Author : Earl B. Alexander
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,48 MB
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1466594365
In any complete investigation of terrestrial ecosystems, rocks and soils must be considered. Soils are essential resources, providing water and nutrients for vascular plants, and mitigating the flow of water from the land. In addition, soil diversity is critical for biotic diversity. While there are many references on the agricultural perspective o
Author : John A. Stanturf
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2020-10-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 0128131942
Soils and Landscape Restoration provides a multidisciplinary synthesis on the sustainable management and restoration of soils in various landscapes. The book presents applicable knowledge of above- and below-ground interactions and biome specific realizations along with in-depth investigations of particular soil degradation pathways. It focuses on severely degraded soils (e.g., eroded, salinized, mined) as well as the restoration of wetlands, grasslands and forests. The book addresses the need to bring together current perspectives on land degradation and restoration in soil science and restoration ecology to better incorporate soil-based information when restoration plans are formulated. - Incudes a chapter on climate change and novel ecosystems, thus collating the perspective of soil scientists and ecologists on this consequential and controversial topic - Connects science to international policy and practice - Includes summaries at the end of each chapter to elucidate principles and key points
Author : Neil McKenzie
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 22,75 MB
Release : 2004-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0643069585
A unique compendium of the most important and widespread soils of Australia and their associated landscapes.
Author : Timothy A. Craul
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2006-09-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
This guide to soil design and specifications offers landscape architects and other designers the information they need to ensure the success of designs over the long term.
Author : Assefa M. Melesse
Publisher : Springer
Page : 822 pages
File Size : 41,19 MB
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 3319187872
The book presents the processes governing the dynamics of landscapes, soils and sediments, water and energy under different climatic regions using studies conducted in varied climatic zones including arid, semi-arid, humid and wet regions. The spatiotemporal availability of the processes and fluxes and their linkage to the environment, land, soil and water management are presented at various scales. Spatial scales including laboratory, field, watershed, river basin and regions are represented. The effect of tillage operations and land management on soil physical characteristics and soil moisture is discussed. The book has 35 chapters in seven sections: 1) Landscape and Land Cover Dynamics, 2) Rainfall-Runoff Processes, 3) Floods and Hydrological Processes 4) Groundwater Flow and Aquifer Management, 5) Sediment Dynamics and Soil Management, 6) Climate change impact on vegetation, sediment and water dynamics, and 7) Water and Watershed Management.
Author : Pam Hazelton
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 11,53 MB
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1486314031
With an ever-increasing proportion of the world’s population living in cities, soil properties such as salinity, acidity, water retention, erosion and pollution are becoming more significant in urban areas. While these are known issues for agriculture and forestry, as urban development increases, it is essential to recognise the potential of soil properties to create problems for the environment as well as structural concerns for buildings and other engineering works. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments explains how urban soils develop, change and erode. It describes their physical and chemical properties with a focus on specific soil problems that cause environmental damage, such as acid sulfate soils, and also affect the integrity of engineering structural works. This fully revised second edition addresses contemporary issues, including an increase in the use of green roofs and urban green space as well as manufactured soils in a variety of urban environments. Understanding Soils in Urban Environments provides a concise introduction to all aspects of soils in urban environments and will be extremely useful to students in a wide range of disciplines, from soil science and urban forestry and horticulture, to planning, engineering, construction and land remediation, as well as to engineers, builders, landscape architects, ecologists, planners and developers.
Author : Simon Leake
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 19,68 MB
Release : 2014-06-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 064310965X
Provides a clear, practical template for specifying landscape soils based on scientific criteria.
Author : Robert F. Keefer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0195121023
Resource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.
Author : David Carle
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 27,94 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 0520258282
"David Carle has produced another gem of a book that should be in easy reach of every lover of California. Introductions to Earth, Soil, and Land in California is a portable encyclopedia-fun to read and filled with photos and facts."-Peter Moyle, auhtor of Inland Fishes of California --
Author : Richard V. Pouyat
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,73 MB
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030452166
This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. This book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage forest and rangeland soils in the United States. Chapters give an overview of the state of forest and rangeland soils research in the Nation, including multi-decadal programs (chapter 1), then summarizes various human-caused and natural impacts and their effects on soil carbon, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biological diversity (chapters 2–5). Other chapters look at the effects of changing conditions on forest soils in wetland and urban settings (chapters 6–7). Impacts include: climate change, severe wildfires, invasive species, pests and diseases, pollution, and land use change. Chapter 8 considers approaches to maintaining or regaining forest and rangeland soil health in the face of these varied impacts. Mapping, monitoring, and data sharing are discussed in chapter 9 as ways to leverage scientific and human resources to address soil health at scales from the landscape to the individual parcel (monitoring networks, data sharing Web sites, and educational soils-centered programs are tabulated in appendix B). Chapter 10 highlights opportunities for deepening our understanding of soils and for sustaining long-term ecosystem health and appendix C summarizes research needs. Nine regional summaries (appendix A) offer a more detailed look at forest and rangeland soils in the United States and its Affiliates.
