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Earth Matters: How soil underlies civilization
Richard D. Bardgett
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Description for Earth Matters: How soil underlies civilization
Hardback. .
For much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through the management or mismanagement of soil; farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their soil to provide their plants with water, nutrients, and protection from pests and diseases; major battles have been aborted or stalled by the condition of soil; murder trials have been solved with evidence from the soil; and, for most of us, our ultimate fate is the soil. In this book Richard Bardgett discusses soil and the many, and ... Read more
For much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through the management or mismanagement of soil; farmers and gardeners worldwide nurture their soil to provide their plants with water, nutrients, and protection from pests and diseases; major battles have been aborted or stalled by the condition of soil; murder trials have been solved with evidence from the soil; and, for most of us, our ultimate fate is the soil. In this book Richard Bardgett discusses soil and the many, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199668564
SKU
V9780199668564
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Richard D. Bardgett
Richard Bardgett is Professor of Ecology at the University of Manchester. He has studied soils and their ecology in many parts of the world, and authored and co-authored several books, including The Biology of Soil (OUP 2005) and Aboveground-Belowground Interactions (OUP 2010). He is an Editor of Journal of Ecology and was Vice President of the British Ecological Society ... Read more
Reviews for Earth Matters: How soil underlies civilization
In conclusion this is an excellent, concise and very well written text which should be read by as wide a readership as possible, not just Soil Scientists. Soil Scientists will find this text interesting, non-Soil Scientist will find it fascinating!
IUSS Bulletin
Richard Bardgett is one of the most eloquent and knowledgeable of the soil scientists who ... Read more
IUSS Bulletin
Richard Bardgett is one of the most eloquent and knowledgeable of the soil scientists who ... Read more