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For Introduction to Soils or Fundamentals of Soil Science courses. Also for courses in Soil Fertility, Forest Soils, Soil Management, Land Resources, Earth Science, and Soil Geography.
Developed for Introduction to Soils or Soil Science courses, The Nature and Properties of Soils, 14e can be used in courses such as Soil Fertility, Land Resources, Earth Science and Soil Geography. Now in its 14th edition, this text is designed to help make students study of soils a fascinating and intellectually satisfying experience. 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.
Contents
Glossary
1 The Soils Around Us
2 Formation of Soils from Parent Materials
3 Soil Classification
4 Soil Architecture and Physical Properties
5 Soil Water: Characteristics and Behavior
6 Soil and the Hydrologic Cycle
7 Soil Aeration and Temperature
8 Soil Colloids: Seat of Soil Chemical and Physical Activity
9 Soil Acidity
10 Soils of Dry Regions: Alkalinity, Salinity, and Sodicity
11 Organisms and Ecology of the Soil
12 Soil Organic Matter
13 Nitrogen and Sulfur Economy of Soils
14 Soil Phosphorus and Potassium
15 Micronutrients and Other Trace Elements
16 Practical Nutrient Management
17 Soil Erosion and Its Control
18 Soils and Chemical Pollution
19 Geographic Soils Information
20 Prospects for Global Soil Quality
Appendix A Soil Classification: World Resource Base; Autralian and Canadian Systems
Appendix B SI Units, Conversion Factors, Periodic Table of the Elements and Scentific Names of Plants Mentioned
Index
