Soil research history.- Ecological and economical importance of soil.- Aims of the book.-Climate.- Geographic position of Serbia.- Latitudinal and altitudinal variability of temperature and precipitations.- Main climate types in Serbia.- Geology (parent material).- Geomorphology with geomorphological maps.- Vegetation .- Forest ecosystems.- Natural and anthropogenic meadows.- Serpentine vegetation.- Halophytic vegetation.- Chasmophytic vegetation.- Soil.- Major soil types with maps of soil distribution.- Soil classification.- Harmonization of national and FAO classification of Serbian soils.- Soil management (Land Use and Vegetation, Crops, Human influence).- Irrigation.- Fertilization.- Anthropogenic degradation of soils.- Driving forces of soil degradation.- Soil contamination.- Land use in Serbia.- Erosion.- Wind erosion.- Fluvial erosion.- Salinization.- Soil protection and remediation.- Legal framework.- Main projects of soil remediation.- Future soil issues.
