND GENETIC MODELLING OF SOIL SYSTEMS; Dynamics; Models; Conclusions; Acknowledgement; References; CHAPTER 4. SPATIAL VARIABILITY AND PEDOLOGY; Introduction; Systemic versus random variation; State of knowledge; Statistical concepts; Sampling schemes; Magnitude of soil variability; Scale factor and spatial variability; Pedological implications; References; CHAPTER 5. PEDOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY; Introduction; Basic principles; Geomorphic surfaces; Soil-landscape relationships; Implications of paleosols; Influence of climate; Conclusions
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ReferencesCHAPTER 6. COMPOSITION AND SOIL GENESIS; Introduction; Mineral components; Mineral stability; Mineral synthesis and transformation in soil profiles; Summary and conclusions; References; CHAPTER 7. SOIL BIOLOGY; Introduction; Carbon and nitrogen cycling; The importance of the microbial component of ecosystems; Decomposition processes and the accumulation of organic matter in soils; The biotic factor in soil formation; Summary; Acknowledgement; References; CHAPTER 8. CLIMATE, TIME AND SOIL DEVELOPMENT; Introduction - an overview; Climate in soil development; Time in soil development
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The changing history of pedomorphic surfacesSummary; References; CHAPTER 9. HYDROLOGY AND SOIL GENESIS OF SOILS WITH AQUIC MOISTURE REGIMES; Introduction; The physical characterization of the soil-moisture regime; Chemical transformations in soils with aquic moisture regimes; Soil-morphological features as indicators for the moisture regime; Acknowledgement; References; Subject Index; Author Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-42100-9
Language:
English
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