Major soil groups of the world : ecology, genesis, properties, and classification /: ecology, genesis, properties, and classification. (©2012)
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- Book
- Title:
- Major soil groups of the world : ecology, genesis, properties, and classification /: ecology, genesis, properties, and classification. (©2012)
- Main Title:
- Major soil groups of the world : ecology, genesis, properties, and classification
- Uniform Title:
- Grands sols du monde.
- Further Information:
- Note: Jean-Paul Legros ; translated from the French by V.A.K. Sarma.
- Other Names:
- Legros, Jean-Paul
- Contents:
- 1. Definitions, concepts and tools -- 2. Factors of pedogenesis -- 3. Progressive descent of weathering fronts, other pedogenetic mechanisms and spatial organization of soils -- 4. Classifications : international WRB and U.S. soil taxonomy -- 5. Ferralsols and other soils of the hot regions -- 6. Vertisols -- 7. Calcisols and other soils on carbonate-bearing and sulphate-bearing materials -- 8. Cambisols, luvisols and planosols -- 9. Red soils of the Mediterranean and dry tropical zones -- 10. Andosols -- 11. Podzolic soils -- 12. Gleysols, stagnosols and histosols -- 13. Saline soils : solonchaks and solonetz -- 14. Chernozems; general conclusions.
- Publisher Details:
- New York, NY : CRC Press
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Copyright Date:
- 2012
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 577.5/7
Soils
Soil formation
Soils -- Classification
Soil geography
NATURE -- Ecology
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology
Soil formation
Soil geography
Soils
Electronic books
Classification - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781466502437
1466502436 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781578087839
157808783X - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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