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Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics by Daniel J. Hillel is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics about?

An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil Physics, this is a more succinct elucidation of the physical principles and processes governing the behavior of soil and the vital role it plays in both natural and managed ecosystems. The textbook is self-contained and self-explanatory, with numerous illustrations and sample problems. Based on sound fundamental theory, the textbook leads to a practical consideration of soil as a living system in nature and illustrates the influences of human activity upon soil structure and function. Students, as well as other readers, will better understand the importance of soils and the pivotal possition they occupy with respect to careful and knowledgeable conservation.<br><br>* Written in an engaging and clear style, posing and resolving issues relevant to the terrestrial environment.<br>* Explores the gamut of the interactions among the phases in the soil and the dynamic interconnection of the soil with the subterranean and atmospheric domains.<br>* Reveals the salient ideas, approaches, and methods of environmental soil physics.<br>* Includes numerous illustrative exercises, which are explicitly solved

Author

Daniel J. Hillel

Publisher

Amsterdam ; Boston: Elsevier Academic Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780123486554

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Physics