Handbook of Soil Science
1st Edition
Published on 31. August 1999
Book
Hardback
1800 pages
978-0-8493-3136-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Handbook of Soil Science provides a resource rich in data that gives professional soil scientists, agronomists, engineers, ecologists, biologists, naturalists, and their students a handy reference about the discipline of soil science. This handbook serves professionals seeking specific, factual reference information. Each subsection includes a description of concepts and theories; definitions; approaches; methodologies and procedures; tabular data; figures; and extensive references.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 352 s/w Tabellen
1018 equations; 30 Halftones, black and white; 352 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
3946 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-3136-7 (9780849331367)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Soil Physics, A.W. Warrick
Physical Properties of Primary Particles
Dynamic Properties of Soils
Soil Water Content and Water Potential Relationships
Soil Water Movement
Energy and Water Balances at Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces
Solute Transport
Soil Structure
Soil Gas Movement in Unsaturated Systems
Soil Spatial Variability
Soil Chemistry, P.M. Huang
The Chemical Composition of Soils
Soil Organic Matter
The Soil Solution
Kinetics and Mechanisms of Soil Chemical Reactions
Redox Phenomena
Soil Colloidal Behavior
Ion Exchange Pehnomena
Chemisorption and Precipitation Reactions
Abiotic Catalysis
Soil pH and pH Buffering
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, E.A. Paul
Microbiota
Soil Fauna
Microbially Mediated Processes
Nitrogen Transformations
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, E.J. Kamprath
Bioavailability of Major Essential Nutrients
Bioavailability of Micronutrients
Nutrient Interactions in Soil and Plant Nutrition
Soil Fertility Evaluation
Fundamentals of Fertilizer Application
Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency
Pedology, L.P. Wilding
Geomorphology of Soil Landscapes
Pedogenic Processes
Pedological Modeling
Soil Taxonomy
Other Systems of Soil Classification
Classification of Soils
Land Evaluation for Landscape Units
Soil Mineralogy, J.W. Stucki
The Alteration and Formation of Soil Minerals by Weathering
Phyllosilicates
Oxide Minerals
Poorly Crystalline Aluminosilicate Clays
Interdiscipinary Aspects of Soil Science, I. Shainberg
Salinity
Sodicity
Hardsetting Soils
Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
Acid Sulfate Soils
Soils and Environmental Quality
Water Erosion
Wind Erosion
Land Application of Wastes
Conservation Tillage
Soil Quality
Soil Databases, M. F. Baumgardner
From the Soil Map of the World to the Digital Global Soil and Terrain Database: 1960-2002
SOTER: The World Soils and Terrain Database
Development of a 0.5 degrees by 0.5 degrees Resolution Global Database
The Canadian Soil Database
United States Soil Survey Database
The Use of Soil Databases in Resource Assessments
Physical Properties of Primary Particles
Dynamic Properties of Soils
Soil Water Content and Water Potential Relationships
Soil Water Movement
Energy and Water Balances at Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces
Solute Transport
Soil Structure
Soil Gas Movement in Unsaturated Systems
Soil Spatial Variability
Soil Chemistry, P.M. Huang
The Chemical Composition of Soils
Soil Organic Matter
The Soil Solution
Kinetics and Mechanisms of Soil Chemical Reactions
Redox Phenomena
Soil Colloidal Behavior
Ion Exchange Pehnomena
Chemisorption and Precipitation Reactions
Abiotic Catalysis
Soil pH and pH Buffering
Soil Biology and Biochemistry, E.A. Paul
Microbiota
Soil Fauna
Microbially Mediated Processes
Nitrogen Transformations
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, E.J. Kamprath
Bioavailability of Major Essential Nutrients
Bioavailability of Micronutrients
Nutrient Interactions in Soil and Plant Nutrition
Soil Fertility Evaluation
Fundamentals of Fertilizer Application
Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency
Pedology, L.P. Wilding
Geomorphology of Soil Landscapes
Pedogenic Processes
Pedological Modeling
Soil Taxonomy
Other Systems of Soil Classification
Classification of Soils
Land Evaluation for Landscape Units
Soil Mineralogy, J.W. Stucki
The Alteration and Formation of Soil Minerals by Weathering
Phyllosilicates
Oxide Minerals
Poorly Crystalline Aluminosilicate Clays
Interdiscipinary Aspects of Soil Science, I. Shainberg
Salinity
Sodicity
Hardsetting Soils
Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
Acid Sulfate Soils
Soils and Environmental Quality
Water Erosion
Wind Erosion
Land Application of Wastes
Conservation Tillage
Soil Quality
Soil Databases, M. F. Baumgardner
From the Soil Map of the World to the Digital Global Soil and Terrain Database: 1960-2002
SOTER: The World Soils and Terrain Database
Development of a 0.5 degrees by 0.5 degrees Resolution Global Database
The Canadian Soil Database
United States Soil Survey Database
The Use of Soil Databases in Resource Assessments