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Encyclopedia of Soil Science (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series) (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series) by Randy A. Dahlgren, Felipe Macías, Marta Camps Arbestain (auth.), Ward Chesworth (eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Encyclopedia of Soil Science (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series) (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series) about?

<p>Soils long have been taken for granted being so commonplace and lacking often striking features. However, soil is one of the most complex media on Earth, vital for the biogeosphere and human civilization. With increased usage of soil for world food production, building materials, waste repositories, etc awareness has grown for the need of better global understanding of soil and its processes.</p> <p>The Encyclopedia of Soil Science provides a comprehensive, alphabetical treatment of basic soil science in a single volume. It constitutes a wide ranging and authorative collection of about 160 academic articles covering the salient aspects of soil physics, chemistry, biology, fertility, technology, genesis, morphology, classification and geomorphology.</p> <p>The longer articles by leading authorities from around the world are being supplemented by ca 430 definitions of common terms in soil sciences. It should be emphasized though that the volume is not a dictionary but represents a compendium of knowledge.</p> <p>Graduate students, scientists and professionals, from a wide variety of disciplines and others who deal with the nature, processes and use of soil will have access to esse

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Author
Randy A. Dahlgren, Felipe Macías, Marta Camps Arbestain (auth.), Ward Chesworth (eds.)
Publisher
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781402039959
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Agriculture, Science, Engineering

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