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Soil Geography of the USA
James G. Bockheim
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Description for Soil Geography of the USA
Hardback. Soil Geography of the USA Num Pages: 347 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, 94 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 678.
Since 1980, our understanding of the factors and processes governing the distribution of soils on the Earth’s surface has increased dramatically, as have the techniques for studying soil patterns. The approach used in this book relies on the National Resources Conservation Service databases to delineate the distribution of each of the eight diagnostic epipedons and 19 subsurface horizons, to identify the taxonomic level at which each of these horizons is used, to develop an understanding of the role of the factors and processes in their formation and to summarize our latest understanding of their genesis. A chapter is devoted to each diagnostic ... Read more
Since 1980, our understanding of the factors and processes governing the distribution of soils on the Earth’s surface has increased dramatically, as have the techniques for studying soil patterns. The approach used in this book relies on the National Resources Conservation Service databases to delineate the distribution of each of the eight diagnostic epipedons and 19 subsurface horizons, to identify the taxonomic level at which each of these horizons is used, to develop an understanding of the role of the factors and processes in their formation and to summarize our latest understanding of their genesis. A chapter is devoted to each diagnostic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319066677
SKU
V9783319066677
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99-15
About James G. Bockheim
Prof. James Bockheim is an international renown Professor in Soil Sciences at the University of Wisconsin in Madison (USA). He is specialized in pedology, biogeochemistry, forest soils, polar and alpine soils. His research interests include soils in Antarctica, paleoenvironments in Patagonia, soil properties studies to detect fault ages in southern California etc. He has been supervising 14 PhDs and in ... Read more
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