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Soil Formation
Van Breemen, Nico; Buurman, Peter
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Description for Soil Formation
Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages, 167 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 593.
Soils form a unique and irreplaceable essential resource for all terrestrial organisms, including man. Soils form not only the very thin outer skin of the earth's crust that is exploited by plant roots for anchorage and supply of water and nutrients. Soils are complex natural bodies formed under the influence of plants, microorganisms and soil animals, water and air from their parent material, i.e. solid rock or unconsolidated sediments. Physically, chemically and mineralogically they usually differ strongly from the parent material, and normally are far more suitable as a rooting medium for plants. In addition to serving as a substrate ... Read more
Soils form a unique and irreplaceable essential resource for all terrestrial organisms, including man. Soils form not only the very thin outer skin of the earth's crust that is exploited by plant roots for anchorage and supply of water and nutrients. Soils are complex natural bodies formed under the influence of plants, microorganisms and soil animals, water and air from their parent material, i.e. solid rock or unconsolidated sediments. Physically, chemically and mineralogically they usually differ strongly from the parent material, and normally are far more suitable as a rooting medium for plants. In addition to serving as a substrate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
Number of Pages
377
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401741408
SKU
V9789401741408
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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