Full Description
This book describes and comprehensively illustrates the soils of the world in accordance with the worldwide WRB classification. The structure of the book follows the ecozone concept. For every ecozone, location, climate and vegetation as well as soil formation and distribution are presented. All soils representative of the corresponding ecozone are then described in detail: definition, properties, distribution, use, classification, genesis. Over 260 photographs illustrate soil profiles, soil details and landscapes. Instructive maps and graphs help understand soil properties and soil-forming processes and make the publication an excellent reference book about the world's soils.
Contents
1 Introduction.- 2 Polar-Subpolar Zone (Tundra Zone).- 3 Boreal Zone (Taiga Zone).- 4 Humid Mid-Latitudes.- 5 Dry Mid-Latitudes.- 6 Subtropics with Winter Rain.- 7 Subtropics with Year-Round rain.- 8 Dry Tropics and Subtropics.- 9 Tropics with Summer Rain.- 10 Tropics with Year-Round Rain.- 11 Mountain Soils.- 12 Ubiquitous Soils
