Soils in natural landscapes / Earl B. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Earl B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soils.

Soil ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In any complete investigation of terrestrial ecosystems, rocks and soils must be considered. Soils are essential resources, providing water and nutrients for vascular plants, and mitigating the flow of water from the land. In addition, soil diversity is critical for biotic diversity. While there are many references on the agricultural perspective of soils, there is a need for a basic soils book for those concerned with natural landscapes and ecosystems. Soils in Natural Landscapes fills this niche, providing a thorough introduction to the physics, chemistry, and biology of soils and

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: Soils, Landscapes, and Ecosystems; Chapter 2: Soil Parent Material, Weathering, and Primary Particles; Chapter 3: Soil Architecture-Structural Units and Horizons; Chapter 4: Heat and Soil Temperature; Chapter 5: Soil Water, Air, and Climate; Chapter 6: Soil Classification-Kinds of Soils; Chapter 7: Soils and Landscapes; Chapter 8: Primary Production and Plant Nutrition; Chapter 9: Soil Organisms: Life in Soils; Chapter 10: Soil Organic Matter; Chapter 11: Soils and Global Processes; Chapter 12: Land Management and Soil Quality

GlossaryAppendix A: Extensive and Intensive Properties and Flow of Heat, Air, and Water in Soils; Appendix B: Forms of Life; Appendix C: Notes on the Elemental Nutrition of Living Organisms; Appendix D: Rock Classification for Nongeologists; Appendix E: Naming the Suborders, Great Groups, and Subgroups in Soil Taxonomy; Appendix F: Taxonomic Names of the Plants; References; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 14, 2013).

ISBN:

9781040212561

1040212565

9780429168178

0429168179

9781466594357

1466594357

OCLC:

859155111