Soil in the environment :
by Hillel, Daniel.
Published by : Elsevier/Academic Press, (Amsterdam ; | Boston :) Physical details: xii, 307 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm. ISBN:9780123485366 (hardback : alk. paper); 0123485363 (hardback : alk. paper). Year: 2008Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Sargodha-Central Library | 631.4 HIS (Browse shelf) | Available | 99395 | ||
University of Sargodha-Central Library | 631.4 HIS (Browse shelf) | Available | 99396 | ||
University of Sargodha-Central Library | 631.4 HIS (Browse shelf) | Available | 99397 | ||
University of Sargodha-Central Library | 631.4 HIS (Browse shelf) | Available | 99398 | ||
University of Sargodha-Central Library | 631.4 HIS (Browse shelf) | Available | 99399 |
Browsing University of Sargodha-Central Library Shelves Close shelf browser
631.4 FOF Fundamentals of soil science / | 631.4 HIS Soil in the environment : | 631.4 HIS Soil in the environment : | 631.4 HIS Soil in the environment : | 631.4 HIS Soil in the environment : | 631.4 HIS Soil in the environment : | 631.4 KNS Soil processes / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Soil as a living body : its dynamic role in the environment -- 2. Soil in the history of civilization -- 3. Soil formation -- 4. Soil classification -- 5. Soil physical attributes -- 6. Soil-water statics -- 7. Soil-water dynamics -- 8. Soil-water cycle -- 9. Soil-water and soil-energy balances in the field -- 10. Soil chemical attributes and processes -- 11. Soil fertility and plant nutrition -- 12. Soil biodiversity -- 13. Soil and water management -- 14. Soil erosion and conservation -- 15. Soil pollution and remediation -- 16. Concluding overview -- Appendix A : The role of soil in the mitigation of global warming -- Appendix B : The role of soil in the global food supply -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Figure sources and credits.
"Soil in the Environment provides fundamental knowledge regarding the role of the soil as a central link in the chain of domains and processes comprising the terrestrial environment, a topic that must be an essential component of every curriculum in the environmental sciences. In this book, Dr. Daniel Hillel reveals how the soil interacts dynamically with the atmosphere above and the lithosphere below, how it influences the planet's climate and hydrological cycle, how it serves as the primary habitat for a community of living organisms, and how it affects the fate of humanity." "This text offers an encompassing perspective regarding the soil's impact on the environment by organizing chapters among the three main sets of interacting processes: Physical, Chemical, and Biological. As a primary source for students and professors of soil science, ecology, forestry, hydrology, geophysics, geography and all environmental sciences, this is the definitive book for understanding the vast impact of soil."--BOOK JACKET.
There are no comments for this item.