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Feb 13, 2024 · Unlike its competitors, this textbook devotes considerable space to discussions of soil parent materials and soil mixing, along with dating and paleoenvironmental reconstruction techniques applicable to soils.
Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology is a comprehensive and accessible textbook on all aspects of soils. The book’s introductory chapters on soil mor-phology, physics, mineralogy and organisms prepare the reader for the more advanced and thorough treatment that follows.
Unlike its competitors, this textbook devotes considerable space to discussions of soil parent materials and soil mixing, along with dating and paleoenvironmental reconstruction techniques applicable to soils.
In its first edition, Soils established itself as the leading textbook in the fields of pedology and soil geomorphology. Expanded and fully updated, this second edition maintains its highly organized and readable style.
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Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology is a comprehensive and accessible textbook on all aspects of soils. The book's introductory chapters on soil morphology, physics, mineralogy and organisms prepare the reader for the more advanced and thorough treatment that follows.
encourage students to learn directly from the soil in its natural setting. This book is one in a succession of periodic reviews of soil morphology, genesis, and classification that may serve as stepping stones across the seeming morass of terminology and information. These are exciting times in pedology.
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Aug 5, 2011 · Concepts of Soil Genesis. A Soil as an Anatomical Specimen. A Soil as an Energy Transformer. A Soil as an Open System. Methods of Soil Genesis Study. Some Definitions of Soil Classification. General Perspective of Soil Classification. Principles of Soil Classification. Succession of Classifications. Avoiding Rigor Mortis in Classification ...
