Soil Structure
Its Development and Function
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 13. June 1995
Book
Hardback
450 pages
978-1-56670-173-0 (ISBN)
Description
Soil Structure offers a multidisciplinary approach to the study of soil structure and its relevance to wide ranging investigations in environmental sciences. Topics covered in Soil Structure include soil structure determination, soil fabric genesis and functions, strength and stress distribution, fabric changes in plastic clays, the effects of organic matter and earthworms, air slaking, and hydraulic conductivity changes. The book also discusses litter decomposition and matter transport, the characterization of pore organization, monitoring via a neutron activated tracer, various influences on growth and phosphorus supply of plants and on water uptake by plants, the effects of acidification, and much more. Improved procedures for measuring and calculating the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of structured soils are also given.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Illustrations
11 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 36 s/w Tabellen
11 figs., 36 tabs.
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
795 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56670-173-0 (9781566701730)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
B.A. Stewart
Content
Determination of Soil Structure at Various Scales. Morphological Investigations on Genesis and Functions of Soil Fabric-Places, Pathways, Boundaries. Effect of Aggregate Strength on Strength and Stress Distribution in Structured Soils. Strength Distributions in Soil Aggregates. Fabric Changes in Plastic Clays by Freezing and Thawing. Mechanical Properties of Soils as Influenced by the Incorporation of Organic Matter. Earthworm Effects on Soil Fabric with Emphasis on Soil Stability and Soil Water Movement. Development of Soil Structure, Soil Chemical, Biological, Physical, and Mechanical Properties of Reclaimed Soils Derived from Loess and Harbour Sediments. Mechanisms of Air Slaking. Earthworm Burrows as a Structural Element of Intensively Used Arable Loess Soils. Change of Saturated/Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Under Geostatic Stress Conditions. Litter Decomposition and Matter Transport in Beds of Soil Aggregates. Characterizing Pore Organization by Soil Physical Parameters. Monitoring the Translocation of Soil Particles Using a Neutron Activated Tracer. Improved Procedures for the Measurement and Calculation of Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Structured Soils. Effects of Soil Structure on Microbial Biomass. Does Acidification Affect Soil Structure? The Influence of Soil Porosity and Matric Water Potential on Water Uptake by Plants. Influence of Soil Compaction on Growth and Phosphorus Supply of Plants. Concluding Remarks. Index. Chapter References.