Major soil groups of the world : ecology, genesis, properties, and classification /: ecology, genesis, properties, and classification. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• 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.; Note: Print version record.
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