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A Sound Reference Base for Soils: The "Référentiel Pédologique"

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Publisher : Editions Quae

Page : 330 pages

File Size : 47,87 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Science

ISBN : 9782738008114

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Book Description

This new system names soil types and links them to a comprehensive reference base. The book takes into account all that is currently known on the soils in Europe and further afield. Based on clarified and modern concepts, it offers a clear and well defined language. More than just a soil classification system, it is a coherent method for organizing all the available information. Above all, it is an effective tool that conveys the necessary information and establishes correlations between different regions.



World reference base for soil resources 2014

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.

Page : 203 pages

File Size : 26,97 MB

Release : 2018-07-20

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 925108369X

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Book Description

This publication is a revised and updated version of World Soil Resources Reports No. 84 and 103 and presents the international soil classification system. Every soil in the world can be allocated to one of the 32 Reference Soil Groups as defined in this document, and can further be characterized by a set of qualifiers. The resulting soil name provides information on soil genesis, soil ecological function and soil properties relevant for land use and management. The same system, refined slightly, may be used to name the units of soil map legends, thereby providing comprehensive spatial information. By accommodating national soil classification systems, the World Reference Base facilitates the worldwide correlation of soil information.



Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems

Author : Andreas Schulte

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 25,10 MB

Release : 2013-03-14

Category : Science

ISBN : 3662036495

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Book Description

An understanding of the characteristics and the ecology of soils, particularly those of forest ecosystems in the humid tropics, is central to the development of sustainable forest management systems. The present book examines the contribution that forest soil science and forest ecology can make to sustainable land use in the humid tropics. Four main issues are addressed: characteristics and classification of forest soils, chemical and hydrological changes after forest utilization, soil fertility management in forest plantations and agroforestry systems as well as ecosystem studies from the dipterocarp forest region of Southeast Asia. Additionally, case studies include work from Guyana, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Malaysia, Australia and Nigeria.



A Handbook of Soil Terminology, Correlation and Classification

Author : Pavel Krasilnikov

Publisher : Earthscan

Page : 449 pages

File Size : 42,62 MB

Release : 2009-12

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 1849774358

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Book Description

Soil classification and terminology are fundamental issues for the clear understanding and communication of the subject. However, while there are many national soil classification systems, these do not directly correlate with each other. This leads to confusion and great difficulty in undertaking comparative scientific research that draws on more than one system and in making sense of international scientific papers using a system that is unfamiliar to the reader. This book aims to clarify this position by describing and comparing different systems and evaluating them in the context of the World Reference Base (WRB) for Soil Resources. The latter was set up to resolve these problems by creating an international 'umbrella' system for soil correlation. All soil scientists should then classify soils using the WRB as well as their national systems. The book is a definitive and essential reference work for all students studying soils as part of life, earth or environmental sciences, as well as professional soil scientists.Published with International Union of Soil Sciences



Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources

Author : NJ McKenzie

Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING

Page : 576 pages

File Size : 19,62 MB

Release : 2008-04-07

Category : Science

ISBN : 0643099050

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Book Description

Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources promotes the development and implementation of consistent methods and standards for conducting soil and land resource surveys in Australia. These surveys are primarily field operations that aim to identify, describe, map and evaluate the various kinds of soil or land resources in specific areas. The advent of geographic information systems, global positioning systems, airborne gamma radiometric remote sensing, digital terrain analysis, simulation modelling, efficient statistical analysis and internet-based delivery of information has dramatically changed the scene in the past two decades. As successor to the Australian Soil and Land Survey Handbook: Guidelines for Conducting Surveys, this authoritative guide incorporates these new methods and techniques for supporting natural resource management. Soil and land resource surveyors, engineering and environmental consultants, commissioners of surveys and funding agencies will benefit from the practical information provided on how best to use the new technologies that have been developed, as will professionals in the spatial sciences such as geomorphology, ecology and hydrology.



