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Soil genesis and classification / S.W. Buol ... [and others].
LIBRA S591 .B887 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soil science.
- Soil formation.
- Soils--Classification.
- Soils.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 494 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Ames, Iowa : Iowa State Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- The fifth edition includes new nomenclature and systematic structure of soil classification categories, as well as new analytical techniques to more quantitatively identify soil properties and define class limits in soil taxonomy. This comprehensive work covers the diverse needs of soil science instructors, undergraduate students, and graduate students and serves as an outstanding reference for soil scientists, agricultural and natural resources engineers and economists, and others in related fields such as ecology, natural resources, and land use and planning.
- Contents:
- 2. Morphology and Composition of Soils 35
- 3. Biogeochemical Processes in Soil Formation 85
- 4. Soil as a Component of the Ecosystem 119
- 5. Space and Time in Soil Formation 153
- 6. Modern Soil Classification Systems 169
- 7. U.S. Soil Taxonomy 193
- 8. Alfisols: High Base Status Soils with Finer-Textured Subsoil Horizons 217
- 9. Andisols: Soils with Andic Soil Properties 231
- 10. Aridisols: Soils of Dry Regions 243
- 11. Entisols: Recently Formed Soils 259
- 12. Gelisols: Very Cold Soils 269
- 13. Histosols: Organic Soils 279
- 14. Inceptisols: Embryonic Soils with Few Diagnostic Features 293
- 15. Mollisols: Grassland Soils of Steppes and Prairies 301
- 16. Oxisols: Low-Activity Soils 317
- 17. Spodosols: Soils with Subsoil Accumulations of Humus and Sesquioxides 327
- 18. Ultisols: Low Base Status Soils with Finer-Textured Subsoil Horizons 339
- 19. Vertisols: Shrinking and Swelling Dark Clay Soils 349
- 20. Spatial Arrangement of Soils: Soilscapes and Map Units 361
- 21. Interpretations of Soil Surveys and Technical Soil Classification 387.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-481) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0813828732
- OCLC:
- 50034831
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