The Nature and Properties of Soils
Autor Raymond R. Weilen Limba Engleză Paperback
Developed for Introduction to Soils or Soil Science courses, The Nature and Properties of Soils, Fifteenth Edition, can be used in courses such as Soil Fertility, Land Resources, Earth Science and Soil Geography.
Help students learn about soils and their connections to the ecosystem!
The Nature and Properties of Soils is designed to engage todayGÇÖs students with the latest in the world of soils. This hallmark text introduces students to the exciting world of soils through clear writing, strong pedagogy, and an ecological approach that effectively explains the fundamentals of soil science. Worked calculations, vignettes, and current real-world applications prepare readers to understand concepts, solve problems, and think critically. Written for both majors and non-majors, this text highlights the many interactions between the soil and other components of forest, range, agricultural, wetland and constructed ecosystems.
Now in full-color, the Fifteenth Edition includes hundreds of compelling photos, figures, and diagrams to bring the exciting world of soils to life. Extensively revised, new and updated content appears in every chapter. Examples include: coverage of the pedosphere concept; new insights into humus and soil carbon accumulation; subaqueous soils, soil effects on human health; principles and practice of organic farming; urban and human engineered soils; new understandings of the nitrogen cycle; water-saving irrigation techniques; hydraulic redistribution, soil food-web ecology; disease suppressive soils; soil microbial genomics; soil interactions with global climate change; digital soil maps; and many others.
'The Nature and Properties of Soils has been my labor of love for the past 5 years and updates a narrative that has both reflected and helped to shape soil science thinking for more than a century. It has evolved to provide a globally relevant framework for an integrated understanding of the diversity of soils, the soil system and its role in the ecology of planet Earth.' - Ray R. Weil
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0133254488
Pagini: 1104
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 41 mm
Greutate: 2.27 kg
Ediția:15
Editura: Pearson Education
Textul de pe ultima copertă
- A comprehensive approach to soils with a focus on six major ecological roles of soil including growth of plants, climate change, recycling function, biodiversity, water, and soil properties and behavior.
- New full-color illustrations and the use of color throughout the text highlights the new and refined figures and illustrations to help make the study of soils more efficient, engaging, and relevant.
- Updated with the latest advances, concepts, and applications including hundreds of key references.
- New coverage of cutting edge soil science. Examples include coverage of the pedosphere concept, new insights into humus and soil carbon accumulation, subaqueous soils, soil effects on human health, principles and practice of organic farming, urban and human engineered soils, new understandings of the nitrogen cycle, water-saving irrigation techniques, hydraulic redistribution, soil food-web ecology, disease suppressive soils, soil microbial genomics, soil interactions with global climate change, digital soil maps, and many others
- Applications boxes and case study vignettes bring important soils topics to life. Examples include "Subaqueous Soils--Underwater Pedogenesis," "Practical Applications of Unsaturated Water Flow in Contrasting Layers," "Soil Microbiology in the Molecular Age," and "Where have All the Humics Gone?"
- Calculations and practical numerical problems boxes help students explore and understand detailed calculations and practical numerical problems. Examples include "Calculating Lime Needs Based on pH Buffering," "Leaching Requirement for Saline Soils," "Toward a Global Soil Information System," "Calculation of Nitrogen Mineralization," and "Calculation of Percent Pore Space in Soils."