Guidelines for Surveying Soil and Land Resources

Author : Neil McKenzie

Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING

Page : 572 pages

File Size : 31,26 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0643090916

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Book Description

Provides guidelines to promote the development and implementation of consistent methods and standards for conducting soil and land resource surveys in Australia.



Soils in Urban Ecosystem

Author : Amitava Rakshit

Publisher : Springer Nature

Page : 336 pages

File Size : 27,83 MB

Release : 2022-04-13

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9811689148

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Book Description

This book is a compilation of latest work in the field of urban soil management. It explores the global status of urban soils and puts forwards methods for sustainable utilization of urban soils and green spaces.Urban soil study is a new frontier of soil science. Urban soils research is challenging due to complexity of classification, spatial-temporal variability, exposure to pollution and the predominant effect of the anthropogenic factor on soil formation. Management of urban soils and green spaces is an important aspect for developing sustainable spaces. This is a comprehensive collection of information for the students, researchers, landscape architects understanding and maximizing the benefits of soils in urban ecosystems.



Interactions in Soil: Promoting Plant Growth

Author : John Dighton

Publisher : Springer

Page : 240 pages

File Size : 48,65 MB

Release : 2014-05-19

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9401788901

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Book Description

This book investigates soil ecology and biodiversity for its ability to maintain a balance of beneficial organisms to support plant growth. This subject is discussed by a group of international authors in natural, agricultural and urban systems. The importance of biodiversity per se and, specifically, the feedbacks between the plant and soil biota in mediating soil function are emphasized. Examples are selected from allelopathy and invasive plant species along with the, hitherto overlooked, role of viruses in soil. The book is intended to provide a framework for a holistic understanding of the essential role of soil organisms in promoting plant growth.



The Soils of Italy

Author : Edoardo A.C. Costantini

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 359 pages

File Size : 17,22 MB

Release : 2013-03-29

Category : Nature

ISBN : 9400756429

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Book Description

The Soils of Italy is the first comprehensive book on Italian pedology in seventy years. Taking advantage of the authors’ large experience and of the most up-to-date information and technology, this book treats the main soil types of Italy, their diffusion, their functions, ecological use, and the threats to which they are subjected during centuries of intensive management. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines, such as urban development, medicine, economics, sociology, and archaeology. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles. Factors of soil formation are also treated, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations. The book also includes a history of pedological research in Italy, spanning over a century.



World Reference Base for Soil Resources

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.

Page : 104 pages

File Size : 30,30 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9789251041413

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Key to the reference soil groups; Diagnostic horizonts, properties and materials; Diagnostic horizons, Albic horizon; Andic horizon; Anthraquic horizon; Anthropedogenic horizons, Argic horizon; Calcic horizon; Cambic horizon; Cryic horizon; Duric horizon; Ferralic horizon; Ferric horizon; Folic horizon; Fragic horizon; Fulvic horizon; Gypsic horizon; Histic horizon; Hydragric horizon; Hortic horizon; Irragric horizon; Melanic horizon; Mollic horizon; Natric horizon; Nitic horizon; Ochric horizon; Petrocalcic horizon;petroduric horizon; Petrogypsic horizon; Petroplinthic horizon; Plaggic horizon; Plinthic horizon; Salic horizon; Spodic horizon; Sulfuric horizon; Takyric horizon; Terric horizon; Umbric horizon; Vertic horizon; Vitric horizon; Yermic horizon; Diagnostic properties; Abrupt textural change; Albeluvic tonguing, Alic properties; Aridic properties; Continuous hard rock; Ferralic properties; Geric properties; Gleyic properties; Permafrost; Secondary carbonates; Stagnic properties; Strongly humic properties; Diagnostic materials; Anthropogeomorphic soil material; Calcaric soil material; Fluvic soil material; Gypsiric soil material; Organic soil material; Sulfidic soil material; Tephric soil material; Classifying subdivisions of the reference soil groups.