Soils of the past : an introduction to paleopedology /: an introduction to paleopedology. (2019)
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- Title:
- Soils of the past : an introduction to paleopedology /: an introduction to paleopedology. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Soils of the past : an introduction to paleopedology
- Further Information:
- Note: Greg J. Retallack.
- Authors:
- Retallack, Greg J (Greg John), 1951-
- Contents:
- Preface to the third edition vii Preface to the second edition ix Preface to the first edition xi Acknowledgements xiii Part I: Soils and paleosols 1 Paleopedology 3 2 Soils on and under the landscape 9 Soils and paleosols on the landscape 10 Quaternary paleosols 12 Paleosols at major unconformities 13 Paleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences 14 3 Features of fossil soils 17 Root traces 17 Soil horizons 24 Soil structure 31 4 Soil-forming processes 49 Indicators of physical weathering 49 Indicators of chemical weathering 54 Indicators of biological weathering 65 Common soil-forming processes 74 5 Soil classification 81 FAO world map 82 US soil taxonomy 83 A word of caution 96 6 Mapping and naming paleosols 97 Paleoenvironmental studies 98 Stratigraphic studies 103 Deeply weathered rocks 106 7 Alteration of paleosols after burial 109 Burial decomposition of organic matter 111 Burial gleization of organic matter 112 Burial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides 113 Cementation of primary porosity 114 Compaction by overburden 116 Illitization of smectite 119 Zeolitization and celadonitization of volcanic rocks 121 Coalification of peat 122 Kerogen maturation and cracking 123 Neomorphism of carbonate 123 Metamorphism 124 Common patterns of alteration 125 Part II: Factors in soil formation 8 Models of soil formation 129 9 Climate 133 Classification of climate 134 Indicators of precipitation 137 Indications of temperature 145 Indicators of seasonality 152 Indicators ofPreface to the third edition vii Preface to the second edition ix Preface to the first edition xi Acknowledgements xiii Part I: Soils and paleosols 1 Paleopedology 3 2 Soils on and under the landscape 9 Soils and paleosols on the landscape 10 Quaternary paleosols 12 Paleosols at major unconformities 13 Paleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences 14 3 Features of fossil soils 17 Root traces 17 Soil horizons 24 Soil structure 31 4 Soil-forming processes 49 Indicators of physical weathering 49 Indicators of chemical weathering 54 Indicators of biological weathering 65 Common soil-forming processes 74 5 Soil classification 81 FAO world map 82 US soil taxonomy 83 A word of caution 96 6 Mapping and naming paleosols 97 Paleoenvironmental studies 98 Stratigraphic studies 103 Deeply weathered rocks 106 7 Alteration of paleosols after burial 109 Burial decomposition of organic matter 111 Burial gleization of organic matter 112 Burial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides 113 Cementation of primary porosity 114 Compaction by overburden 116 Illitization of smectite 119 Zeolitization and celadonitization of volcanic rocks 121 Coalification of peat 122 Kerogen maturation and cracking 123 Neomorphism of carbonate 123 Metamorphism 124 Common patterns of alteration 125 Part II: Factors in soil formation 8 Models of soil formation 129 9 Climate 133 Classification of climate 134 Indicators of precipitation 137 Indications of temperature 145 Indicators of seasonality 152 Indicators of greenhouse atmospheres 156 10 Organisms 161 Traces of organisms 162 Traces of ecosystems 185 Fossil preservation in paleosols 194 11 Topographic relief as a factor 201 Indicators of past geomorphic setting 201 Indicators of past water table 207 Interpreting paleocatenae 210 12 Parent material as a factor 215 General properties of parent materials 217 Some common parent materials 221 A base line for soil formation 225 13 Time as a factor 231 Indicators of paleosol development 234 Accumulation of paleosol sequences 246 Part III: Fossil record of soils 14 A long-term natural experiment in pedogenesis 259 15 Soils of other worlds 263 Soils of the Moon 264 Soils of Venus 269 Soils of Mars 272 Meteorites 278 Relevance to early Earth 283 16 Earth’s earliest landscapes 287 Oxygenation of the Earth’s atmosphere 292 Differentiation of continental crust 303 Precambrian scenery 306 17 Early life on land 311 Did life originate in soil? 313 Evidence for early life in paleosols 324 Mother earth or heart of darkness? 334 18 Large plants and animals on land 337 Evidence of multicellular organisms in paleosols 340 How did multicellular land organisms arise? 349 19 Afforestation of the land 359 Early forest soils 361 A diversifying landscape 367 A finer web of life on land 373 The shape of evolution 384 20 Grasses in dry continental interiors 387 Early grassland soils 392 Evolutionary processes 401 How did grasslands arise? 404 21 Human impact on landscapes 409 Human origins 414 Early human ecology 418 A tamed landscape 422 Soil worship 428 Glossary 431 References 453 Index 519 … (more)
- Edition:
- Third edition
- Publisher Details:
- Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 552.3
Paleopedology - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781119530459
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781119530435
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